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Baidu’s autonomous driving chief wants robotaxis to ditch human drivers, but regulatory hurdles are steep

Posted on Mar 10, 2022 in Cars, Perspective

Nine years after Baidu started researching autonomous driving, the internet search and artificial intelligence giant says its self-driving...

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Here’s what empowered leaders need to know about roadblocks stymying ethical AI from succeeding, which even happens in the noble push for AI-based self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 10, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

A rising catchphrase implores us all to empower leaders and ensure proper leadership for the successful adoption of AI. The overarching...

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Dedicated lanes for autonomous vehicles are coming — so get prepared

Posted on Mar 10, 2022 in Infrastructure, Perspective

We’re getting closer to the vehicle automation dream. No, I don’t mean Elon Musk’s self-driving Level 2 nonsense. I’m talking about...

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Trends in automotive inertial navigation

Posted on Mar 9, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Self-driving vehicles require precise navigation information and global positioning systems like GPS and Global Navigation Satellite...

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Automated truck developers discuss path to commercialization

Posted on Mar 7, 2022 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

ORLANDO, Fla. — Several developers of automated driving technologies for heavy-duty trucks provided an update on their on-road testing and...

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AI ethics foresees potential bad blood and feuding between humans and AI in an us versus them daily tussle, maybe even scuffling with AI-based self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 7, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Bad blood. Yes, we are going to be discussing bad blood. The context will be within the arena of Ethical AI and the ethics of AI systems,...

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LiDAR is the secret sauce for connected vehicles and smart city adoption

Posted on Mar 7, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released its 2020 annual traffic crash...

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Why should I feel safe around autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Mar 7, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

As the tech behind autonomous vehicles continues to become more sophisticated, and self-driving vehicles advance along the SAE’s...

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The top five best-equipped countries to support autonomous vehicles – Who’s leading the self-driving revolution?

Posted on Mar 4, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Imagine a not so distance future where you’re sitting in your electric vehicle (something truly luxurious since you’re so successful in...

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AI legal personhood distresses AI ethicists since people could deviously scapegoat machines to avoid apt human responsibility, including in the case of AI-based self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 4, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Legal personhood is a perhaps surprisingly controversial topic. Actually, when you think mindfully about it, there has been a longstanding...

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Lidar, cameras, action: not all cars see the same

Posted on Mar 3, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

NEW YORK, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — People have been dreaming about self-driving cars for nearly as long as cars have been...

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Learn how Nuro co-founder Jiajun Zhu drove the AV startup to an $8.6B valuation at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

Posted on Mar 3, 2022 in Perspective

Founders and investors have dedicated a lot of time and even more money to developing autonomous vehicle (AV) technology over the past 15...

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Zero roadway deaths means seeing everything sooner, clearer and farther with breakthrough technology

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

PLEASANTON, Calif., March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Neural Propulsion Systems (NPS), a pioneer in autonomous sensing platforms, issued...

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AI deciding how to distribute harm breeds dicey AI ethics dilemma, markedly so for nascent AI-based self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Let’s discuss the pickle of sometimes having to by degree distribute harm. We’ll start with something easy and entailing relatively...

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Lidar leading the way to safe self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

NEW YORK, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Once only a concept seen in movies, the world of autonomous driving is fast becoming a bona...

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Computer driven autos still years away despite massive investment

Posted on Feb 27, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Despite the hype that liberation day will dawn soon and cars will drive themselves, there’s no realistic chance that full-on self-driving...

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AI ethics grapples with societal AI wish fulfillment, including the dreamy case of those idolized AI-based self-driving cars

Posted on Feb 24, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Do you sometimes find yourself wishing upon a star? I’m sure you do. We all do. Such an act of wishing does not seem to matter who you...

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Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess shares thoughts on lidar during AMA

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess shared some thoughts on lidar in a recent Reddit Q&A session. Diess answered a variety of questions that...

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Your car will park itself sooner than you think

Posted on Feb 22, 2022 in Perspective, Technology

Let’s face it: parking sucks. From endlessly searching for a spot during peak traffic times, to performing surgeon-esque maneuvers in...

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Exploring Cadillac’s futureworldly InnerSpace autonomous concept

Posted on Feb 22, 2022 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

The future of transportation is electric. And, it will also be autonomous. While we may be at the beginning stages of this twinned...

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