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New products for pedestrian `see me’ wearable safety gear being spurred by self-driving cars

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Pedestrians have a tough life. When trying to cross the street, ostensibly you’re taking your life into your hands as you dare to go in...

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Robo-drivers: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 in Perspective

Robots drivers, we’re told, could reduce traffic deaths. That might be possible someday. But it is highly implausible that switching...

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Self-driving cars and those brazen dogs that love to chase after passing cars

Posted on Mar 14, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Dogs relish chasing after all kinds of objects such as weathered tennis balls and worn-out frisbees. Unfortunately, dogs also delight in...

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Lidar may be harmful to people & cameras

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Jim Park at Truckinginfo.com wrote an interesting story questioning the safety of lidar systems. Some types of lidar could potentially...

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Autonomy’s elephant in the room: Who’s liable when a self-driving truck causes a crash?

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) have been widely adopted by motor carriers for collision mitigation, automatic cruise control, lane...

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A federal agency warns Tesla tests unfinished driverless tech on its users

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

A federal agency is calling for tougher requirements on testing autonomous driving, and the proposed changes could eventually force Tesla...

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Self-driving cars to be especially welcomed in “Zoom Towns”

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

There is a lot of movement toward so-called Zoom Towns. By movement, I mean relocating to....

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How to create a faster path to autonomous roadways

Posted on Mar 12, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective

The dream of autonomous vehicles navigating through cities is no longer a far-distant future. In fact, it’s thought that as soon as 2030,...

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FMCSA Chief: Autonomous trucks mean ‘real and broad impacts on people’s livelihoods’

Posted on Mar 11, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration isn’t sure when autonomous commercial trucks are coming, but its researchers are busily...

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Apple tilts to iPhone playbook for car as automaker talks stall

Posted on Mar 10, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. has a tried-and-true approach to launching new products: The company designs in-house, sources its own...

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Why self-driving cars are designed to look like overgrown toys

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 in Perspective

Electric driverless cars are not just coming, folks. They’re here. Lyft passengers in Las Vegas can already hail a self-driving taxi. It’s...

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Researching how autonomous should work for the cognitively-impaired

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 in Perspective

We all imagine the happy path. Simple instructions. An autonomous vehicle that arrives upon request, drives itself from our doorstep to...

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Using the cloud to bootstrap your autonomous vehicles startup

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 in Perspective

Startups in the Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) realm are still hot. Sure, there is an ebb-and-flow at times, including that self-driving cars...

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Why you shouldn’t expect Tesla’s ‘Full Self Driving’ to come out of beta any time soon

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Tesla’s recent decision to open its Full Self Driving (FSD) beta to new owners has created quite a splash in both the automobile and...

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SAE’s vehicle automation classification system is bunk — it’s time for a fresh start

Posted on Mar 8, 2021 in Perspective

I didn’t want to have to do this, but we need to talk. The levels of automation thought up by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)...

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How Honda’s level 3 self-driving technology works

Posted on Mar 6, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

TOKYO — Honda unveiled a limited batch of its flagship Legend sedan with Level 3 self-driving capabilities, becoming the...

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Those self-driving cars in San Francisco and the Victorian house that rolled down the middle of the street

Posted on Mar 6, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Sometimes, you can be quite surprised by what you might see on the sunny streets of San Francisco. For example, this proverbial City by...

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Your self-driving car still isn’t ready. Smarter roads might change that

Posted on Mar 5, 2021 in Infrastructure, Perspective

Washington, DC (CNN) – Jaime Waydo spent years building self-driving cars at Waymo, and was quick to praise their abilities. The...

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Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta vs Waymo driverless taxi: Real-world test

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

We’ve read, watched, and shared many articles and videos about the future of self-driving cars. Most often, the coverage revolves...

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What full autonomy means for the Waymo Driver

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

In January, Waymo posted a tweet breaking down what “autonomy” means for the Waymo Driver, which is how the company refers to its...

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