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News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

For Waymo user, convenience 1st, tech 2nd

Posted on Aug 4, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

At a time when the idea of self-driving vehicles has barely left the pages of science fiction in the minds of many consumers, Damian...

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The reasons why millennials aren’t as car crazed as baby boomers, and how self-driving cars fit in

Posted on Aug 4, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The automotive industry is not very happy with Millennials and Gen Z. It seems that in comparison to the Baby Boomers and Gen X, the...

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Electrify America & Stable partner on robochargers for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 3, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

You may remember back a few years ago when Tesla released a video of a robotic charging cable connecting to an electric car without human...

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How safe do self-driving vehicles need to be?

Posted on Aug 1, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

For self-driving vehicles, safety remains in the eye of the beholder. Dozens of companies are rolling out hundreds of autonomous cars and...

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The hidden downsides of autonomous vehicles – and how to avoid them

Posted on Aug 1, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Almost every major car manufacturer has mentioned the potential benefits of autonomous vehicles. They often talk about design, on-board...

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Eyes-on, hands-off for Nissan’s ProPILOT 2.0 rouses level 3 self-driving tech misgivings

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

We are entering into a murky driving era involving semi-autonomous cars, ones that are not yet proficient at true self-driving and are...

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Getting infrastructure ready for the rising generation of vehicles means rethinking from the ground up

Posted on Aug 1, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Fifty years ago, a bright, shiny spacecraft delivered humans to the moon for the first time. That breathtaking achievement captured the...

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Your guide to deciding if Tesla ‘full self driving’ is worth buying today

Posted on Jul 31, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Tesla has, over time, had a number of offerings in their autopilot and “full self driving” upgrades with some fairly varying...

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How jaywalking could jam up the era of self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 31, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Imagine Manhattan without jaywalking. Or Los Angeles freeways without speeding, or Moscow without grinding traffic. If self-driving cars...

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Customers are not fully prepared for electric and autonomous vehicles: Study

Posted on Jul 31, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Despite the auto manufacturers and technology companies spending billions on self-driving technology and electric vehicles, customers are...

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Relax, experts say it’s at least a decade before you can buy a self-driving vehicle

Posted on Jul 30, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The bloom is coming off the rose when it comes to expecting self-driving vehicles to zip around in large numbers. In fact, a new survey of...

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You might be waiting a while for “full self-driving approval” to stream Netflix in a moving Tesla

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Tesla vehicles boast some of the biggest embedded in-dash screens on the market and practically beg you to sit back, Netflix and chill....

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A new report says that autonomous cars could worsen congestion, driving, and parking problems

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The report on preparation in Israel for the smart transport revolution states, ‘There is a palpable risk that the smart transport...

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How to engineer a self-driving car

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

If you are eyeing a career on the software side of self-driving cars, then you are about to gatecrash into an artificial intelligence...

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Cruise’s modified strategy marks a mega phase shift in self-driving car industry

Posted on Jul 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

When you are knee-deep in a particular industry it can be difficult at times to notice when an overall change or shift is taking place....

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How safe do self-driving vehicles need to be?

Posted on Jul 28, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

ORLANDO — For self-driving vehicles, safety remains in the eye of the beholder. Dozens of companies are rolling out hundreds of autonomous...

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Here’s why kids may ride bikes more because of self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 28, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A recent study reported that kids in the United States are no longer riding their bikes as much as they used to and the annual numbers...

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Ethics in the age of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 26, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Megan, Oliver and Clark talk through how companies should be thinking about ethics when building out the self-driving ecosystem, while...

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What it is really like being inside a self-driving car on our public roadways

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

I got into a discussion recently about the mysteries of self-driving cars. It happened while I was on a cross-country flight, prompted by...

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1 big thing: Cruise robotaxis need more work

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

In a surprise to no one, Cruise today acknowledged it will not meet a 2019 target to deploy driverless cars in an urban robotaxi service....

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