Self-driving cars could become your neighborhood ice cream truck
As a freezing cold winter begins to descend upon us, your thoughts undoubtedly turn toward a summertime pastime that will be sorely...
Read More‘Nobody knows if driverless vehicles will save lives, but they’re guaranteed to kill jobs’
Lost your job? Suspect the industry that once employed you is dead? ‘Too old’ to retrain, or attend college? Desperate for something –...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars are subject to being towed, just like the rest of us
One of the worst feelings when walking out to your parked car entails seeing a slip of paper and an ominous envelope sitting on the...
Read MoreFrom robotaxis to e-scooters, Covid is changing how people in China commute
The need for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic has boosted demand for “individual traveling devices,” according to Chinese...
Read MoreInside the industry: Will insurers pay if self-driving cars cause crashes?
Until recently, I had few qualms about ranking car insurers alongside estate agents and traffic wardens in the pits of my estimation; they...
Read MoreZipper merging is a frenzied traffic squeeze play on self-driving cars
You are driving along on the highway, minding your own business, when you spy up ahead an indication that your lane is being narrowed out...
Read MoreThe Autonomous: Experts say standards can lift sensor fusion to the next level
Sensor fusion is an essential prerequisite for self-driving cars, and one of the most critical areas in the autonomous vehicle (AV)...
Read MoreTop reasons the investment spigot is reopening for self-driving cars
Some are pointedly asking: What’s going on? Readers have fervently lobbed that question as a result of the most recent spate of...
Read MorePlaying it safe. There is no other way to launch self-driving cars
Over the last several decades, Ford and the rest of the auto industry have spent a vast amount of resources developing robust,...
Read MoreInside the industry: Self-driving tech is beset with difficulties
Perhaps the most complex challenge facing the car industry today is vehicle autonomy, the path to achieving it and the motivations for...
Read MoreXPeng: Set up for the electrification and autonomous driving revolution
To say 2020 has been full to the brim with interesting developments would be underselling the year’s events. Covid-19 has obviously taken...
Read MoreThe role of machine learning in autonomous vehicles
The prospect of a future where we don’t have to drive is very appealing for many. This collective eagerness to see autonomous vehicles on...
Read MoreSelf-driving car legislation will try again next year
Engineers, generally speaking, don’t like surprises, unexplained phenomenon, or any changes after design details have been nailed down....
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? For Tesla’s Full Self Driving, it may be danger
Federal regulators perked up when Tesla last month started letting some customers test new autonomous driving software that it had added...
Read MoreWhy those puddles on the roadway can be startling hazardous for self-driving cars
Have you ever encountered roadway puddles that turned out to be worse than you thought? It is easy to misjudge a puddle and assume that...
Read MoreDespite promises, totally self-driving cars still in the future
Tesla recently made headlines with the beta launch of its Full Self-Driving system. That system comes with a disclaimer saying, “It may do...
Read MoreCOMMENT: How to pivot autonomous drive strategies in the post-pandemic period
The disruption of COVID-19 has had a major impact on many automotive companies. Autonomous drive projects have been particularly hard hit...
Read MoreWhen a tree falls on top of a self-driving car
A popular riddle that has been asked since at least the 1800s is whether a tree that falls in a forest will make a sound if there isn’t...
Read MoreTesla Full Self-Driving Beta appears to detect and avoid road debris in video
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta has impressed with its capacity to navigate city streets, and it now looks like it can also detect and...
Read MoreElon Musk’s next big thing could be using the SpaceX Starlinknetwork to connect Tesla vehicles
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk upended the auto industry when his company launched the fully-electric Model S sedan in 2012. In the eight...
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