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Autonomous vehicles should benefit those with disabilities, but progress remains slow

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

An MIT report estimates truly autonomous vehicles might not hit the streets for a decade. And when they do, it’s difficult to say whether...

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Where are we with public sentiment on autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

There is a political and economic value to the sentiment of the everyday transportation user. Does the transportation that I have...

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The moral & ethical considerations of self-driving vehicles

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

A few days ago, my esteemed colleague Maarten Vinkhuyzen posted an excellent article on self-driving systems that explores the difference...

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COMMENT: How to get consumers ready for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Autonomous vehicles are the future of the automotive industry, with car companies from Tesla to Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen developing...

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Coventry-based firm will be running a driverless service to the Wales Open

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Buses, News

A Coventry firm is due to score a world first when its driverless service transports some of golf’s top names at the Wales Open....

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Self-driving shuttle service launched to transport senior citizens and underserved to Detroit hospital

Posted on Aug 19, 2020 in Buses, News

DETROIT, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In a Detroit first, a self-driving, accessible, paratransit shuttle is being deployed to...

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A move for driverless mass transit hits speed bumps

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Buses, Perspective

SHARAD AGARWAL HAS a prediction about driverless vehicles: “Autonomous public transportation is going to happen,” he says, “and it’s going...

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Chandler named to council for autonomous vehicle group; city official to appear in virtual panel

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Buses, Cars, News, Technology, Trucks

The city of Chandler was named to the Public Sector Advisory Council with the Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, according to a...

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Connected cars: First step toward autonomous driving

Posted on Aug 18, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Autonomous vehicle technology is expected to greatly impact connected cars, as much more data will come from an AV, and much more data and...

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Repurposed: the self-driving Linden LEAP shuttle

Posted on Aug 17, 2020 in Buses, Perspective

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, plans for the Linden LEAP autonomous shuttle have changed from transporting people to transporting...

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How to make cities ready for autonomous vehicles, and AVs ready for cities

Posted on Aug 17, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

For any disruptive technology, targeted at any market, there must be a ‘killer app’: a concrete use-case with a well-defined ROI to...

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‘This is our future’: Fairfax tests region’s first self-driving shuttle for public transit

Posted on Aug 17, 2020 in Buses, News

The Washington region is about to experience self-driving vehicles in public transportation. Fairfax County and Dominion Energy are...

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Pandemic will move autonomous vehicle development forward, J.D. Power says

Posted on Aug 14, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Automotive engineers and large elements of the automotive press are very excited about the idea of production vehicles that can operate...

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Urban autonomy: The next stage of self-driving

Posted on Aug 14, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

The auto industry is undergoing a major shift, from human-driven cars to autonomous vehicles (AV). Subsequently, the transportation...

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LILEE Systems launches autonomous rapid transit services in Taiwan

Posted on Aug 10, 2020 in Buses, News

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LILEE Systems announced the launch of self-driving bus operations in Tainan, the...

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Covid-19 puts autonomous vehicle vision on hold

Posted on Aug 4, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

The joint announcement made by Mobileye and Ford two weeks ago sounded as if they were on the verge of a technological breakthrough....

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3 Questions: John Leonard on the future of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 4, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

As part of the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future’s new series of research briefs, Professor John Leonard teamed with professor of...

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Paving the way for passenger options in autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 28, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

In the event a passenger perceives an emergency during a trip in a fully autonomous vehicle, what are the passenger’s options? How can...

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Exploring the three elephants in the autonomous vehicle room

Posted on Jul 27, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

The expression “elephant in the room” refers to an important question that everyone knows about but no one wants to discuss...

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St. Petersburg, Fla., officials consider AV shuttle pilot

Posted on Jul 23, 2020 in Buses, News

(TNS) — A driverless shuttle could carry people up and down Bayshore Drive this fall, if city and county officials sign off on it. The...

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