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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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Silicon Valley is resetting expectations for self-driving cars and settling in for years of more work.

Posted on May 25, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

After years of hype, billions of dollars of investments and promises that people would be commuting to work in self-driving cars by now,...

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Self-driving cars offer chance to re-imagine sound systems

Posted on May 25, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

As auto manufacturers continue developing tomorrow’s self-driving cars, there’s a parallel design process taking shape....

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Op-ed: Alphabet’s Waymo warns that describing vehicles as ‘self-driving’ before they’re ready can lead to unsafe driver behavior

Posted on May 25, 2021 in Perspective

Yesterday’s science fiction is a real transportation option today for a growing segment of the population. I’m referring specifically to...

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Opinion: It’s time for Elon Musk to start telling the truth about autonomous driving

Posted on May 25, 2021 in Perspective

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has shown that he has an influential platform by roiling the cryptocurrency market with his...

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Infusing a dose of human driver skepticism into the AI driving systems of self-driving cars

Posted on May 24, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Are you skeptical about most things? Maybe you are rarely skeptical. In that case, it might be that you take life as it seems to exist and...

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In it for the long haul: Autonomous trucking startup Plus goes public via SPAC

Posted on May 24, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Autonomous trucking startup Plus (formerly known as Plus.ai) is a company I’ve begun to follow closely. While much of the hype...

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The costly pursuit of self-driving cars continues on. And on. And on.

Posted on May 24, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

It was seven years ago when Waymo discovered that spring blossoms made its self-driving cars get twitchy on the brakes. So did soap...

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From driverless cars to robotic warehouses, China looks to automation to solve population issues

Posted on May 24, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

GUANGZHOU, China — Qin Jiahao has been working at Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s logistics operations for around six years. Now a huge...

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Solving big city murder cases and other crimes via AI and self-driving cars

Posted on May 22, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The nationwide murder rate is heading in the wrong direction. It is decidedly on the rise, rather than on the decline....

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Looking ahead to autonomous trucking

Posted on May 22, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Although autonomous trucks are still in their infancy, the continued development and eventual deployment of these vehicles represents a...

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Self-driving cars might never be able to drive themselves

Posted on May 21, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The California Department of Motor Vehicles said this week it’s reviewing whether Tesla is telling people that its cars are self-driving...

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Self-driving cars pose crucial question: Who to blame in a crash

Posted on May 20, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation the industry says it needs...

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Pedestrians said to need ‘reprogramming’ for the benefit of self-driving cars

Posted on May 19, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

When growing up, most children are taught the rather simple but altogether life-saving idea that they should look both ways before...

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There’s money to be made in driverless logistics

Posted on May 17, 2021 in Perspective

When the concept of autonomous driving is raised, most people’s first thought is for the driverless passenger vehicles which will come to...

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