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NHTSA may have to take the wheel on automation

Posted on Jun 7, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

New bills introduced in Congress in the past year would affect automakers by increasing agency oversight and enhancing regulations related...

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Why the dream of truly driverless cars is slowly dying

Posted on Jun 7, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

We were told there’d be fully-autonomous vehicles dominating roadways across the globe by 2018. When that didn’t happen, we were told...

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Self-driving cars could be decades away, no matter what Elon Musk said

Posted on Jun 5, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

In 2015, Elon Musk said self-driving cars that could drive “anywhere” would be here within two or three years....

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The Mars autonomous helicopter named Ingenuity gets confounded by timestamp glitch, providing insightful lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 5, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Have you ever glanced at a snapshot and asked someone when they took that photo? I’m sure that you have. You undoubtedly wanted to place...

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That California woman using her car to thwart a mountain lion and save her beloved dog provides valuable lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 3, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

What would you do? A woman in California heard her beloved pet dog barking frantically outside of her home and wondered what in the heck...

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The success of self-driving vehicles will depend on teleoperation

Posted on Jun 3, 2021 in Perspective

There is a lot of chatter right now about self-driving vehicles, which is understandable, as we stand on the threshold of an entire new...

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How data labeling services empower self-driving industry 2021? — Part3

Posted on Jun 3, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

A few days ago, according to overseas media reports, the German Bundestag passed the draft “automatic driving law”, which was submitted to...

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The long road to automated cars

Posted on Jun 2, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Sergey Brin knows a little about ground-breaking technology. But when the Google co-founder said in 2012 that we could ‘count on one hand’...

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What you should do if you see an AI self-driving car behaving badly

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Humans can be troubling. How so? Consider your daily commute. The odds of coming across a driver that is doing something untoward is...

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Why high definition maps are key to autonomous trucking

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

With relatively constrained, predictable drive paths, trucking presents the nearest-term viable opportunity for autonomous-vehicle, or AV,...

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Simulator supports multiple robotaxis

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

The latest simulator technology from Budapest-based AImotive supports multi-node, multi-client operation to allow multiple autonomous...

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The dream of the truly driverless car is officially dead

Posted on Jun 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Lyft’s quest for driverless cars is over. The company recently announced the sale of its self-driving unit to the auto giant Toyota....

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Autonomous Vehicle Day: IDTechEx discusses autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is 2-3 years away, for real this time

Posted on May 31, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

BOSTON, May 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — “Autonomous cars will be here in 2 years” has been a standard sentence from the...

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New research says human drivers are accelarousal-prone which is especially eye-catching for AI self-driving cars

Posted on May 28, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

I feel the need, the need for speed. We all know that famous line. I feel the need, the need for acceleration. That’s a line that doesn’t...

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Mapping the most important companies in autonomous vehicle tech

Posted on May 28, 2021 in Perspective

Moving closer to operational setups across the world, here is the latest update of the global Autonomous Driving Network, showcasing most...

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The LiDAR range wars – Mine is longer than yours

Posted on May 27, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

The LiDAR wars are heating up. Not surprising since 6 companies have gone public in the past 6 months and become LUnicorns via SPAC...

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What’s the difference between autonomous and electric vehicles?

Posted on May 27, 2021 in Perspective

Currently, apart from sharing a letter in their acronym, the relationship between electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles (AVs) is...

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Apple seeks to bite into self-driving electric vehicle market

Posted on May 26, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The scramble for the $5 trillion car market is afoot. The leaders in self-driving tech and electric mobility will be the winners. Apple...

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Memorial Day traveling is going to be dicey, not so in an era of AI self-driving cars

Posted on May 26, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The Memorial Day weekend is almost here! And it is time for a deserved road trip, a refreshing getaway, a chance to finally stretch your...

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What are the safety and reliability rules for AV makers?

Posted on May 26, 2021 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Autonomous vehicles (AV) are already on the public streets and roads in various U.S. cities. Do regulators — and the public — have reason...

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