Q&A: Lennart Asbach, head of department, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Here Asbach discusses the refinements needed in the application of AI in testing, the essentials of an effective simulation program and...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles require autonomous roads
Whether it’s barrels blocking lanes or paint lines that aren’t visible, we’ve been building and managing roads for humans who can guess...
Read MoreCruise plans to expand driverless ride service: Lower prices key to driving demand
Cruise plans to expand its driverless ride service to Austin and Phoenix before the end of the year, the company’s chief executive Kyle...
Read MoreState—not federal—policy guides US autonomous driving
In April, US federal legislation was introduced that would expand the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s regulatory...
Read MoreAI ethics and the quest for self-awareness in AI
Are you self-aware? I’d bet that you believe you are. The thing is, supposedly, few of us are especially self-aware. There is a range or...
Read MoreAs companies pursue autonomous trucks, a key question remains
Everything was going along just fine–and then it wasn’t. On April 6, a tractor trailer fitted with autonomous driving...
Read MoreChinese cities race to experiment autonomous driving, ready to accelerate commercial use
Don’t get surprised if a visitor board a taxi or bus in Shenzhen, a tech hub in South China’s Guangdong Province, and...
Read MoreMy Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 10.69 first drive was a fail
I went on my first test drive of Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta 10.69.2, the latest big FSD software update, and unfortunately, it was a...
Read MoreMono-camera object-pose estimation in autonomous driving systems
Autonomous vehicles must operate safely on the road and select optimal routes. Overall safety and efficiency are established through the...
Read MoreCarmakers play numbers game in $53 billion self-driving splurge
In BloombergNEF’s latest road transport outlook report, we see autonomous vehicles accounting for roughly 8% of the kilometers that...
Read MoreConnected revolution: The future of US auto insurance
Most consumers are used to buying a car and insurance separately—and the latter can be a laborious process. Consider a hypothetical US...
Read MoreAlphabet’s (GOOGL) Waymo makes way to Bellevue, boosts efforts
Alphabet GOOGL is leaving no stone unturned to expand its Waymo ride-hailing service across the United States....
Read MoreUsing GNSS and terrestrial radio ranging for automated vehicle positioning
There’s so much discussion around automated vehicles in the mainstream press these days, that it’s easy to forget some of the critical...
Read MoreInfrastructure can limit delivery robots as much as tech
For all of their futuristic bling and pandemic promise, self-operating sidewalk delivery robots may not be ready for prime time just yet —...
Read MoreThere’s no driving test for self-driving cars in the US — But there should be
Tesla’s “Full-Self Driving” (FSD) driver-assist feature does not offer what its name promises. Although Tesla CEO Elon Musk portrays the...
Read MoreTruly autonomous cars may be impossible without helpful human touch
MILTON KEYNES, England, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Autonomous vehicle (AV) startups have raised tens of billions of dollars based on...
Read MoreFuture of autonomous cars with Blockchain
While tech giant Google is testing autonomous cars, prestigious car makers around the world are making the vehicles safe with 5G,...
Read MoreThe ethical and moral conundrum of self driving cars
You have probably heard these phrases your entire life, “trust your instincts”, and “trust your gut intuition”. Those moments when you...
Read MoreExploring XPeng’s self-driving tech live — 1 hour+, no interventions!
I recently went on an exclusive test drive of XPeng’s “City Navigation Guided Pilot” (CNGP) in the city of Guangzhou, China — virtually. I...
Read MoreIs the FUTURE electric, autonomous, or both?
Autonomous and electric vehicles are often used interchangeably when referring to future mobility, and while the two concepts overlap,...
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