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Let’s set some ground rules to safely build, test, and drive robo-cars

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

When it comes to developing and testing self-driving cars or building the software and parts that grant them the power to drive...

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Self-driving car companies find that going it alone is difficult

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Consolidation is sweeping through the self-driving cars sector like the last dance at a high school disco — everyone seems to be grabbing...

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Driverless Car Add-On Kits Are Dead Ends And By Degrees Sunk Drive.AI

Posted on Jul 1, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

A relatively smallish company named Drive.AI that had embarked upon trying to develop self-driving driverless car tech has closed its...

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Self-driving cars face two important challenges, says World Economic Forum executive

Posted on Jul 1, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Automakers and technology companies have invested billions into researching autonomous vehicles.But the industry has two big challenges it...

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Suppliers need product technology strategy

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

Like it or not, the automotive industry’s shift to electrification is in full swing. Tesla has deservedly gotten the lion’s...

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Get Ready For Autonomous Cars To Bring Back Bygone Tradition Of A Sunday Drive

Posted on Jun 30, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

When I was a kid, my parents only had one car for the family and my father used our motorized workhorse to drive to work each day. This...

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Startups at the speed of light: Lidar CEOs put their industry in perspective

Posted on Jun 29, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

As autonomous cars and robots loom over the landscapes of cities and jobs alike, the technologies that empower them are forming...

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Self-driving cars are a chance to design a new part of our culture

Posted on Jun 28, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Driverless cars aren’t just a new kind of car. They’re teachable machines that come with new ownership models and rules. And we don’t yet...

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Apple’s latest acquisition shows self-driving cars are in the doldrums of disappointment

Posted on Jun 27, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Apple’s recent acquisition of autonomous vehicle startup Drive.ai throws a monkey wrench into the theory that it had backed away from an...

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Howes: Automakers face ‘profit desert’ as EVs, self-driving vehicles ramp

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

The auto industry’s profit party is winding down, imperiling jobs, plants and products in a scramble to embrace electrified and...

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Driverless cars are ‘a little bit in the distance’ says Ford heiress

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The era of the driverless cars dominating our roads is still some time away, according to Elena Ford, the heiress to the legendary...

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Could buying a driverless car in the future mean selecting its ethical values too?

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Shopping for a new car today largely involves selecting the physical characteristics of the vehicle, from its color and trim to its engine...

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Burger King Whopper of a freeway stunt inspires self-driving car on-the-go possibilities

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Traffic on Los Angeles freeways is notorious for being stop-and-go, often trapping drivers in sluggish or at times an unmoving endless...

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It’s easier to trust automated vehicles when we know what they plan to do ahead of time

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

When it comes to automated vehicles, humans continue to have difficulty trusting that the cars will make the right driving decisions to...

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How to build a self-driving car: Forget about the car

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

It is a foregone conclusion that the future belongs to self-driving cars. Now, Automakers around the world are faced with the question:...

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Reducing motion sickness and improving passenger experience in a CAV future

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Research from Cranfield University has determined a formula that can reduce the effects of motion sickness while in an autonomous vehicle....

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Names of automated-driving systems mislead motorists

Posted on Jun 23, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Automakers including Tesla Inc. are stoking confusion among motorists by choosing names for their automated-driving systems that wrongly...

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Pairing self-driving cars with autonomous drones for faster fast food delivery

Posted on Jun 21, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

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...

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What’s in a name? When it comes to trusting self-driving technology, a lot

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Drivers are far too trusting of self-driving technology, making them too comfortable with distractions behind the wheel — and a major...

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Autonomous vehicles face an uphill battle for public trust

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Automakers and technology companies continue to push toward introduction of the first fleets of fully self-driving vehicles. But building...

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