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Five myths about autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 16, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Autonomous vehicles are the future. Self-driving cars could change our lives, heralding an era of greater convenience, improved...

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Cloud breaches like Capital One will strike at self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 15, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The news has covered yet another breach of systems security that involves the theft of massive amounts of data, in this case impacting an...

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Curb pedestrians or driverless cars?

Posted on Aug 15, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

One of the tempting scenarios proffered for the advent of ‘autonomous vehicles’ (AVs) is that jaywalking — an offence in many countries —...

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What will become standard first: Electric cars or self-driving cars?

Posted on Aug 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Which is more likely to become standard in the near future: hybrid/electric cars, or self-driving cars? originally appeared on Quora: the...

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Women, men sharply divided on driverless cars

Posted on Aug 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Women are far less enthusiastic about the prospect of driverless cars than men, recent studies show. The latest survey by the AAA car...

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The moral imperative of self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 13, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Some say the advent of self-driving cars is a moral imperative. Most notable of the prognosticators about driverless cars and someone who...

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Between cars and micromobility lies “minimobility” – a self-driving transportation revolution

Posted on Aug 12, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Today’s hot transportation topic is “micromobility” where the “micro” means super-small kick scooters and...

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Look no hands: self-driving vehicles’ public trust problem

Posted on Aug 12, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

While the Silicon Valley race to make autonomous vehicles (AV) feasible is proceeding full speed, with technology giants, capital-loaded...

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Opinion: Basic economics means Uber and Lyft can’t rely on driverless cars to become profitable

Posted on Aug 12, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

With Uber and Lyft both announcing large quarterly losses last week, it’s clear they have a long way to go to reach profitability, and...

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Tesla has a huge incentive to deploy self-driving tech. But is the world ready?

Posted on Aug 11, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Elon Musk frames his company‘s aggressive push into driverless car technology as a moral imperative. Along with sustainable electric...

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Will self-driving vehicles erode America’s love affair with cars?

Posted on Aug 11, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

It’s no secret that by-and-large Americans love their cars. Many of us pamper them in the way we dote on a favored pet dog or cat. We rely...

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Pedestrian crossings could “grind traffic to a halt” in a driverless future

Posted on Aug 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Mark Rosekind, a head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under President Barack Obama and now the chief safety...

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Democratic presidential debates provide lessons for self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The second round of Democratic Presidential Debates are now in the history books and have been roundly examined, analyzed, probed,...

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What are the regulatory barriers to full self-driving?

Posted on Aug 8, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Policy & Regulation

While the rest of the autonomous drive technology sector dials back its ambitious deployment plans, Tesla is still charging ahead. During...

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We took a ride on NYC’s first self-driving shuttle

Posted on Aug 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving car company Optimus Ride just debuted the first public autonomous vehicles in New York City, which will shuttle visitors...

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How to solve a problem like the semi-autonomous vehicle?

Posted on Aug 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Many believe that driverless vehicles will be commercialised by gradually introducing higher levels of driver assistance. It is an opinion...

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11 reasons why Tesla will succeed: Tesla pickup truck, Model Y & more

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Despite the crazy stock market variations on Tesla stock (TSLA), there are many reasons why Tesla will succeed in helping convert the...

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Tesla self-driving car news: The latest Project Dojo rumors

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Tesla self-driving cars news is heating up after CEO Elon Musk made mention of Project Dojo. Project Dojo is Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA )...

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Thinking logically about the risks of self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Readers have contacted me asking about the level of risk associated with today’s self-driving cars. In prior columns, my indication was...

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Reality has set in: making autonomous vehicles work is difficult

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Traverse City, Mi – The future is connected and autonomous, but it’s complicated – and patience may be required. Judging by the...

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