A new startup aims to be a ‘Designated Driver’ for autonomous vehicles in need of assistance
In 1997, General Motors introduced OnStar, a cellular communications system allowing a driver to connect to a human operator at the touch...
Read MoreNvidia’s Safety Force Field is ‘mathematically’ designed to prevent autonomous vehicle crashes
Today at Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, CEO Jensen Huang detailed the latest developments regarding the chipmaker’s...
Read MoreTrump’s views about ‘crazy’ self-driving cars are at odds with his DOT
President Donald Trump is an automated-vehicle skeptic, a point of view that lies in stark contrast with agencies within his own...
Read MoreUAW puts its money where its mouth is
With dollars and declarations, the UAW is signaling that it’s prepared for a long and costly strike to get what it wants. Are...
Read MoreSeven in 10 Americans afraid to ride in fully-autonomous cars
There’s a lot of talk nowadays about how everyone will use self-driving cars in the not-so-distant future, but a new study doesn’t paint...
Read MoreHow TomTom is evolving for autonomous vehicles
To many, TomTom is a brand synonymous with satellite navigation (“Sat Nav”) devices plastered to car windshields. But behind the scenes,...
Read MoreUnrestrained by heritage, Polestar sets its sights on becoming a digital brand
Sweden-based Volvo skipped the 2019 Geneva Auto Show, but sister company Polestar attended the event to quietly show off its second and...
Read MoreWhat the Boeing 737 Max can teach us about self-driving cars (and the dangers of machine learning)
We don’t yet know exactly what happened with the Boeing 737 Max crashes. But it’s clear from other non-fatal 737 Max incidents...
Read MoreAutomakers are spending billions on self-driving technology people are afraid of
On the surface, cost-cutting is the name of the game in the automotive industry. Many automakers are slashing unprofitable, low-volume...
Read MoreGM’s driverless car petition to NHTSA enters public comment phase
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is taking action on General Motors Co.’s request to put a driverless car —...
Read MoreDrivers embrace tech, but unsure about self-driving cars
Drivers may love their backup cameras, but remain unsure about a car’s ability to drive itself. As car manufacturers pile on more...
Read MoreIs Tesla Autopilot way ahead of rivals in self-driving race? Video
Sure, Tesla Autopilot is still a “hands-on” system. To say that there haven’t been problems caused by the technology would be a lie....
Read MoreNavigant Research Leaderboard: Automated driving vehicles
Navigant Research, March 14, 2019 2018 proved to be a year of both advancement and setbacks in the commercialization of automated driving...
Read MorePicking and ranking leaders in the automated driving sector
In my primary job as a principal analyst with Navigant Research, I cover the mobility industry and produce a number of reports that...
Read MoreWhat Uber really gets from selling a $1 billion stake
There’s more going on under the hood of a consortium’s planned $1 billion investment in Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving car unit...
Read MoreDetroit at center of autonomous tech universe, Navigant report shows
The Motor City is firmly at the front of the auto industry’s next revolution. A new study by Navigant Research rates three companies as...
Read MoreUber driverless talks signal IPO imminent
Uber’s initial public offering appears imminent, with the news it is trying to boost its valuation prospects with a possible stake...
Read MoreVirtual pedestrians pave way to safer roads for driverless cars
A “virtual human” suddenly steps out at a blind bend, but the engineer in the Volvo car’s driving seat on the test track...
Read MoreStatic analysis cracks the code to bug-free autonomous vehicles
Unlike a glitch in a desktop computer, bugs found in autonomous vehicle (AV) software could be more than just inconvenient. Travelling at...
Read MoreApple’s self-driving cars could automatically take pictures of points of interest for drivers
Self-driving vehicle systems are complex to produce, with many different elements working together to monitor the local area for hazards...
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