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What if Tesla’s self-driving tech was spun out, sold off or broken up?

Posted on Jul 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Tesla continues to be in the news as their latest counts of (especially) Model 3 car deliveries are reported and analyzed with intense...

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What are the different levels of self-driving cars?

Posted on Jul 7, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The levels of driving automation explained. The Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) sets what have come to be the most globally...

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Sebastian Thrun, the godfather of the self-driving car industry, explains how Larry Page taught him to be a visionary, not just an ‘expert’

Posted on Jul 6, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

The self-driving car company, Waymo, took another big step forward this week in its ambitions to usher in a new era of robot taxis. The...

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Roborace features all-electric self-driving race cars, where programmers are the stars

Posted on Jul 5, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

If you find Formula One getting boringly predictable and wish to switch to something more interesting, driverless cars are waiting for...

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Why self-driving cars may not help older drivers as much as some anticipate

Posted on Jul 5, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Could self-driving cars keep older drivers on the road longer? They might, but it wouldn’t necessarily be safe, according to a new study...

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Fireworks About ACES As Key Acronym For The Future Of Mobility And Self-Driving Cars

Posted on Jul 4, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

It seems like acronyms abound in all fields of endeavor, and sometimes remain arcane and known only to specialists in that domain, but...

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White paper: These 12 principles are shaping the future of autonomous cars

Posted on Jul 3, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

As nice as it’d be to have the option of catching up on some reading — or sleep — while an autonomous vehicle drives you to work, the real...

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These are the 5 leaders in the self-driving-car race

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Tech companies and auto companies are all racing to be the first to roll out self-driving cars onto the road. The stakes are high for...

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Everything you need to know about autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Autonomous vehicle technology has seen billions in investment, spectacular advancements, and tragic reminders of how far we still have to...

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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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