Testbed enables infrastructure for autonomy, smart cities
A testbed in an active urban center can show real-world effects on GNSS as an aid for developing autonomous systems for green mobility,...
Read MorePRoPART project successfully demonstrates highly accurate positioning solution for automotive use
The European PRoPART (Precise and Robust Positioning for Automated Road Transports) project, funded by the European Global Navigation...
Read MoreSnow and ice pose a vexing obstacle for self-driving cars
In late 2018, Krzysztof Czarnecki, a professor at Canada’s University of Waterloo, built a self-driving car and trained it to navigate...
Read MoreLevel 6 autonomous driving concept, & an appeal to Elon Musk to make smart traffic lights
Have you ever sat at a red traffic light with no other cars or pedestrians on the road and had to wait? Was it frustrating? If you were in...
Read MoreThe power of autonomous vehicle sensors
As the auto industry heads toward putting more Level 2 and Level 3 autonomous vehicles on the road, the importance of the sensors that...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could spark an appalling mobility frenzy
A colleague the other day drove over to a local grocery store to grab some seasonal pies for the office, and then he drove about a half...
Read MoreDubai’s RTA unveils legislation governing autonomous vehicle trials
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced legislation enacted to streamline the trial runs of autonomous vehicles in...
Read MoreThat California story about a daughter in the backseat with a sign saying ‘Not My Mom’ stirs valuable lessons for AI self-driving cars
The phrase “Not My Mom” created quite a commotion the other day. Here’s the 411 about it. A recent news story indicated that a girl in the...
Read MoreYesterday’s Waymo crash in Arizona does not involve self-driving, but some day it will
On Jan 30, a crash was reported between a Waymo Chrysler Pacifica minivan and another vehicle, causing minor injuries to the safety...
Read MoreWhat’s behind Tesla’s Neural Network for autopilot and self-driving?
According to the Tesla website’s seemingly recently updated Autopilot informational post: “A full build of Autopilot neural...
Read MoreAn engineering student is helping envision a self-driving future for people with disabilities
The weekend she was supposed to be presenting a plan to improve transit service for people with disabilities using self-driving shuttles,...
Read MoreStudy analyses potential impacts of autonomous vehicles on public health
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has taken part in a study that analysed the potential risks and benefits of...
Read MoreThese are the 5 leaders in the self-driving-car race
Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road. The stakes are high for...
Read MoreWaymo’s head of design explains the challenges of creating an autonomous robot ‘driver’
One of the more difficult aspects of Waymo’s autonomous-mobility service is the concept of a “driver.” Visions of an android cabbie leap...
Read MoreBackup drivers for AI self-driving cars aren’t a guarantee of safety, so here’s what needs to be done
When you get behind the wheel of a car, it is a solemn duty and one that holds you responsible for what the car ends up doing. While...
Read MoreIrizar presents Europe’s first autonomous electric bus
Irizar presented to Malaga City Council an all-electric and autonomous bus, which in a few months will be used by Avanza in Malaga, Spain...
Read MoreApex.OS: An open source operating system for autonomous cars
The facets of autonomous car development that automakers tend to get excited about are things like interpreting sensor data, decision...
Read MoreElon Musk contradicted a bold claim he made last year about Tesla’s self-driving capabilities
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday walked back a prediction he made last February that Autopilot, the electric-car maker’s...
Read MoreSelf-driving company Waymo teams up with UPS for package delivery
Waymo will start delivering parcels for UPS using its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans in Phoenix as part of a broader partnership...
Read MoreFord plans mobility testing site behind Detroit train station project
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. plans a vehicle testing site behind Michigan Central Station, the abandoned train depot the automaker is...
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