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Should government promote autonomous trucks?

Posted on Sep 11, 2019 in Perspective, Trucks

Autonomous trucks are coming. But they will get here faster if states and the federal government invest in infrastructure to promote their...

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1 big thing: Imported AVs have an edge over U.S. players

Posted on Sep 10, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The road to growth for an American driverless shuttle maker is being blocked by regulatory processes that put domestic startups at a...

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How does an autonomous car work? Not so great.

Posted on Sep 10, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

There are more than 1,400 self-driving vehicles being tested in 36 states and the District. Some are delivering groceries. Others can be...

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The arrival of self-driving cars will shake up rankings of top safe driver cities

Posted on Sep 9, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The annual ranking of the top cities in the United States for having the “safest” drivers has been recently published by Allstate...

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Near miss data highlights pitfalls of autonomous cars

Posted on Sep 9, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Ford uses near miss data to identify common issues at junctions which could pose a risk when autonomous cars are in use. Potential...

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Are we ready for autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Sep 9, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A recent study examines 20 countries worldwide and finds both opportunities and potential potholes on the road to driverless cars. KPMG...

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Extreme corner case for autonomous cars — giants riding on cars down hills!

Posted on Sep 9, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

So, imagine you are driving along in your fancy high-tech car, minding your own business, with your yet-to-be-feature-complete full...

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More than a decade before driverless buses take over, says Volvo

Posted on Sep 6, 2019 in Buses, Perspective

Bus drivers will be needed for at least another 10 to 15 years before autonomous vehicles take over, a Volvo executive predicted,...

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Building safe, trustworthy driverless cars

Posted on Sep 5, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

How safe is safe? This seemingly simple question is a topic of frequent discussion within Aptiv’s autonomous mobility division. I’m proud...

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1 big thing: AVs could help speed evacuations

Posted on Sep 5, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

About 1.5 million Floridians have moved inland to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Dorian. Such evacuations can be perilous — but in the...

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Feds say tesla autopilot is partly to blame for a 2018 crash

Posted on Sep 4, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The design of Tesla’s Autopilot feature contributed to a January 2018 accident in which a Model S sedan smashed into the back of a fire...

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Will self-driving cars really only last four years?

Posted on Sep 3, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A recent news item about self-driving cars has been creating quite a flurry of debate due to the suggestion by a major automotive maker...

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Ansys and edge case research transform autonomous vehicle artificial intelligence

Posted on Sep 3, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) is collaborating with Edge Case Research to engineer the next generation of autonomous vehicles (AV) with unmatched...

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Winning the Autonomous Truck Race Requires Greater Simplicity

Posted on Sep 2, 2019 in Perspective, Trucks

When it comes to self-driving trucks, trucks that can tool down the highway without a human behind the wheel, the common perception is...

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AVs will be crushed in 4 years, exec says

Posted on Sep 1, 2019 in Perspective

There’s been much hand-wringing about the threat that autonomous vehicles pose to new-vehicle sales in the coming years. But those...

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Ready For Self-Driving EV? Consumers Say, Not So Fast

Posted on Aug 30, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

To hear some pundits tell it, we’ll all be carted around in self-driving electric vehicles before we know it. Maybe not by dinner time,...

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Where Does Auto-Follower Platooning Fit Within The Driverless Truck Ecosystem?

Posted on Aug 30, 2019 in Perspective, Trucks

In truck platooning circles, the idea has been around for a long time. Once you master a robust, safe system for close following of one...

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Will networked self-driving cars become a surveillance nightmare?

Posted on Aug 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

It’s May, 2020 and police have issued an “amber alert” because it appears a young girl has been kidnapped. They have...

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Believing your self-driving car or your lyin’ eyes

Posted on Aug 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

You might be somewhat familiar with the expression “lyin’ eyes” and which can be used in a variety of interesting and useful ways....

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Experts say we’re decades away from fully-autonomous cars. Here’s why.

Posted on Aug 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Narrator: This is Volvo’s 360c concept car, and it’s just one idea of what completely driverless cars might look like one...

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