Pages Navigation Menu

News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

The future of self-driving? Maybe less like Elon Musk and more like Domino’s pizza robots

Posted on Jul 10, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

As companies like Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk come to Austin, Texas, the booming city and new tech hub has grown so much it has struggled...

Read More

Semi-autonomous & autonomous driving systems in cars today & tomorrow — from Fiat 500e to Tesla

Posted on Jul 9, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

In our most recent episode of CleanTech Talk, I talked with Chanan Bos, CleanTechnica‘s Director of Digital Media. Last week, I published...

Read More

Hyperdrive Daily: Autonomous-vehicle startups take the money, keep the training wheels

Posted on Jul 9, 2021 in Perspective

Self Driving’s Sentiment Shift Wall Street is abuzz with autonomous-vehicle startups trying to go public. Argo AI, the self-driving...

Read More

Claims that highway dollars won’t boost economic growth are missing something vital, namely AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 9, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Highway dollars. The news is replete with discussions about our national roadway infrastructure. In case you didn’t already know, there...

Read More

Self-driving teams have always strived to measure safety. What if that’s not the hard thing?

Posted on Jul 8, 2021 in Perspective

Since the first dream of self-driving, there has always been a sharp focus (including from myself) on safety. The ability to reduce...

Read More

If McDonald’s is rolling out a customer loyalty program, so should AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 7, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The elephant is entering the room. Yes, in terms of customer loyalty programs, McDonald’s is on the cusp of rolling out a nationwide...

Read More

One small step…

Posted on Jul 6, 2021 in Perspective

Stan Boland, CEO of Five, a leading UK self-driving start-up, talks about the challenges associated with delivering autonomous vehicles....

Read More

Moving autonomous vehicles from R&D to mass production is closer than you think

Posted on Jul 6, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The vision of safe, reliable autonomous vehicle transportation at scale is closer than ever to being realized, says James Peng, CEO at...

Read More

Elon Musk just now realizing that self-driving cars are a ‘hard problem’

Posted on Jul 5, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is finally admitting that he underestimated how difficult it is to develop a safe and reliable self-driving car. To...

Read More

AI in motion: Three guardrails for effective implementation in transportation (and beyond)

Posted on Jul 5, 2021 in Perspective

Imagine a world where there are no cars parked on the side of the road or distracted drivers cutting you off at the intersection; a world...

Read More

Viral TikTok hack about cleverly parking between the lines is volatile fodder for human drivers and for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 5, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Are you a middle parker or a sideline-hugging parker? This is going to be a vital question for you, which you’ll grasp more unambiguously...

Read More

The lessons we learn from self-driving will drive our robotics future

Posted on Jul 4, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Robotics is entering an exponential growth phase. There are increasingly new and diverse applications for robots, both the inspiring and...

Read More

Can Tesla really do without radar for full self-driving?

Posted on Jul 3, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Just over a month ago, Tesla caused a stir by announcing that it was dropping the use of radar for its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving...

Read More

Rating the Fast and Furious movies hottest vehicles and gazing into the future toward an era of AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jul 2, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Fast cars. Furious cars. A potent and volatile mixture is seemingly created by combining the two into being both fast and furious. Maybe a...

Read More

Analysis: self-driving trucks will force consolidation of trucking market

Posted on Jul 1, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Several of the nation’s largest fleets are investing in self-driving trucks. Ordering the trucks from a major original equipment...

Read More

Why self-driving car companies need to focus on safety to succeed

Posted on Jul 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

When it comes to the autonomous automotive industry, consolidation is increasingly becoming the name of the game. As investors, consumers...

Read More

Teleoperation over LTE is easy, right? Not quite.

Posted on Jul 1, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

What is stopping you As humans, the sense we rely on the most is sight. Of any sense impairment, blindness is considered the most...

Read More

Pittsburgh’s Locomation puts a convoy twist on autonomous trucking

Posted on Jun 30, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

The Pittsburgh Strip District, once home to Industrial Age giants Alcoa, Heinz, U.S. Steel and Westinghouse, has evolved over the past...

Read More

Lip-reading by AI self-driving cars is either alarming or ingenious

Posted on Jun 30, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Spy movies used to include a pivotal moment involving a secret agent that would surreptitiously read the lips of someone seated at a table...

Read More

Thermal cameras are the new eyes for automated driving features

Posted on Jun 30, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

New imaging technology is designed to address a dangerous blind spot when it comes to today’s assisted driving systems: they...

Read More

Would you like to receive regular updates on new links?

Your Email