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Bumpy road as ageing Japan bets on self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 16, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

With an ageing population in need of transport, Japan is betting on autonomous cars, but an accident involving a self-driving showcase at...

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Will Tesla’s FSD ever match this extraordinary robotaxi in China?

Posted on Sep 16, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

We don’t know about you, but when we watch a video of a beta tester driving a Tesla with Full Self-Driving Beta technology,...

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Tesla Full Self-Driving v10 is not ‘mind-blowing,’ but it shows progress

Posted on Sep 14, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

After the first few demos of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta v10 software came out, it is becoming clear that it is not “mind-blowing,”...

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Those escaped zebras roaming fancy-free in Maryland provide eye-opening insights for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 14, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Get ready for some especially sweet irony. First, some needed background. There is a famous saying in the medical field that makes...

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How do autonomous vehicles “see” the world with position sensing?

Posted on Sep 13, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Everybody knows about GPS, which is an acronym for the Global Positioning System, America’s satellite navigation system. Together with its...

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After seven years, an Apple car is still on the horizon

Posted on Sep 12, 2021 in News, Perspective

Minutes after the news broke this week that Doug Field, the former Tesla executive who led Apple’s car project, was defecting to Ford, the...

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‘Next big step’: Autonomous vehicles will ‘revolutionise’ car insurance liability industry

Posted on Sep 11, 2021 in Perspective

Self-driving cars are a relatively recent phenomenon within motoring, with Tesla leading the charge with their ‘Autopilot’ system. In the...

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Germany embraces robocars as New York rules draw industry ire

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Pat Gelsinger, the Intel CEO, got up on stage at the Munich auto show this week and crowed about a new German law regulating autonomous...

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That viral video of the young deer that did a smackdown of a hawk that was attacking a rabbit provides intrepid insights for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A recent viral video caused a lot of head-scratching and rapt wonderment. It provides a breathtaking story, entirely seen visually and...

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Audi discusses social aspect of autonomous driving with experts at the IAA

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 in News, Perspective

The steering wheel retracts as if by magic, the driver’s seat slides into a comfortable position, and the car keeps on driving by itself....

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Cruise looks to the skies as it readies robotaxi service

Posted on Sep 8, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Cruise, the autonomous driving company backed by General Motors, is looking beyond the auto and tech industries as it designs a robotic...

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AI self-driving cars and the looming aggregated statistical Trolley dilemma

Posted on Sep 8, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Think about all of those moment-to-moment rapid decisions that you make while driving a car. Go ahead, do a slow-motion post-driving...

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Self-driving cars are here and the leaders may surprise you

Posted on Sep 7, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving technology has been advancing quickly over the last decade, and there are now a handful of companies operating fully...

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Volkswagen CEO: smart cars, not e-cars, are ‘gamechanger’

Posted on Sep 6, 2021 in News, Perspective

MUNICH, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) head Herbert Diess on Sunday said autonomous cars, not electric vehicles, were the...

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Could that dreaded highway hypnosis that puts human drivers into a trance befall AI self-driving cars?

Posted on Sep 6, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

You are driving along on a lengthy stretch of an open highway. Gloriously, you seem to have the roadway entirely to yourself. For miles on...

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Self-driving cars doing the tango with those heroic school crossing guards

Posted on Sep 3, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A video went viral that showcased a school crossing guard heroically saving a child from crossing into the path of an oncoming car....

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This is what happens when you honk your horn at an AI self-driving car

Posted on Sep 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Horn honking. We’ve all done it. Some more so than others. It used to be that honking a car horn was quite customary and an expected...

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Walmart presses its distribution legacy to lead in automated delivery

Posted on Aug 31, 2021 in Perspective

While the headlines in automated vehicles continue to revolve around automakers and digital-tech companies pushing the envelope to get to...

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14 tech experts predict exciting future features of driverless cars

Posted on Aug 31, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Driverless cars may be in their infancy, but they’re certainly generating a lot of interest. Most major car companies, as well as several...

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Qualms about touting those neophyte testimonials by first-time riders in AI self-driving car tryouts

Posted on Aug 29, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A smooth ride. Enjoyed taking a short nap while getting a lift to the grocery. Those comments might seem like everyday remarks by someone...

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