Noodling on how much revenue self-driving cars will ultimately generate
How high is up? That’s the rhetorical question often posed when someone asks how much money self-driving cars will potentially be able to...
Read MoreWaymo’s driverless car: Ghost-riding in the back seat of a robot taxi
I’m in the middle seat of a Chrysler Pacifica minivan, heading north on Dobson Road in Chandler, Arizona, when I notice we may have taken...
Read MoreAre all levels of autonomous vehicles equally safe?
Have you ever dreamed of the day where your car could drive for itself freeing you to do other things, such as reading, catching up on...
Read MoreSelf-driving trucks and presidential politics
The introduction of self-driving truck prototypes over the past five years has fueled an ongoing conversation about how this emerging...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars can be dangerous for bicyclists along with being a savior
Are you living in Biketown or in Bikelash? Let’s start with Biketown, which is any locale that welcomes bicycling. Bicyclists, some would...
Read MoreMaking the case for high-performance AI driving skills in a self-driving car
Are you a good driver? Your answer depends upon what the phrase “good driver” means. Across the United States, each state provides various...
Read MoreUber case should prompt tighter AV controls
The auto industry is asking an awful lot from a skeptical public to accept the inevitability of a future with safe autonomous vehicles. So...
Read MoreAV testing needs clear NHTSA guidelines
The design, construction and performance of motor vehicles and related equipment must conform and be certified to Federal Motor Vehicle...
Read MoreWhat will it take for us to trust self-driving cars?
There’s a scene in the 2019 Child’s Play remake in which an elderly woman has her first experience in an autonomous car....
Read MoreAB Dynamics passes the test
AB Dynamics, which makes driving robots and tests whether autonomous cars keep safely to their lanes, could give lessons on navigating...
Read MoreDriverless cars aren’t safe enough to share our streets
US safety investigators are right to be fed up with rules allowing companies to unleash driverless cars on streets, while...
Read MoreWhy you’ll be thankful and leave a tip after riding in a self-driving car
Are you the type of person that never leaves a tip or the kind that nearly always leaves a tip? Interestingly, Americans spend about $36.4...
Read MoreNvidia auto chief maps out next steps on road to autonomous vehicles
The automotive industry has come to the conclusions that fully autonomous vehicles are not as close as some people thought three to four...
Read MoreWho’s regulating self-driving cars? Often, no one
A few hundred self-driving cars are undergoing testing on American roads today, using advanced technology to journey down highways, stop...
Read MoreAV testing must keep the public on side
In the past, testing a vehicle was a fairly affair. Once a vehicle had proven it could handle the strains and stresses of the more extreme...
Read MoreIt sure seems like Nostradamus might have predicted self-driving cars
Nostradamus. His name is synonymous as a soothsayer seemingly able to predict the future. His true name was Michel de Nostredame, and of...
Read MoreDriverless car groups look past the engineering challenge
Driving down the eight hairpin turns of San Francisco’s tourist-ridden Lombard Street in a futuristic self-driving car sounds sexy,...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could spark a religious revival among young Americans
Nationwide statistics indicate that Americans are becoming less affiliated with established religions. Over one-third currently say that...
Read MoreSwiveling seats and sound ‘bubbles’: What the inside of cars will soon be like
Ever since cars first hit the road, the basic interior layout has remained the same, with everything built around the driver: a...
Read MoreAmerica’s sleep deprivation problem might be solved by self-driving cars
America is losing sleep over losing sleep. According to recent studies, nearly one-third of Americans get less than 6 hours of sleep per...
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