New products for pedestrian `see me’ wearable safety gear being spurred by self-driving cars
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...
Read MoreRobo-drivers: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Robots drivers, we’re told, could reduce traffic deaths. That might be possible someday. But it is highly implausible that switching...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars and those brazen dogs that love to chase after passing cars
Dogs relish chasing after all kinds of objects such as weathered tennis balls and worn-out frisbees. Unfortunately, dogs also delight in...
Read MoreLidar may be harmful to people & cameras
Jim Park at Truckinginfo.com wrote an interesting story questioning the safety of lidar systems. Some types of lidar could potentially...
Read MoreAutonomy’s elephant in the room: Who’s liable when a self-driving truck causes a crash?
Advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) have been widely adopted by motor carriers for collision mitigation, automatic cruise control, lane...
Read MoreA federal agency warns Tesla tests unfinished driverless tech on its users
A federal agency is calling for tougher requirements on testing autonomous driving, and the proposed changes could eventually force Tesla...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars to be especially welcomed in “Zoom Towns”
There is a lot of movement toward so-called Zoom Towns. By movement, I mean relocating to....
Read MoreHow to create a faster path to autonomous roadways
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,...
Read MoreFMCSA Chief: Autonomous trucks mean ‘real and broad impacts on people’s livelihoods’
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration isn’t sure when autonomous commercial trucks are coming, but its researchers are busily...
Read MoreApple tilts to iPhone playbook for car as automaker talks stall
(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. has a tried-and-true approach to launching new products: The company designs in-house, sources its own...
Read MoreWhy self-driving cars are designed to look like overgrown toys
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...
Read MoreResearching how autonomous should work for the cognitively-impaired
We all imagine the happy path. Simple instructions. An autonomous vehicle that arrives upon request, drives itself from our doorstep to...
Read MoreUsing the cloud to bootstrap your autonomous vehicles startup
Startups in the Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) realm are still hot. Sure, there is an ebb-and-flow at times, including that self-driving cars...
Read MoreWhy you shouldn’t expect Tesla’s ‘Full Self Driving’ to come out of beta any time soon
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...
Read MoreSAE’s vehicle automation classification system is bunk — it’s time for a fresh start
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)...
Read MoreHow Honda’s level 3 self-driving technology works
TOKYO — Honda unveiled a limited batch of its flagship Legend sedan with Level 3 self-driving capabilities, becoming the...
Read MoreThose self-driving cars in San Francisco and the Victorian house that rolled down the middle of the street
Sometimes, you can be quite surprised by what you might see on the sunny streets of San Francisco. For example, this proverbial City by...
Read MoreYour self-driving car still isn’t ready. Smarter roads might change that
Washington, DC (CNN) – Jaime Waydo spent years building self-driving cars at Waymo, and was quick to praise their abilities. The...
Read MoreTesla Full Self-Driving Beta vs Waymo driverless taxi: Real-world test
We’ve read, watched, and shared many articles and videos about the future of self-driving cars. Most often, the coverage revolves...
Read MoreWhat full autonomy means for the Waymo Driver
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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