Believing machines can out-do people may fuel acceptance of self-driving cars
In order for self-driving cars to hit the streets, more people may need to concede that machines can outperform humans, at least in some...
Read MoreAn MIT-trained Intel autonomous-driving exec explains why Tesla, Uber and Lyft are in a robo-taxi race for their lives
If you have to choose a ridesharing executive to listen to on the future of human drivers as robo-taxis rise, take controversial former...
Read MoreTalk of Lyft and Alphabet’s ‘self-driving robotaxis’ is linguistic fraud
One of the most infuriating things in life is when a phrase or word is used, but it suddenly means the exact opposite of its traditional...
Read MoreWaymo CTO: In a natural disaster, self-driving cars must recognize their limits
Even in an ideal situation, getting a car to safely shuttle a passenger around without a human driver is an insanely difficult task. The...
Read MoreConsumer scepticism in autonomous vehicles remains unresolved
The development and spread of advanced ‘semi-automated’ features among personal vehicles has been bold. The fact that non-premium...
Read MoreAn inconvenient truth: Human drivers and autonomous cars mix like oil and water
For those automakers and tech firms aiming to produce a truly autonomous car, considered a Level 5, they are using our public roadways as...
Read MoreConfidence that your self-driving car won’t drive off a cliff while you’re sleeping
The high-tech and automotive industries are coming to terms with the likelihood that a truly driverless car – one in which it’s safe...
Read MoreWhat’s the piece-of-the-pie for driverless cars in $2 trillion infrastructure plan?
There are emerging discussions that perhaps Congress and the White House might agree to a rather significant spend on America’s...
Read MoreCOMMENT: Autonomous vehicle maps must combine precision with flexibility
Navigation has been a core component of the automotive industry for decades. While the market today has progressed far from its paper...
Read MoreTesla crash lawsuit nails the achilles heel of driverless cars
When you were a young child, you might have placed your hand near a stovetop that was hot or tried to grab the handle of a pot or pan that...
Read MoreWho wins when robot race cars cross the finish line? Consumers who want self-driving tech
“Racing improves the breed” is a bon mot that’s been likely bantered about since one person told two other people on...
Read MoreAre 175 million Americans right about driverless cars? Remarkably, yes
There are numerous online surveys and phone-based polls being taken about whether or not the lay public is ready for the advent of...
Read MoreKey to mainstream autonomous vehicles lies in mass production of LiDAR sensors
To achieve large-scale commercialization of autonomous vehicles, a new generation of high-precision 3D environment sensing solid-state...
Read MoreAustralia is ramping up autonomous vehicles – but we are on track to make the same mistakes we made with cars
We’re doing autonomous buses wrong and we risk repeating the same transportation mistakes we made with cars or making them worse as...
Read MoreAn auto exec who was ahead of the curve on electric cars explains what he sees as the biggest opportunity in the self-driving industry
In some ways, Tony Posawatz is the forgotten man of the electric-car revolution. The longtime auto executive oversaw the launch of the...
Read MoreHow automakers, tech companies can turn driverless plans into dollars
As driverless cars move closer to reality from science fiction, there’s a new competition: the race to a business case. Self-driving...
Read MoreCarmakers face pressure to set self-driving car rules
“If you buy a car that does not have the hardware necessary for full self-driving, it is like buying a horse,” Tesla CEO Elon...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles make congestion pricing even more critical
Autonomous vehicles will soon be ubiquitous on city streets. Before this happens, we should ask ourselves: Will they whisk us quickly...
Read MoreRack ’em up, driverless cars surprisingly will be a boon for auto repair market
That cha-ching sound of money being made from driverless cars will be the inexorable clatter coming from cash registers ringing over and...
Read MoreIt’s not just autonomous cars of the future that need security – today’s do too
It’s going to be a while before autonomous vehicles (AV) are mainstream. Don’t expect, anytime soon, to summon a driverless car with an...
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