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Tesla is crazy to not make full use of maps to improve ‘F’ self-driving

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Almost every self-driving car team makes use of pre-computed maps, combined with what their sensors see, to help them understand the road...

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Autonomous taxis are safer than Tesla’s ‘self-driving’ tech

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Cars are evolving quickly — but it’s important that people know the difference between ADAS and autonomous driving. It’s also important...

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Football taunting penalties expected at Super Bowl which brings up catchy ethical AI taunting possibilities, including for autonomous self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Some insist that taunting is entirely in the eye of the beholder. Ironically, of sorts, I suppose you might angrily claim that making that...

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Despite a drop in how many companies are testing autonomous driving on California roads, miles driven are way up

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Fewer companies tested autonomous vehicles on California’s public roads last year versus the one before — and yet they logged nearly twice...

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California robocar ‘disengagement’ reports tell us a little

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Each year, the state of California requires all parties testing self-driving car systems in California report all the times their system...

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What’s the difference between autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance tech?

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Your new car is packed with a bunch of driver-assist features. But that doesn’t exactly make it an autonomous vehicle. So what’s the...

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Automation won’t eliminate truckers

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology, Trucks

Even though U.S. job openings are close to 11 million— including 580,000 openings in transportation, warehousing, and utilities—truckers...

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Musk looks increasingly isolated as automakers embrace lidar

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Elon Musk is skeptical of putting lidar sensors on vehicles, but a growing number of his competitors are quietly adding the technology to...

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Lucid’s LiDAR-based DreamDrive Pro is cheaper than Tesla FSD in the US, more expensive in Canada

Posted on Feb 7, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Semi-autonomous driving technology is a hot topic right now. Sadly, much of that attention has been less than positive but Lucid has just...

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How computer vision can create smart transportation systems

Posted on Feb 6, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

There are three attributes that every smart city—or any place of human settlement for that matter—must possess in abundance—livability,...

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Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta runs into a pole in what could be the first FSD accident caught on video

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

A Tesla vehicle using Full Self-Driving Beta has been caught on video running into a pole in what could be the first accident on the FSD...

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Strict literal interpretation is a hardheaded drawback of machine learning and likewise bad for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 4, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Here’s an interesting thought experiment. Pretend that you took all words at their literal interpretation, all of the time, wherever you...

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Audi’s top lawyer says don’t expect to be sleeping while your autonomous car drives you

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

There’s a lot of talk about autonomous vehicles and the freedoms they will supposedly allow but at this point, it’s still hard to see with...

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This is not a self-driving car

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

The way we talk about cars and driving is changing — faster than most people can really keep up. Which is why we need to be periodically...

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This is how GM’s Cruise plans to beat the competition

Posted on Feb 2, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) Cruise is collecting data for its self-driving cars at any cost, using more sensors on its vehicles than...

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Humans should drive our transit future, not autonomous vehicles

Posted on Feb 2, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Just like the pilots in command of a highly automated aircraft, human operators must be onboard all passenger transport vehicles no matter...

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Self-driving car companies zoom ahead, leaving U.S. regulators behind

Posted on Feb 2, 2022 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to General Motors Co’s...

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Robotaxis, IoT synergy to redefine smart mobility and urbanism: Deeproute CEO

Posted on Feb 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

A lot of companies are in the race to develop fully autonomous vehicles, but some have a head start over others owing to superior tech...

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GNSS RTK and IMUs provide precision positioning for self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

I talked with ACEINNA’s Teoman Ustun about the importance of combining GNSS RTK with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) to provide...

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Military-proven radar tech enables AVs to navigate with pinpoint accuracy

Posted on Feb 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

What market need is GPR filling in the automated and autonomous driving technology space? Existing systems aim to replicate the human...

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