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Protecting first responders from autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

One issue that has shown itself repeatedly in vehicles employing self-driving technology is an apparent literal blind spot in such systems...

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Quebec’s AMF explores implications of autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 11, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Self-driving vehicles will change the auto liability landscape across Canada and raise data privacy concerns, said an issues paper from...

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AI that provides a running narrative commentary while driving could be the tell all for imbuing safety into self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 10, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

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...

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How autonomous trucks could fix our broken supply chains

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Driverless trucks can’t arrive soon enough. Why it matters: Ports are backed up and there aren’t enough truck drivers to get...

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Why MicroVision shares crashed in October

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in Finance, Perspective

Shares of MicroVision (NASDAQ:MVIS×​) fell 31.1% in October 2021, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The maker of...

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It’s ‘Go Time’ for self-driving cars – north of the Arctic circle

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

In the small Norwegian city of Bodø, some 50,000 hearty residents embrace harsh, unpredictable weather in exchange for proximity to...

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Which trends are driving the autonomous vehicles industry?

Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in Perspective

The transformational changes of mobility that have inspired academic scholars and fiction writers alike are steadily progressing to become...

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Colorado bear busts in and finally sort of busts out of a car, providing bearish lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 7, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

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...

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Self-driving cars will eventually be safer than those driven by people, says Chinese search engine giant Baidu

Posted on Nov 7, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Baidu, China’s dominant search engine and artificial intelligence company, has mounted a rigorous defence of autonomous driving, pledging...

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The future of delivery robots

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

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...

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Our autonomous future depends on educating drivers

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The heartbreaking headlines have become all too familiar. “Tesla driver dies in first fatal autonomous car crash in US” “Recent...

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The ardent belief that we need a line in the sand deadline for attaining AI self-driving cars else we’ll never get there

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

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...

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Aurora’s stock listing is a bet on autonomous cars, and on Uber

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Facing technical and financial challenges, Uber Technologies Inc. was under pressure last year to bring on new leadership and investors...

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Teleoperation and the future of safe driving

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

More than a decade ago, the major AV companies made a promise. They claimed that autonomous vehicles would by now be completely...

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Dump truck accident pours liquid asphalt from overpass onto vehicles below, providing lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Asphalt is all around us, that’s for sure. Our highways are typically made of asphalt. Streets are made from asphalt. Parking lots....

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When will we have widespread autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

How far away are autonomous cars? On this episode of “The 5,” recorded on Oct. 21, Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Jason Hall,...

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Why do Tesla fans say they don’t experience drowsiness & distraction on Autopilot?

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

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...

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The world is square

Posted on Oct 31, 2021 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

How we choose to describe something very often constrains how we think about it. For example, placing the adjective “flat” in front of...

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What do SAE automated driving levels mean anyway?

Posted on Oct 27, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Social media hyperbole has combined with somewhat opaque industry standards to create a level of misunderstanding about nascent autonomous...

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Robo-taxis are headed for a street near you

Posted on Oct 27, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

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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