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Self-driving cars and the challenges they face to gain acceptance (5/6)

Posted on Apr 16, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The nature of wheeled transportation is changing very rapidly in what has become a disruptive technological environment....

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Driverless vehicles in the age of the novel coronavirus

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to different outcomes for different businesses. While some have stood to benefit (think Zoom, Facebook and...

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Apollo 13 has its 50th anniversary and divulges hidden warning signs applicable to today’s AI systems including self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

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...

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On the probabilities of social distancing as gleaned from AI self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

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...

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Brazil exemplifies the auto industry’s CASE challenge

Posted on Apr 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Think of CASE—connected, autonomous, shared and electrified—mobility and you might picture a well organised street scene with dedicated...

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Elon Musk says Teslas can be “superhuman” — rhetoric of AI sparks controversy, intrigue

Posted on Apr 13, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

A driver’s responsibility is to ensure that the vehicle is appropriately positioned within a designated lane and moving at the correct...

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There must be 860 ways to build an AV LiDAR – part 1

Posted on Apr 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

DARPA started it all. With the Grand Challenge a decade ago – with researchers competing to drive robotic cars through unpredictable...

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In Mount Vernon, Paccar develops automated trucks that could revolutionize long-haul industry

Posted on Apr 12, 2020 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

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...

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How safe is safe for an AV? The answer (expectation and communication)

Posted on Apr 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Ken Ford is a wellrecognized expert in the field of artificial intelligence. In his talk “On Computational Wings: The Prospects &...

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Is progress in autonomous technology gated by research in animal communication?

Posted on Apr 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Research in animal communications conjures up images of Jane Goodall studying the great apes in Tanzania.  Indeed, a great deal of...

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Elon Musk seemingly used the superhuman ‘false narrative’ in advancing Tesla’s self-driving car ambitions

Posted on Apr 10, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Superhuman. What does that mean? What does that mean to you? Well, Elon Musk has suggested that Tesla cars outfitted with self-driving...

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Analysts: Trucking ripe with opportunities for autonomous technology

Posted on Apr 9, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

Many headlines about autonomous driving focus on the consumer auto market, but the commercial and heavy-duty truck segment are where...

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Flexibility, platform-agnostic approach key to mainstream autonomous mobility

Posted on Apr 9, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

HD mapping will do to manual navigation what smartphones did to cordless phones, blueray did to cassettes, and Cloud did to CDs ­—...

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How COVID-19 could open the door for driverless deliveries

Posted on Apr 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The COVID-19 pandemic has put an incredible strain on global supply chains, from medical supplies to household goods, as spikes in demand...

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Autonomous cars are harder to design than any other, says BMW

Posted on Apr 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

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...

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Autonomous driving: cities of the future

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 in Infrastructure, Perspective

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...

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Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) sensors will be useful for AI self-driving cars, but not likely to strike gold

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Recent news reports have heralded the latest research on Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) sensors and suggested that such devices will...

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Autonomous vehicles: Driving regulatory and liability challenges

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The development of autonomous vehicle (“AV”) technologies has been a recent focus of automotive and tech companies alike. One of the main...

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Why you should wait to buy Tesla’s full self-driving option

Posted on Apr 5, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving capability has the potential to change the automotive industry as we know it. However, it’s taking...

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Coronavirus puts ambitious plans for self-driving cars on the shelf

Posted on Apr 4, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

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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