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Navigant’s nonsense about Tesla autonomous driving

Posted on Mar 16, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

It is that time of year again. We see all the self-appointed experts extol their superior vision on the subjects that are most clickbait...

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Your weatherman says: “Your AV index for today is … “

Posted on Mar 14, 2020 in Cars, Infrastructure, Perspective, Technology

Today’s automobile needs a great deal of infrastructure to be useful. A major part of the infrastructure is the civil transportation...

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Newest trend: Combining healthtech with AI self-driving cars for an upcoming boon in our health and wellness

Posted on Mar 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Having to visit the doctor can be arduous. For those that don’t have a car, they oftentimes need to utilize multiple mass transit options...

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Roamin’ numerals: this Pi Day, celebrate how math is powering self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

While Pi Day may seem like a made-up holiday, March 14 – 3.14 – actually provides us with an opportunity to recognize the important role...

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Driverless cars have arrived, and they all look like loaves of bread

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Do automakers investing billions in the self-driving cars of tomorrow risk repeating the same mistake they made with electric cars a...

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AI ethics principles are laid out by DoD for all to see, applies to self-driving cars too

Posted on Mar 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

AI ethics is a hot trending topic these days. And, so it should be. With the rise of AI systems popping up here and there, and virtually...

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Pope Francis offers ‘Rome Call For AI Ethics’ to step-up AI wokefulness, which is a wake-up call for AI self-driving cars too

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The Pope is concerned that AI might be used in ways that undercut humanity rather than AI serving as a tool to enable and embellish...

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Supporting autonomous vehicles with smart roads

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Infrastructure, Perspective, Trucks

With the race toward autonomous vehicles at full speed, the automotive industry is awaiting one of the biggest transformations it has ever...

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The opportunity for connectivity in AVs is growing as tech giants push further into the space

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are still far from being commonplace on roads and driveways, but recent developments in the space are pushing...

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What makes autonomous shuttles good for business?

Posted on Mar 9, 2020 in Buses, Perspective

Tavistock Development Company, the owner of the 17-square-mile mixed-use community of Lake Nona (near Orlando, Florida), envisions a...

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A look at Waymo’s mega $2.25 billion funding

Posted on Mar 8, 2020 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Since 2009, Alphabet has funded Waymo, which is focused on developing autonomous vehicles. But this week there was a big change in the...

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If AI has human rights, some are worried that self-driving cars might turn on us

Posted on Mar 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Should AI have human rights? It’s a seemingly simple question, though the answer has tremendous consequences. Presumably, your answer is...

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Autonomous vehicles can’t come soon enough

Posted on Mar 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Autonomous vehicles have many pros and cons. Those on either side of the issue have very intense beliefs as to why autonomous vehicles are...

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ProBeat: Waymo money, Waymo problems

Posted on Mar 6, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous vehicles division that spun out of Google in December 2016, this week raised $2.25 billion. Yes, that’s...

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Putting a non-driving robot inside an AI self-driving car could be a great help to human passengers

Posted on Mar 5, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A ridesharing driver the other day aided a passenger that had a leg cast to get into his car. A mother recently helped her toddler put on...

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Is Elon Musk right? Are cameras the right answer for autonomous vehicles ?

Posted on Mar 4, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The use of wireless technologies is an integral part of modern life.  Radio, TV, Wi-Fi and Cellular technologies are part of the backbone...

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Can Tesla beat Google and Uber to self-driving car dominance?

Posted on Mar 3, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

“We cannot do it.” That’s all an engineer from one major Japanese automaker could say after seeing the central control...

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How autonomous vehicles could reduce your office working hours

Posted on Mar 3, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

We’ve all been there. It’s a freezing cold day and the daily commute to work is coming up. You leave the house and turn onto the motorway,...

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The challenge of assessing CAV performance

Posted on Mar 2, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Huw Davies, Deputy of the CAV team at Coventry University, explains the need for further assessment into the performance of CAVs and...

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The surprising benefits of self-driving trucks

Posted on Mar 2, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

The fact that self-driving trucks did not initially capture the public imagination is perhaps not entirely shocking. After all, most...

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