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The driverless car is dead. Long live the driverless car

Posted on Sep 24, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A $4 billion joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv Plc to develop autonomous cars might look like evidence that the promised...

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Opinion: Here’s what stands in the way of completely self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 23, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Democratic presidential hopefuls and auto makers are betting big on new technologies to rid cars of fossil fuels, while auto makers are...

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Robotaxis as the norm are still ‘far away’

Posted on Sep 23, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

If there’s a voice of reason in the autonomous vehicle industry, Bryan Salesky is it. One might think the CEO of Argo AI would have...

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Drivers’ jobs post-autonomy, ‘disruption in chunks’: Panel talks self-driving trucks

Posted on Sep 23, 2019 in News, Perspective, Trucks

Speaking earlier this month at the FTR Transportation Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, representatives from three autonomous truck...

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Could a start-up entrepreneur invent a self-driving car in their garage?

Posted on Sep 22, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

One of the most popular tropes in high-tech seems to be the notion that an enterprising entrepreneur could miraculously invent the...

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How far we from seeing autonomous vehicles on the road?

Posted on Sep 20, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Michael Ritter, President, Hexagon Positioning Intelligence, explains why autonomous vehicles are going to be a reality soon...

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AV race opens door to agile, ambitious start-ups

Posted on Sep 19, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Increasing pressure to get autonomous vehicles ready for the road has created an open invitation for innovative startups to show what they...

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Why railroad crossings are a grave danger for self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 19, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Stop, look and listen. That’s the customary sage advice for car drivers that come upon a railroad crossing. Do you abide by that simple...

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Autonomous driving: A distant dream or an imminent reality?

Posted on Sep 19, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A few days ago, when Spain’s technology conglomerate GMV announced that it had obtained a contract from BMW for developing a precise GNSS...

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Forget about self-driving cars, just make a robot that can drive

Posted on Sep 17, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Do you know a smarmy person that thinks they always have a better idea or a canny way to solve a vexing problem? If so, you likely know...

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Tailgate Parties In An Era Of Self-Driving Cars: Thriving Or Taking A Dive?

Posted on Sep 15, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Tailgate parties. According to the illustrious Homer Simpson, they constitute the pinnacle of human achievement (see the Any Given...

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AV startup Voyage on how low speeds and older customers will help it win the self-driving race

Posted on Sep 12, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Voyage CEO Oliver Cameron isn’t in any hurry to conquer self-driving cars. The former Udacity vice president for engineering oversees a...

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Will top-end sports cars like porsche’s new taycan inevitably be self-driving?

Posted on Sep 12, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Some say that being behind the wheel of a top-end sports car is like being in driving heaven. You feel the surge of bone-rattling raw...

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Self-driving cars are still learning unwritten road rules, like the Pittsburgh Left

Posted on Sep 12, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The Pittsburgh Left might be not in the rulebooks, but you better program any self-driving cars driving in the Pennsylvania city with that...

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Self-driving cars are an extremely tough problem. This mini-game shows you why

Posted on Sep 11, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

As we navigate into the 21st century, great innovations promised by Star Trek and Marty McFly are starting to become reality. Transporters...

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What happens if you fall asleep in a self-driving car?

Posted on Sep 11, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

If you fall asleep in a self-driving car, it will try to wake you – then stop, wherever you happen to be, even if that’s the...

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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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