Design insights: Testing the autonomous vehicle; identifying autonomous driving benefits
The impetus toward autonomous driving has endless possibilities…and even more possible potholes. Evaluating the scenarios of everyday...
Read MoreWho’s set to win Big Tech’s ‘insanely hot’ race to self-driving 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...
Read MoreGetting banned from riding in AI self-driving cars for the rest of your entire life
People keep getting banned for doing the darndest and seemingly dumbest of acts. Oftentimes getting banned for the rest of their entire...
Read More3 companies moving forward with robotaxis as Tesla delays
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and the company’s investors have high hopes for so-called “robotaxis,” self-driving vehicles that...
Read MoreTrucks move past cars on the road to autonomy
IN 2016, THREE veterans of the still young autonomous vehicle industry formed Aurora, a startup focused on developing self-driving cars....
Read MoreTesla Full Self-Driving explained: Its capabilities, cost and puzzling over-promise
Perhaps the most overly optimistic technology in all of the auto industry is Tesla’s Full Self-Driving package. No car for sale to...
Read MoreThat 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
Have you been asked about manhole covers in any of your recent high-tech company job interviews? Probably you have. Yes, oddly enough,...
Read MoreTesla’s ‘Full Self Driving’ push is okay in California—because it’s not real self-driving
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...
Read MoreSemi-autonomous vehicles: the short-term solution to restart ride-sharing innovation
Ride-share companies took a massive hit during the pandemic, with decreased ridership across the board. Research published in January 2021...
Read MoreWhen AI self-driving cars sue due to dangerous roadway conditions
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...
Read MoreA friendly regulatory landscape often paves the way for AVs
The regulatory landscape can play an outsized role in determining where autonomous vehicle projects land. As the nascent industry seeks to...
Read MoreWhat’s the latest on AV 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...
Read MoreRobotaxis: have Google and Amazon backed the wrong 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...
Read MoreAdorable kitten hiding under an AI self-driving car provides bright-eyed pearls of wisdom
Something adorable could have been a heap of unpleasant trouble. A kitten had decided to hide underneath a parked AI self-driving car....
Read MoreTrucks are winning automation race
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...
Read MoreSense Photonics sees flash LiDAR as best path to full self-driving tech
Sense Photonics is on a mission to make LiDAR, the core of self-driving technology, more affordable and less obtrusive. And it is...
Read MoreExperts: Fleets, public transit would benefit from AV tech
Introducing autonomous vehicle (AV) technology into fleet vehicles and public transit could increase safety, efficiency and equity, say...
Read MoreCulture eats AI self-driving cars for lunch
As many headlines will ostensibly tell you, culture is apparently quite hungry and always eating someone’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner....
Read MoreExisting auto insurance system well-positioned to handle autonomous vehicle claims: Travelers Canada exec
Canada’s existing auto insurance structure is well-positioned to resolve claims and provide fair and timely compensation to accident...
Read MoreHow Germany hopes to get the edge in driverless technology
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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