Autonomous vehicles are ready to disrupt society, business, and you
The rise of autonomous vehicles has enormous implications for business and society. Harvard Business School professors Bill Kerr and Elie...
Read MoreHow can truck makers control the connected truck experience?
Truck connectivity is an ongoing trend in the industry with a value potential that goes far beyond traditional telematics. The space is...
Read MoreThe crazy story how self-driving’s biggest star stole Google secrets, joined Uber, and became bankrupt
What started out as a private legal case between Google and its former head of self-driving technology, Anthony Levandowski, that no one...
Read MoreThe vaunted ‘murder hornet’ could ominously be spread by the advent of AI self-driving cars
Recent headlines about a type of hornet referred to as the “murder hornet” have gotten quite a lot of buzz this past week or so. It seems...
Read MoreLet’stalk LiDAR
Over the next few months, you’re going to hear “LiDAR” thrown around a lot in tech. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is, in its...
Read MoreOpen source and automotive safety critical systems: What are the tradeoffs?
As discussed in “Linux Beat IBM IBM, Will Open-Source Software Beat Waymo And Tesla TSLA,” the power of open source systems to...
Read MoreVCs are gearing up for a post-pandemic auto industry
It’s been a nerve-wracking few years for the traditional auto industry given the surge of ride-hailing startups and the expansion of Tesla...
Read MoreCan robotaxis ease public transport fears in China?
The rise of self-driving taxis in China comes at a time when people are nervous about taking public transport. Robotaxi providers plan to...
Read MoreMore than autonomy: V2X is about a safer, smarter mobility ecosystem
There will inevitably be a time when vehicles possessing partial if not full autonomous capabilities will share the road with those that...
Read MoreSimulation is key to real-world autonomous driving
Relying on real-world autonomous vehicles road tests would make them less safe, says Dr Luca Castignani, Chief Automotive Strategist, MSC...
Read MoreStartupoffers parking autonomy to almost any vehicle
The popular Hyundai commercial for its Smart Park system that aired during this year’s Super Bowl got a lot of people taking on a Boston...
Read MoreThe relentless startup fast-tracking Ford’s self-driving cars
LIKE THE RESIDENTS of many cities that boomed before the advent of cars—and before the arrival of the coronavirus—the people of Pittsburgh...
Read MoreCentral operating systems – what do they mean for driverless cars?
If you were to travel back to the 1950s, when the world’s first true (it looked nothing like a modern-day OS, by the way) was helping...
Read MoreWithout regulation, self-driving cars could be a hazard
The April 19 Commuter article “Self-driving cars will exacerbate traffic jams if region fails to act, study says” underscored the...
Read MoreWhile COVID-19 batters the airlines, driverless car technology marches on
A while back, my colleague and I wrote an article about how driverless cars will disrupt the airline industry. We were not the first ones...
Read MoreData storage and AI are driving the evolution of autonomous cars
As vehicles become more connected and able to process data for AI-based decision making, automakers have an incredible opportunity to...
Read MoreNavy releases UFO videos, AI self-driving cars might solve these mysteries
Last week, the Navy released some UFO videos. The videos have stoked quite a mystery. First, the backstory....
Read MoreU.S. states are allowing automated follower truck platooning while the Swedes may lead in Europe
During the last year, the level of activity and funding in truck automation in general has surged while the rest of the Automated Driving...
Read MoreAI might trick us by pretending to be dimwitted, including for self-driving cars
AI is not yet akin to human intelligence and the odds are that we are a long way distant from the promise of such vaunted capabilities....
Read MoreSelf-driving cars in the U.S. are delivering supplies – and gathering data – during COVID-19
Self-driving cars, trucks, sidewalk robots and shuttles are rolling out of the labs and parking garages and onto American streets to help...
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