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Tesla Smart Summon is deemed safe enough & came just in time

Posted on Oct 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Some argue that Tesla Smart Summon should not be released because it is “beta” software. That is not a strong argument. According to...

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Can Dubai go green with flying taxis and ‘rooms on wheels’?

Posted on Oct 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective, Technology

DUBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With a bus stop only five minutes from her Dubai home, it is normally convenient for Deborah...

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Anatomy of an autonomous vehicle service ecosystem

Posted on Oct 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

If you have seen one of the many schematic charts full of logos illustrating the autonomous vehicle ecosystem, you would be forgiven for...

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Consumers need help with AV tech

Posted on Oct 14, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Most companies in the automotive industry are working to develop some element of autonomous driving or support for such a capability....

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Boomerang kids to bounce out sooner due to self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

They call them boomerang kids. The word “kids” is rather misleading since the ages involved are typically young adults, so substitute the...

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The best way to get driverless cars on the road is to make them less conservative

Posted on Oct 12, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Hakan Samuelsson, the CEO of Volvo recently said it was “irresponsible” to put autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the road if they were not...

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Afraid of self-driving car testing on public roads? Compared to what?

Posted on Oct 11, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A front-page article in last Sunday’s Washington Post beat an old drum: “Some Silicon Valley Residents Anxious Over Self-Driving Cars.”...

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Hollywood and autonomous vehicles: how films, cartoons, and TV shows have shaped our AV biases

Posted on Oct 10, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A March 2019 AAA survey found that almost three in four Americans remain afraid of fully self-driving vehicles. The survey also noted that...

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Let’s break down the common self-driving car myths

Posted on Oct 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

If you’ve never seen or been near (or inside) a self-driving car, the concept can seem a bit much. Cars driving themselves? What?...

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LIDAR put into a Tesla–and the world doesn’t come to an end

Posted on Oct 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

There is a LIDAR sensor in a Tesla. There is a LIDAR sensor in a Tesla? There is a LIDAR sensor in a Tesla! Those were the range of...

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Solving the loneliness epidemic via self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

We are in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. And, unfortunately, it is predicted to worsen. According to stats by the U.S. Health...

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Recession worries could hamper self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 3, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The media is doing a lot of hand-wringing about whether the U.S. economy is heading toward a recession. Some analysts point to signs such...

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How will autonomous cars pay for things?

Posted on Oct 2, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Driverless cars need to be able to carry out all the tasks currently handled by humans. That doesn’t just mean shifting gears,...

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How will autonomous cars pay for things?

Posted on Oct 2, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Driverless cars need to be able to carry out all the tasks currently handled by humans. That doesn’t just mean shifting gears,...

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Millennials exodus from big cities will be accelerated via self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 1, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The latest stats indicate that millennials and Gen Z are continuing to exit from big U.S. cities, making this the fourth such year in a...

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In-cabin monitoring critical piece of autonomous-vehicle puzzle

Posted on Oct 1, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Knowing precisely where occupants are and what they are doing will be as critical to automated driving’s future as to whether the vehicle...

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In-cabin monitoring critical piece of autonomous-vehicle puzzle

Posted on Oct 1, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Knowing precisely where occupants are and what they are doing will be as critical to automated driving’s future as to whether the vehicle...

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What does the future hold for self-driving cars?

Posted on Sep 30, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving cars are poised to revolutionize the transportation industry. There have been many significant shifts in the auto industry...

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Here’s why NVIDIA can sideswipe Alphabet in autonomous cars

Posted on Sep 28, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) subsidiary Waymo has been an early pacesetter in self-driving cars. Its autonomous cars have clocked...

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Self-driving cars must cope with havoc and avoid creating it

Posted on Sep 26, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The football season is well underway, and one of the more unusual and lesser-known metrics for analyzing teams consists of their havoc...

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