Apollo 13 has its 50th anniversary and divulges hidden warning signs applicable to today’s AI systems including self-driving cars
Time to go on a mission. There will be important lessons, I promise. Go back in time to April 11, 1970. The Apollo 13 mission to the moon...
Read MoreOn the probabilities of social distancing as gleaned from AI self-driving cars
When you get behind the wheel of your car and go for a leisurely drive, you become an estimator of probabilities whether you realize it or...
Read MoreBrazil exemplifies the auto industry’s CASE challenge
Think of CASE—connected, autonomous, shared and electrified—mobility and you might picture a well organised street scene with dedicated...
Read MoreElon Musk says Teslas can be “superhuman” — rhetoric of AI sparks controversy, intrigue
A driver’s responsibility is to ensure that the vehicle is appropriately positioned within a designated lane and moving at the correct...
Read MoreVTTI to study autonomous trucks in mixed fleets
A new four-year study, led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) in partnership with a 16-member team, seeks to provide the...
Read MoreHyundai Mobis expands its technical center in Hyderabad, India to strengthen software development of future vehicles
SEOUL, South Korea, April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its global R&D networking in Korea, North America, Europe, China...
Read MoreDXC steps up autonomous driving efforts with CMORE buyout
Luxoft, the digital strategy and software engineering arm of DXC Technology Company DXC, recently announced the completion of the...
Read MoreThere must be 860 ways to build an AV LiDAR – part 1
DARPA started it all. With the Grand Challenge a decade ago – with researchers competing to drive robotic cars through unpredictable...
Read MoreRobots deliver food in Milton Keynes under coronavirus lockdown
A robotic delivery service in Milton Keynes could prove to be the future of locked-down Britain, as miniature autonomous vehicles bring...
Read MoreIn Mount Vernon, Paccar develops automated trucks that could revolutionize long-haul industry
SKAGIT COUNTY — An engineer steered the cab of a freight truck onto a vacant track. The ride was smooth as the tires met a patch of light...
Read MoreHow safe is safe for an AV? The answer (expectation and communication)
Ken Ford is a wellrecognized expert in the field of artificial intelligence. In his talk “On Computational Wings: The Prospects &...
Read MoreIs progress in autonomous technology gated by research in animal communication?
Research in animal communications conjures up images of Jane Goodall studying the great apes in Tanzania. Indeed, a great deal of...
Read MoreCoronavirus stalls Nuro’s driverless delivery testing
Nuro received a permit this week to test its driverless delivery vehicles in Silicon Valley — where customers could really use the service...
Read MoreElon Musk seemingly used the superhuman ‘false narrative’ in advancing Tesla’s self-driving car ambitions
Superhuman. What does that mean? What does that mean to you? Well, Elon Musk has suggested that Tesla cars outfitted with self-driving...
Read MoreChinese self-driving start-up AutoX sets up ‘Asia’s largest robotaxi operations centre’ in Shanghai
Chinese autonomous driving start-up AutoX has launched a “gigafactory” in Shanghai, which it says is the largest data hub for self-driving...
Read MoreStarship Technologies is sending its autonomous robots to more cities as demand for contactless delivery rises
Starship Technologies has launched a robot food delivery service in Tempe, Ariz., as part of the autonomous delivery startup’s expansion...
Read MoreDriver focus: New safeguards recommended for partially automated vehicles
Cars may be getting smarter, but what effect are they having on the people driving them? Recent research indicates that more advanced...
Read MoreKarma debuts Level 4 autonomous all-electric (E-Flex) van
Karma Automotive does not waste time during the coronavirus slowdown and today unveiled an all-new vehicle built on the Karma E-Flex...
Read MoreAnalysts: Trucking ripe with opportunities for autonomous technology
Many headlines about autonomous driving focus on the consumer auto market, but the commercial and heavy-duty truck segment are where...
Read MoreFlexibility, platform-agnostic approach key to mainstream autonomous mobility
HD mapping will do to manual navigation what smartphones did to cordless phones, blueray did to cassettes, and Cloud did to CDs —...
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