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Video of man on hood of a semi-truck barreling down a Florida highway has insights for self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 6, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Multiple videos captured an unlikely scene on Saturday when a semi-truck was spotted barreling along a Florida highway with a man clinging...

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Yandex begins testing self-driving cars in Michigan

Posted on Aug 6, 2020 in Cars, News

Moscow-based tech giant Yandex today announced it has expanded testing of its self-driving cars to Michigan. A fleet of Yandex’s...

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SK Telecom to use 5G for self-driving robot delivery service

Posted on Aug 5, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

SK Telecom and Woowa Brothers are collaborating to develop robot delivery services using the Korean telecom’s 5G edge cloud technology....

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Self-driving cars can be a boon for those with disabilities

Posted on Aug 5, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A new study has begun in Pittsburgh to study the impact of self-driving cars on those with disabilities. I’m going to skip to the end and...

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Anthony Levandowski gets 18 months in prison for stealing Google self-driving car files

Posted on Aug 4, 2020 in Cars, News

A U.S. judge on Tuesday sentenced former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to 18 months in prison for stealing a trade secret from...

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AI needs to gain famed MacGyver shrewdness, including for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 4, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

MacGyver solved it again! Who or what is a MacGyver, you might wonder? Well, most people have heard of MacGyver, the TV series and main...

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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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This autonomous, electric vehicle concept for medical transport claims to be ‘pandemic proof’ — take a look

Posted on Aug 2, 2020 in Cars, News

Design consultancy Manyone released a concept for autonomous, “pandemic-proof” electric vehicles. NemBots (non-emergency...

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The top five ugliest cars today and why ride-looks might ultimately disappear due to AI self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 1, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Is your car ugly? I don’t mean whether it possibly has a smattering of unsightly dents or dings, nor whether the paint is chipped and...

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Self-driving startup Argo AI hits $7.5 billion valuation

Posted on Jul 31, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News, Technology

Autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo AI  is valued at $7.5 billion, just a little more than three years after the company burst on...

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Prosecutors suggest a27 monthprison term for former Waymo engineer, Anthony Levandowski

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Prosecutors have suggested a 27 month prison term for self-driving vehicle engineer Anthony Levandowski, The Information reports....

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Latest Tesla software update: Autopilot changes, successes, & fails

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

There’s no contesting the fact that Tesla updates its Autopilot driver-assist technology on a regular basis. Moreover, the best part...

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Why self-driving cars might never become a commodity

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Studies from the American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that human error (e.g., misjudgment, speeding,...

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Ford’s slumping sales buoyed by autonomous vehicle investment

Posted on Jul 30, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

Washington, DC (CNN Business)Ford reported Thursday that its revenues fell 50% in the second quarter, but it posted a profit due to...

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BMW patents joystick to replace steering wheel in autonomous cars

Posted on Jul 29, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

The road to the autonomous driving future is certainly not going to be easy. Some car makers are even starting to doubt we’ll ever get...

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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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Elon Musk says Tesla doesn’t want to crush rivals, and the company is open to licensing its self-driving software and battery technology

Posted on Jul 28, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric automaker is considering getting into the business of lending software and supplying hardware to its...

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Demand for autonomous delivery robots rises as pandemic continues

Posted on Jul 27, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

From Michigan to Tokyo, the coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in demand for contactless delivery robots....

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AI ethicists clash over real-world aptness of the controversial trolley problem, but for self-driving cars it is the real deal

Posted on Jul 27, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

One of the most controversial topics embroiling AI Ethics is the infamous Trolley Problem. Let’s unpack the matter and see what we can...

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