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Autonomous cars will need airbags and seatbelts for foreseeable future

Posted on May 31, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Autonomous vehicles usually are depicted with passengers lounging in lavish cockpits that look like living rooms. They have seats that...

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Will cyber-warfare impact the development of driverless vehicles?

Posted on May 31, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Answer by Stan Hanks, tech guy, on Quora: War is by nature the projection of force by one country to another to seek compliance with...

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Uber’s earnings report could give a clearer picture on self-driving cars

Posted on May 30, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

With Uber set to release its first earnings report as a publicly-traded company Thursday afternoon, expect to see some updates on the...

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Japan law loosens rules for self-driving cars

Posted on May 30, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Stuck in traffic on a Japanese highway? If you’re in a self-driving car you might be able to kick back with a sandwich and check...

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Essential stats for justifying and comparing self-driving cars to humans at the wheel

Posted on May 30, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

In speaking at various industry events, I am often asked about some of the various statistics frequently mentioned as a form of...

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California DMV considers reworked regs for AV delivery tests

Posted on May 30, 2019 in Cars, News

California is moving a little closer to allowing self-driving delivery vehicles to shuttle packages from companies like Amazon or even...

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Foretellix and Metamoto partner to deliver measurable safety of autonomous vehicles

Posted on May 30, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Foretellix, an Israel-based start-up with a mission to enable measurable safety of autonomous vehicles (AVs), and Metamoto, a provider of...

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Fully autonomous vehicles are still a distant dream, says SAIPS executive

Posted on May 30, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

“Regulation does not restrict development of the autonomous car. Drivers are required to be active for at least some of the driving...

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Uber, Lyft, or GM: Which is the better driverless car play?

Posted on May 30, 2019 in Cars, News

By 2040, 33 million of the vehicles sold annually will be fully autonomous, according to the predictions of analysts at IHS Markit. ...

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Data security for autonomous vehicles can and should be treated with respect

Posted on May 30, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The list of privacy and security issues that bubble up as the auto industry grapples with autonomous and shared vehicles is long and...

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Self-driving could get a big boost if this automotive radar startup is on the right track

Posted on May 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The hideously difficult, costly and time-consuming development of self-driving technology hungers for breakthroughs such as the one that...

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VW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars

Posted on May 29, 2019 in Cars, News

It took me years to condition myself to be able to look at my phone from the passenger seat of a moving vehicle without getting nauseous,...

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Ford and Agility Robotics collaborate on autonomous vehicle-to-robot doorstep deliveries

Posted on May 29, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Using autonomous vehicles to deliver packages directly to the doorstep of customers, without help from humans, could be more seamless with...

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Revealing the driverless car strategies within proposed Fiat Chrysler, Renault merger

Posted on May 28, 2019 in Cars, News

Yesterday was the Monday of Memorial Day weekend in the United States, traditionally a day of attention to matters of the heart and an...

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Lidar maker Velodyne wins patent challenge from rival Quanergy

Posted on May 28, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Lidar is an important component for self-driving cars, acting as the “eyes” of an autonomous vehicle alongside data fused from...

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LiDAR drives our autonomous future

Posted on May 28, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Cars, robots and other machines are becoming more intelligent thanks to several technology advances that help these smart machines operate...

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Driverless delivery vans are here as production begins in China

Posted on May 28, 2019 in Cars, News

Forget drones. The future of deliveries may be robo-vans. A Chinese startup called Neolix kicked off mass production of its self-driving...

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Aurora backs LiDAR after Musk bashes it

Posted on May 28, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

CEO Chris Urmson of Aurora, a pioneer in autonomous driving, said that his company bought Blackmore LiDAR, which develops and manufactures...

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Everything you need to know to have an intelligent conversation about autonomous vehicles

Posted on May 28, 2019 in Cars, News

I recently attended the 4th annual transportation technology conference hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and had the...

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Everything you need to know to have an intelligent conversation about autonomous vehicles

Posted on May 28, 2019 in Cars, News

I recently attended the 4th annual transportation technology conference hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and had the...

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