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Future of autonomous cars with Blockchain

Posted on Sep 11, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

While tech giant Google is testing autonomous cars, prestigious car makers around the world are making the vehicles safe with 5G,...

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The ethical and moral conundrum of self driving cars

Posted on Sep 11, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

You have probably heard these phrases your entire life, “trust your instincts”, and “trust your gut intuition”. Those moments when you...

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Exploring XPeng’s self-driving tech live — 1 hour+, no interventions!

Posted on Sep 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

I recently went on an exclusive test drive of XPeng’s “City Navigation Guided Pilot” (CNGP) in the city of Guangzhou, China — virtually. I...

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Is the FUTURE electric, autonomous, or both?

Posted on Sep 8, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Autonomous and electric vehicles are often used interchangeably when referring to future mobility, and while the two concepts overlap,...

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Where self-driving is headed

Posted on Sep 8, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Back in 2007, I was a core member of the MIT DARPA Urban Challenge team. We built one of the first self-driving cars to operate in urban...

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Peachtree Corners takes 5G use cases to new heights

Posted on Sep 8, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

I recently spent a day at the Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners. Peachtree Corners is a small suburb northeast of Atlanta, nestled in a...

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What is reinforcement learning? How AI trains itself

Posted on Sep 5, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Machine learning (ML) might be considered the core subset of artificial intelligence (AI), and reinforcement learning may be the...

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It’s time to embrace the tech that could confront the crisis in aging

Posted on Sep 4, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

A constellation of technologies can help aging populations thrive and live independently — and for longer. These include AI and...

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Self-driving hubris

Posted on Sep 3, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Humans found horses 30,000 years ago. For the most part, the horses served as food. In South America, horses were hunted to extinction. It...

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Why we invested in Faction

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 in Finance, Perspective, Technology

TDK Ventures has identified the energy-saving and environmental advantages that electric vehicles can deliver as a major focus area for...

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Will transit agencies fight or yield to the self-driving revolution?

Posted on Aug 30, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Transit operators and transit fans have, since almost the beginning, cast a wary eye on the arrival of the self-driving car, and in...

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Subjective attribute engineering vital to ADAS and autonomous development

Posted on Aug 30, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

A consumer’s decision to purchase a vehicle is, more often than not, driven by its attribute performance, such as the way the vehicle...

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The future of autonomous vehicles speeds ahead

Posted on Aug 30, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Trimble’s Louis Nastro, director of on-road strategy and marketing at Trimble Autonomy, explains how autonomy on your terms is essential...

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Driving toward the automobile’s electric, autonomous future

Posted on Aug 29, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

IT’S A HEADY time to be a car executive. Lawmakers worldwide are pushing the auto industry to electrify, and fast. US companies are under...

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The future is autonomous

Posted on Aug 29, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Autonomous vehicle technology aka “self-driving cars” is evolving at a rapid pace and there’s no doubt that the technology is here to...

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How Google’s self-driving car will change everything

Posted on Aug 27, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Imagine getting into your car, typing — or, better yet speaking — a location into your vehicle’s interface, then letting it drive you to...

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Warren Buffett bullish on driverless trucks after purchasing stake in Kodiak Robotics

Posted on Aug 26, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. didn’t gain fame for investing in startups. The venerated investor has a predilection for buying...

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You’ll get (slow) satellite communications from your Tesla. How will you use it?

Posted on Aug 26, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The cellular world was rocked yesterday by a story that SpaceX/Starlink and TMobile would deploy an ability for ordinary 5G handsets to do...

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Warren Buffett is betting on driverless trucks

Posted on Aug 26, 2022 in Perspective, Trucks

Writing this newsletter might be the best job I’ve ever had. Cleaning carpets was one of the worst. One night I was driving the van back...

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Who is to blame if a self-driving car crashes?

Posted on Aug 25, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Most drivers are well aware of the unpleasant experience of assessing blame and navigating insurance claims after a car accident. But what...

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