Self-driving cars and the challenges they face to gain acceptance (5/6)
The nature of wheeled transportation is changing very rapidly in what has become a disruptive technological environment....
Read MoreDriverless vehicles in the age of the novel coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to different outcomes for different businesses. While some have stood to benefit (think Zoom, Facebook and...
Read MoreApollo 13 has its 50th anniversary and divulges hidden warning signs applicable to today’s AI systems including self-driving cars
Time to go on a mission. There will be important lessons, I promise. Go back in time to April 11, 1970. The Apollo 13 mission to the moon...
Read MoreOn the probabilities of social distancing as gleaned from AI self-driving cars
When you get behind the wheel of your car and go for a leisurely drive, you become an estimator of probabilities whether you realize it or...
Read MoreBrazil exemplifies the auto industry’s CASE challenge
Think of CASE—connected, autonomous, shared and electrified—mobility and you might picture a well organised street scene with dedicated...
Read MoreElon Musk says Teslas can be “superhuman” — rhetoric of AI sparks controversy, intrigue
A driver’s responsibility is to ensure that the vehicle is appropriately positioned within a designated lane and moving at the correct...
Read MoreThere must be 860 ways to build an AV LiDAR – part 1
DARPA started it all. With the Grand Challenge a decade ago – with researchers competing to drive robotic cars through unpredictable...
Read MoreIn Mount Vernon, Paccar develops automated trucks that could revolutionize long-haul industry
SKAGIT COUNTY — An engineer steered the cab of a freight truck onto a vacant track. The ride was smooth as the tires met a patch of light...
Read MoreHow safe is safe for an AV? The answer (expectation and communication)
Ken Ford is a wellrecognized expert in the field of artificial intelligence. In his talk “On Computational Wings: The Prospects &...
Read MoreIs progress in autonomous technology gated by research in animal communication?
Research in animal communications conjures up images of Jane Goodall studying the great apes in Tanzania. Indeed, a great deal of...
Read MoreElon Musk seemingly used the superhuman ‘false narrative’ in advancing Tesla’s self-driving car ambitions
Superhuman. What does that mean? What does that mean to you? Well, Elon Musk has suggested that Tesla cars outfitted with self-driving...
Read MoreAnalysts: Trucking ripe with opportunities for autonomous technology
Many headlines about autonomous driving focus on the consumer auto market, but the commercial and heavy-duty truck segment are where...
Read MoreFlexibility, platform-agnostic approach key to mainstream autonomous mobility
HD mapping will do to manual navigation what smartphones did to cordless phones, blueray did to cassettes, and Cloud did to CDs —...
Read MoreHow COVID-19 could open the door for driverless deliveries
The COVID-19 pandemic has put an incredible strain on global supply chains, from medical supplies to household goods, as spikes in demand...
Read MoreAutonomous cars are harder to design than any other, says BMW
If you think you’re frustrated with BMW’s current design direction, just wait until cars get even more autonomous. At the moment, the most...
Read MoreAutonomous driving: cities of the future
If there’s one thing Japan is famous for, it’s infrastructure. From the thousands of miles of high-speed rail tracks that duck and weave...
Read MoreGround-penetrating radar (GPR) sensors will be useful for AI self-driving cars, but not likely to strike gold
Recent news reports have heralded the latest research on Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) sensors and suggested that such devices will...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles: Driving regulatory and liability challenges
The development of autonomous vehicle (“AV”) technologies has been a recent focus of automotive and tech companies alike. One of the main...
Read MoreWhy you should wait to buy Tesla’s full self-driving option
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving capability has the potential to change the automotive industry as we know it. However, it’s taking...
Read MoreCoronavirus puts ambitious plans for self-driving cars on the shelf
In two weeks, the coronavirus has brought the entire U.S. auto industry to a screeching halt. When it finally sputters back to life, many...
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