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Tesla will envy the permit that Baidu just received

Posted on May 4, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Is your Mom tech-savvy? Baidu  (BIDU) – Get Baidu Inc. Report really wants to know. “Moms aren’t usually known for their...

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Autonomous trucking transition to drive job change, not job loss

Posted on May 3, 2022 in Perspective, Trucks

The automation of the commercial trucking industry has generated concerns about the potential for mass layoffs of drivers. A growing body...

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AI ethics battling stubborn myth that AI is infallible, including that autonomous self-driving cars are going to be unfailing and error-free

Posted on May 3, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

AI must always be right. Wait for a second, does that sentence mean that AI is in fact always right, or does it suggest that if we are...

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Tesla Full Self Driving Beta: How close to Level 5 autonomy?

Posted on May 3, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Background: I purchased my Tesla Model 3 on October 22, 2019, and have 66,034 miles on the odometer. I’ve only had one significant repair,...

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Ground-up design and the future of transportation

Posted on May 2, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

This article is the first in a three-part series that comes from a recent interview with Jesse Levinson, CTO and founder of Zoox. In this...

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Lexus RZ 450e prototype drive: A new take on how driving works

Posted on May 2, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Toyota and its luxury brand Lexus are no strangers to technological innovation or to pushing the boundaries of style and design. Now the...

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Self-driving evolution & design challenges

Posted on Apr 30, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

In this short article, we seek to raise important issues about the philosophy behind “self driving” and its broader implications in...

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Ola’s plan to move from escooters to autonomous EVs is ludicrous

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

After successfully entering the Indian escooter market, in January, Ola Electric started teasing its debut in the electric car segment —...

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3 companies leading Tesla in autonomous driving

Posted on Apr 29, 2022 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

While Tesla (TSLA -0.45%) has become one of the global leaders in electric vehicle production, it is still playing catch-up in the fully...

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Vehicles of the future: Christoph Erni of Juice Technology on the leading edge technologies that are making cars & trucks smarter, safer, and more sustainable

Posted on Apr 29, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

The automotive industry has been disrupted recently with new exciting technologies that have made cars and trucks much smarter, much...

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AI ethics wrestling with the inevitably of AI accidents, which looms over autonomous self-driving cars too

Posted on Apr 28, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Do you perchance know someone that seems to be particularly accident-prone? Seems like we all do. Perhaps the person is that type that is...

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The problems that electric semis can & can’t solve

Posted on Apr 27, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

As electric trucks trickle into the market and we get closer and closer to long-haul models like the Tesla Semi, it’s becoming easier and...

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Robotaxi services must go beyond to be car replacements, and maybe even link up

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

Most self-driving players are aiming to build a robotaxi (and even Tesla recently announced even more effort on that plan, though they...

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Zoox will coast off self-driving competitors as much as owner Amazon

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

I’m often asked which company is “winning” the self-driving vehicle race, a question that doesn’t have a straightforward answer. Safety...

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Why Tesla needs a specialized robotaxi

Posted on Apr 25, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

At the Tesla Cyber Rodeo, Elon Musk said, “There’s going to be a dedicated robotaxi that is going to look quite futuristic-looking.” Then,...

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Can Cyngn’s new AV technology pull in more investors?

Posted on Apr 25, 2022 in Finance, Perspective, Technology

Amid all the noise about autonomous vehicles from Tesla (TSLA), General Motors (GM), Waymo, Volkswagen, Ford (F), and other bellwethers,...

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AI ethics fretting over the use of AI to goad humans into unethical behaviors, possibly even via those autonomous self-driving cars

Posted on Apr 25, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

I have two quick questions for you: Who do you go to for overall advice? What if the advice given to you is ostensibly unethical?...

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Daimler’s Martin Daum: Autonomous trucks will benefit industry without threatening jobs

Posted on Apr 21, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As autonomous trucks gradually move closer to commercialization, Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum sees this technology...

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Anticipating others’ behavior on the road

Posted on Apr 21, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Humans may be one of the biggest roadblocks keeping fully autonomous vehicles off city streets. If a robot is going to navigate a vehicle...

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AI startups finally getting onboard with AI ethics and loving it, including those newbie autonomous self-driving car tech firms too

Posted on Apr 21, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Fail fast, fail often. Whatever you are thinking, think bigger. Fake it until you make it. These are the typical startup lines that you...

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