Why a self-driving car won’t be on a nearby road anytime soon
I have a pretty smart car. It can read the speed limit. It can do a reverse park without me having my hands on the wheel. It beeps at me...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles join the list of US national security threats
AMID RISING CONCERNS about China’s growing international data collection apparatus, a newly divided US Congress is applying fresh scrutiny...
Read MoreTrucks take the lead in autonomous driving race
These days, innovation is more than ever under pressure to show that it can deliver real value. The large scale layoffs by tech giants...
Read MoreA pulled over autonomous car
Well, most of you might have seen cars getting pulled over since driver is driving beyond speed limits or jumped traffic signal or did not...
Read MoreWaymo’s Zeekr robotaxi still needs a firm hand on the wheel
It’s more than six months since we last spotted a prototype of Zeekr’s robotaxi, but it doesn’t show any sign of ditching its steering...
Read MoreWhat happens if self-driving cars don’t happen this decade?
Late 2022 has seen many grim declarations of the future of self-driving, particularly after the decision by Ford/VW to close down Argo.AI,...
Read MoreParallel Domain says autonomous driving won’t scale without synthetic data
Achieving autonomous driving safely requires near endless hours of training software on every situation that could possibly arise before...
Read MoreWatch Tesla FSD Beta challenge GM’s self-driving Cruise on public roads
We will say up front that this is certainly not a “race” in the typical sense of the word. However, the video above does...
Read MoreReports of the death of self-driving cars are greatly exaggerated
Recent weeks have seen a number of reports of the death of self-driving cars, triggered mostly by the closure of Argo.AI, the self-driving...
Read MoreThe tiny hurdle in the way of driverless cars going mainstream
A whopping 42,915 people died in car crashes in 2021 in the U.S. alone, a stunning statistic considering how much tech is flooding the...
Read MoreLocation data: the keystone of the software-defined car
The rise of the software-defined vehicle heralds an age of electric, automated and connected driving, with the user experience shaped by...
Read MoreFord vs. GM: Same industry, two increasingly different companies
DETROIT — “Same industry. Two different companies.” That’s how influential Morgan Stanley auto industry analyst Adam Jonas recently...
Read MoreTesla starts rolling wide Full Self-Driving v11 update: Exciting and scary
Tesla is starting the rollout of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) v11 update, which is supposed to be the wider release to everyone who bought...
Read MoreWaymo’s driverless taxis keep making incremental progress, while others flounder
Waymo keeps (driverless) trucking along. The Alphabet division made a couple of announcements this week meant to highlight the progress —...
Read MoreAre airports the ideal testbed for the newest technologies?
Airports are increasingly turning to emerging technologies to improve the airport experience for customers and employees alike — and...
Read MoreGathering data for autonomous driving in adverse weather conditions
Autonomous driving is fundamentally changing the way people and goods are transported and could benefit the future society in significant...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicle survivors on edge
There’s a phrase that keeps getting tossed around in the autonomous vehicle business: trough of disillusionment. Cruise CEO Kyle...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles and the future of roadway design and construction
Transportation engineering is one of the major disciplines within the Civil Engineering profession. Hundreds of thousands of students...
Read MoreReal-world testing of autonomous trucks ramps up
Over the past year, the autonomous trucking sector has accelerated efforts to test its technology in real-world applications. Through its...
Read MoreMercedes-Benz won’t follow Tesla into the robotaxi game
Mercedes-Benz CTO Markus Schäfer is energized by his visit to Silicon Valley. The executive is at the automaker’s Sunnyvale, California,...
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