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Research predicts adoption rates of connected autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 17, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

In this installment of the Innovation of the Month series, we explore how the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis,...

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A driverless streetscape? Plan on it.

Posted on Aug 17, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Like every American metro area, the Chicago region faces head-spinning changes to the way people get around in coming decades. Driverless...

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A Waymo engineer told us why a virtual-world simulation is crucial to the future of self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 16, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Waymo has racked up over eight million self-driving miles since the former Google Car project kicked off almost a decade ago. But that...

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Data security and privacy in the connected car age

Posted on Aug 16, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Today’s smart car is smarter than ever before. The numbers prove it: The average connected car has the power equivalent of 20 computers,...

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Breaking the psychological barrier to autonomous vehicle adoption

Posted on Aug 15, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Psychology, not technology, appears to be the main barrier toward the adoption of autonomous vehicles. A survey by the American Automobile...

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Smart vehicle architecture needed

Posted on Aug 14, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Trucks

The traditional architecture approach will no longer support the growth in content and complexity. There isn’t enough computing power to...

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The challenging journey to self-driving

Posted on Aug 14, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

In Swat CEO Jarrold Ong’s vision of the future of transport, autonomous vehicles play a big role. His company is one of two involved...

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To make self-driving cars safe, we also need better roads and infrastructure

Posted on Aug 14, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

The big question around self-driving cars, for many people, is: When will the technology be ready? In other words, when will autonomous...

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Autonomous vehicles fall into the trough of disillusionment … but that’s good

Posted on Aug 14, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Autonomous vehicles have plunged into the Trough of Disillusionment! When I say it like that, it seems like the end is near, that the...

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Baidu executives talk spinoffs, iQiyi, and monetizing self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 13, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

There was a lot to like when Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) reported its second-quarter financial results on July 31. The company reported...

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Mapping Google’s self-driving efforts

Posted on Aug 13, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Google began its self-driving initiative as a project almost a decade ago in 2009. In 2016, this project became a legal entity by the name...

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Self-driving car reality check – ‘We aren’t there yet’

Posted on Aug 13, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

For people hoping to rely on cars to do all of their driving, it’s too early to completely check out....

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A Waymo employee reveals how the company is putting their self-driving cars to the test

Posted on Aug 12, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Stephanie Villegas was taking a break at Google’s campus when a weird-looking Toyota changed everything.”I was in one of...

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How autonomous ridesharing will reshape our cars, cities, and lives

Posted on Aug 12, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Digital Trends recently attended Semicon West, a semiconductor industry conference, and we focused on how this foundational technology...

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Autonomous driving forecasts & challenges — Interviewing BNEF’s Head of Intelligent Mobility (#CleanTechnica Video)

Posted on Aug 12, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Zachary Shahan, CleanTechnica Director & Chief Editor, conducted a brief interview with Ali lzadi-Najafabadiat, Head of Intelligent...

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Opinion: Self-driving car bill needs amending for safety

Posted on Aug 12, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

In the future, experimental autonomous vehicle technology may help to curb preventable crash deaths and injuries. But, right now, robot...

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Lexus boss on EVs, autonomy and radical design

Posted on Aug 11, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Lexus boss Yoshihiro Sawa has cautioned manufacturers against focusing solely on electric powertrains, saying such systems can’t meet the...

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Autonomous vehicles won’t only kill jobs. They will create them, too

Posted on Aug 11, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

When Will Mouat, 41, heard there might be a career opportunity in self-driving cars, he jumped. Even though he did not have an engineering...

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Why marketers will struggle to get consumers on board with autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 10, 2018 in Cars, Perspective

Automotive marketers have a massive job in front of them to convince consumers to get on board with autonomous vehicles, Toyota’s CMO...

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Q&A with RATP Dev USA President Blaine Rigler

Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in Buses, Perspective

With over 25 years of experience in leadership and operations management roles, RATP Dev USA President Blaine Rigler’s expertise...

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