Protecting first responders from autonomous vehicles
One issue that has shown itself repeatedly in vehicles employing self-driving technology is an apparent literal blind spot in such systems...
Read MoreQuebec’s AMF explores implications of autonomous vehicles
Self-driving vehicles will change the auto liability landscape across Canada and raise data privacy concerns, said an issues paper from...
Read MoreAI that provides a running narrative commentary while driving could be the tell all for imbuing safety into self-driving cars
Trying to teach your teenage son or daughter how to drive a car can be quite a dicey activity. The usual method seems to be that you let...
Read MoreHow autonomous trucks could fix our broken supply chains
Driverless trucks can’t arrive soon enough. Why it matters: Ports are backed up and there aren’t enough truck drivers to get...
Read MoreWhy MicroVision shares crashed in October
Shares of MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS×) fell 31.1% in October 2021, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The maker of...
Read MoreIt’s ‘Go Time’ for self-driving cars – north of the Arctic circle
In the small Norwegian city of Bodø, some 50,000 hearty residents embrace harsh, unpredictable weather in exchange for proximity to...
Read MoreWhich trends are driving the autonomous vehicles industry?
The transformational changes of mobility that have inspired academic scholars and fiction writers alike are steadily progressing to become...
Read MoreColorado bear busts in and finally sort of busts out of a car, providing bearish lessons for AI self-driving cars
Get ready for a bit of a surprise. Imagine that you’ve driven up to the mountains to enjoy some fresh air and are relishing the chance of...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars will eventually be safer than those driven by people, says Chinese search engine giant Baidu
Baidu, China’s dominant search engine and artificial intelligence company, has mounted a rigorous defence of autonomous driving, pledging...
Read MoreThe future of delivery robots
Delivery robots – just a few years ago, the stuff of pure science fiction – are now very much a reality and quickly becoming a part of...
Read MoreOur autonomous future depends on educating drivers
The heartbreaking headlines have become all too familiar. “Tesla driver dies in first fatal autonomous car crash in US” “Recent...
Read MoreThe ardent belief that we need a line in the sand deadline for attaining AI self-driving cars else we’ll never get there
Deadlines. You either love them, hate them, or experience both sentiments at the same time. A deadline can be handy as a focal point that...
Read MoreAurora’s stock listing is a bet on autonomous cars, and on Uber
Facing technical and financial challenges, Uber Technologies Inc. was under pressure last year to bring on new leadership and investors...
Read MoreTeleoperation and the future of safe driving
More than a decade ago, the major AV companies made a promise. They claimed that autonomous vehicles would by now be completely...
Read MoreDump truck accident pours liquid asphalt from overpass onto vehicles below, providing lessons for AI self-driving cars
Asphalt is all around us, that’s for sure. Our highways are typically made of asphalt. Streets are made from asphalt. Parking lots....
Read MoreWhen will we have widespread autonomous vehicles?
How far away are autonomous cars? On this episode of “The 5,” recorded on Oct. 21, Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Jason Hall,...
Read MoreWhy do Tesla fans say they don’t experience drowsiness & distraction on Autopilot?
As a Tesla driver who has used Autopilot plenty (for years) and has had FSD Beta for a few weeks, let me try to answer this question...
Read MoreThe world is square
How we choose to describe something very often constrains how we think about it. For example, placing the adjective “flat” in front of...
Read MoreWhat do SAE automated driving levels mean anyway?
Social media hyperbole has combined with somewhat opaque industry standards to create a level of misunderstanding about nascent autonomous...
Read MoreRobo-taxis are headed for a street near you
In the coming years, mobility solutions—or how we get from point A to point B—will bridge the gap between ground and air...
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