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Design insights: Testing the autonomous vehicle; identifying autonomous driving benefits

Posted on Jul 27, 2021 in Perspective

The impetus toward autonomous driving has endless possibilities…and even more possible potholes. Evaluating the scenarios of everyday...

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Who’s set to win Big Tech’s ‘insanely hot’ race to self-driving trucks?

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Self-driving trucks have threatened to upend the freight industry for years, but a new report on the pace of patents within the tech...

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Getting banned from riding in AI self-driving cars for the rest of your entire life

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

People keep getting banned for doing the darndest and seemingly dumbest of acts. Oftentimes getting banned for the rest of their entire...

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3 companies moving forward with robotaxis as Tesla delays

Posted on Jul 26, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and the company’s investors have high hopes for so-called “robotaxis,” self-driving vehicles that...

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Trucks move past cars on the road to autonomy

Posted on Jul 25, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

IN 2016, THREE veterans of the still young autonomous vehicle industry formed Aurora, a startup focused on developing self-driving cars....

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Tesla Full Self-Driving explained: Its capabilities, cost and puzzling over-promise

Posted on Jul 23, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Perhaps the most overly optimistic technology in all of the auto industry is Tesla’s Full Self-Driving package. No car for sale to...

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That video of a young man pushing up a manhole cover and getting knocked down into the void by a passing vehicle provides stout lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 23, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Have you been asked about manhole covers in any of your recent high-tech company job interviews? Probably you have. Yes, oddly enough,...

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Tesla’s ‘Full Self Driving’ push is okay in California—because it’s not real self-driving

Posted on Jul 22, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

If a car company tells people they can sign up to add a feature to their vehicle dubbed “full self driving” it’s reasonable to expect...

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Semi-autonomous vehicles: the short-term solution to restart ride-sharing innovation

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 in Perspective

Ride-share companies took a massive hit during the pandemic, with decreased ridership across the board. Research published in January 2021...

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When AI self-driving cars sue due to dangerous roadway conditions

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

You are driving along on a highway and enjoying the open road. Up ahead, a curve is coming. You are currently zipping along at the topmost...

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A friendly regulatory landscape often paves the way for AVs

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The regulatory landscape can play an outsized role in determining where autonomous vehicle projects land. As the nascent industry seeks to...

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What’s the latest on AV regulation?

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

A year ago, the lack of autonomous vehicle (AV) standards was notable. The last six months or so have seen a trickle of activity in AV...

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Robotaxis: have Google and Amazon backed the wrong technology?

Posted on Jul 18, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Since Google launched its self-driving car project in 2009, the biggest challenge has been one of technology: can it be safe enough to...

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Adorable kitten hiding under an AI self-driving car provides bright-eyed pearls of wisdom

Posted on Jul 17, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Something adorable could have been a heap of unpleasant trouble. A kitten had decided to hide underneath a parked AI self-driving car....

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Trucks are winning automation race

Posted on Jul 16, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Britain and America may be two nations divided by a common language, but they face the same problem: a shortage of lorry drivers and truck...

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Sense Photonics sees flash LiDAR as best path to full self-driving tech

Posted on Jul 16, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Sense Photonics is on a mission to make LiDAR, the core of self-driving technology, more affordable and less obtrusive. And it is...

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Experts: Fleets, public transit would benefit from AV tech

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Perspective

Introducing autonomous vehicle (AV) technology into fleet vehicles and public transit could increase safety, efficiency and equity, say...

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Culture eats AI self-driving cars for lunch

Posted on Jul 15, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

As many headlines will ostensibly tell you, culture is apparently quite hungry and always eating someone’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner....

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Existing auto insurance system well-positioned to handle autonomous vehicle claims: Travelers Canada exec

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 in Finance, Perspective

Canada’s existing auto insurance structure is well-positioned to resolve claims and provide fair and timely compensation to accident...

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How Germany hopes to get the edge in driverless technology

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

FRANKFURT — In Hamburg, a fleet of electric Volkswagen vans owned by a ride-hailing service roams the streets picking up and dropping off...

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