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Autonomous Nissan Leaf: riding in Britain’s self-driving trailblazer

Posted on Feb 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A modified self-driving Nissan Leaf travelled 230 miles from the Japanese car maker’s technical centre in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, to its...

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How will autonomous vehicles impact the logistics industry?

Posted on Feb 27, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

In recent times, many technologies have evolved that can impact the working of the logistics industry. Autonomous vehicles are one such...

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Forum: Don’t forget autonomous vehicles in drive towards sustainable development

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

The chairman of the Sustainable Infrastructure Committee at the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore, Dr Sanjay C. Kuttan, raised...

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The rudest drivers tend to drive these car brands, which AI self-driving cars ought to ‘keep in mind’

Posted on Feb 26, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

What kind of car do you drive? I don’t mean whether it is a four-door or two-door, nor whether it is red in color or blue. Specifically,...

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CEO of Ford-backed Argo: Self-driving taxis won’t be purely electric for a while

Posted on Feb 25, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

It’s widely assumed that future autonomous vehicles will be purely electric. However, the CEO of Argo AI, the self-driving company...

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The new bipartisan AV bill is a good start, but it’s missing ADAS urgency

Posted on Feb 24, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Policy & Regulation

In “Draft of bipartisan driverless car bill offered by House panel,” Jessica Wehrman from Roll Call reports on a new draft of an AV Bill...

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This tweet reminded me that driverless cars can still blow our minds

Posted on Feb 24, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

I saw a tweet today that jolted me out of my self-imposed cynical journalist mindset as it relates to self-driving cars. It was a short...

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Here’s why the AI at the wheel of a self-driving car might be male, female, gender-fluid, or gender-neutral

Posted on Feb 22, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Do you think that men are better drivers than women, or do you believe that women are better drivers than men? Seems like most of us have...

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Do Progressive and Geico need to think like hurricane insurers when it comes to self-driving cars?

Posted on Feb 20, 2020 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

The current state of the $200 billion automobile insurance industry consists predominantly of sales to the consumer, either directly or...

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The next decade of autonomous vehicles: Who, what, when, where and why?

Posted on Feb 20, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next 10.” –...

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Autonomous vehicles should start small, go slow

Posted on Feb 20, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Many young urbanites don’t want to own a car, and unlike earlier generations, they don’t have to rely on mass transit. Instead they treat...

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Those slain Florida dolphins were inadvertently undermined by friendly humans, providing harsh lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 20, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Recent news reports indicate that several dolphins in the waters of Florida have been killed by some kind of sharp objects or possibly...

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Lexus boss outlines autonomous, electric plans

Posted on Feb 18, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Koji Sato became head of Lexus in January after spending the last four years as the Toyota premium brand’s chief engineer, a title...

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Altruistic hopes for AI self-driving car firms to share their proprietary tech is a starry-eyed dream

Posted on Feb 18, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Can’t we all work together? This question is often brought up at conferences on AI self-driving cars. Why so?...

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Video of Uber driver on wild chase that “kidnapped” date-night couple provides vital lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 15, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Did you happen to watch or hear about one of this week’s most harrowing escapades involving an Uber driver that went out of his mind?...

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Jeff Gordon on the future of NASCAR, autonomous cars and the C8 Corvette

Posted on Feb 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

This year marks NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon’s fifth year after retiring from the sport and becoming a commentator, and his first year...

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Hypodermic needles left in self-driving cars is an ominous harbinger of what’s to come

Posted on Feb 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Recent news indicates that some workers at a prominent self-driving car company reported that they’ve found leftover hypodermic needles...

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The self driving and sharing economy: How regulation may drive the transportation revolution in 2020 and beyond

Posted on Feb 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The year 2020 may be the one that redefines your ride. Less than a decade ago, typing the words Uber or Lyft into an internet search or...

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Is it time to curb our enthusiasm for autonomous driving?

Posted on Feb 10, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

It wasn’t that long ago that some people within the automotive industry were claiming that fully autonomous cars would be on the road by...

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Are autonomous vehicles still a utopian dream?

Posted on Feb 10, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

An autonomous car in Arizona was involved in a fatal crash. Permits for pilot projects in the autonomous vehicle (AV) space have been...

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