Names of automated-driving systems mislead motorists
Automakers including Tesla Inc. are stoking confusion among motorists by choosing names for their automated-driving systems that wrongly...
Read MorePairing self-driving cars with autonomous drones for faster fast food delivery
Look in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it is an autonomous drone. Not just any autonomous drone, but one carrying a freshly...
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? When it comes to trusting self-driving technology, a lot
Drivers are far too trusting of self-driving technology, making them too comfortable with distractions behind the wheel — and a major...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles face an uphill battle for public trust
Automakers and technology companies continue to push toward introduction of the first fleets of fully self-driving vehicles. But building...
Read MoreDriverless cars may be coming, but let’s not get carried away
“Sometime next year,” Elon Musk says, “you’ll be able to have the car be autonomous without supervision.” “None of us have any idea when...
Read MoreConsolidation in the lidar market may be coming
Lidar sensors have long been hailed as a necessary cog in the forever growing autonomous machine world. The sensors help detect and...
Read MoreAurora prizes independence in AV world
Volkswagen wanted a marriage. Aurora Innovation isn’t looking to settle down. That dynamic contributed to the companies’...
Read MoreThe auto industry is nowhere near the on-ramp for self-driving cars
The financial media seems to be catching on to the fact that “self-driving cars” really involve two disparate technologies. ...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars have a problem: They’re making human-driven ones safer
If you buy one of many new makes and models of car today, you might be surprised to find that, as a standard feature, it can do something...
Read MoreShifting alliances hint at new balance of power in autonomous cars
It’s been a busy week in the world of autonomous drive technology, as a frantic burst of dealmaking reshuffled the landscape of...
Read MoreAs cars become increasingly driverless, people are already seeking analogue motoring experiences
According to those in the industry, and researchers too, driverless cars will totally revolutionise the way we think about individual...
Read MoreA green future of transportation: How self-driving cars will be make or break
It’s the year 2030: you wave your hand and within 30 seconds a car pulls up, the door opens, and you step in. Your favorite music is on...
Read MoreMorgan Stanley says investors are undervaluing Tesla’s self-driving future
Tesla has lost nearly a third of its value this year but Morgan Stanley believes there are some pieces of Elon Musk’s company that...
Read MoreMaking money on self-driving cars: The roving eye will be golden
At many of my speaking engagements on self-driving driverless autonomous cars, beyond the usual technology-based questions, I also...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could disrupt air travel
As driverless cars become more capable and more common, they will change people’s travel habits not only around their own communities but...
Read MoreTesla Autopilot safety stats said imbued with statistical fallacies, interpret cautiously
As I’ve mentioned in my column posts, Tesla and Elon Musk’s vision for the realization of semi-autonomous and fully autonomous cars is...
Read MorePeople need to be safe, secure and happy in shared autonomous vehicles
As increasing numbers of automakers and city authorities seek to explore innovative new mobility options, the scope for shared rides is...
Read MoreDriverless cars: once they’re on the road, human drivers should be banned
Self-driving cars could revolutionise people’s lives. By the end of the next decade, or perhaps even sooner, they could radically...
Read MoreBans on facial recognition will impact self-driving cars, reciprocally so
Recent headlines have made well-known the ban that San Francisco has enacted on facial recognition within its borders, becoming the first...
Read MoreZoox CEO explains what makes the company’s self-driving cars better: four-wheel steering, big batteries, AI
Aicha Evans, CEO of Foster City, California-based Zoox, spoke during a keynote about the challenges facing self-driving cars and the...
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