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When Self-Driving Cars Don’t Realize They’ve Been In A Car Crash

Posted on Oct 18, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

Have you ever been in a car crash?The odds are that if you’ve been driving for any notable number of years you’ve unfortunately had your...

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Four years ago Elon Musk announced all Tesla cars have the hardware needed for full self-driving, so where is it?

Posted on Oct 17, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

Tesla announced on October 19, 2016, that all cars being produced have Full Self-Driving hardware.Almost four years later, numerous...

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Survey: Trust in Michigan University Autonomous Shuttles Is Up

Posted on Oct 16, 2020 in Buses, News, Perspective

Despite national studies indicating weak public sentiment toward autonomous vehicles, 86% of riders of the University of Michigan’s...

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Uber’s self-driving-car business has fallen behind Waymo and Cruise — here’s why the ride-hail giant might give up on ATG

Posted on Oct 15, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

To former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, mastering self-driving-car technology was a matter of life or death for the ride-hailing...

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The 5 reasons autonomous vehicles are not smartphones on wheels

Posted on Oct 15, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

Software is now one of the main drivers of technological development in the automotive world as cars become much more than a means of...

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We tested OpenPilot, the $1,199 device that adds entry-level autonomy to your car

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

When my wife and I were shopping for a new minivan last year, one of the requirements was to find something a bit more comfortable for...

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Riding in a self-driving car is Waymo relaxing than you might expect

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

Despite what Elon Musk would have you believe, most Americans are still a long way off from experiencing a ride in a truly driverless...

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On the hit-and-maybe-run self-driving car dilemma (akin to ‘The Molly Problem’)

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Please prepare yourself for a driving scenario that we all dread and profusely hope will never occur. Wham, while driving your car, you...

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Electric vehicles creating a roadmap to autonomous vehicles

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation, Technology

With one stroke of the pen Governor Newsom of California has insured a robust outlook for the future of electric vehicles in California....

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Throwing wrenches at autonomous vehicles

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

If you need to quickly figure out whether or not an AV is safe, you might want to throw a wrench at it.  If it doesn’t crash, it’s worthy...

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Waymo Continues Autonomous Trucking Development Push

Posted on Oct 13, 2020 in News, Perspective, Trucks

Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google owner Alphabet Inc., is talking more about its push into autonomous trucking.The company said...

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Hidden factor steering for trouble in latest Elon Musk versus Waymo self-driving cars squabble

Posted on Oct 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

There is an elephant in the room, but it seems as though nobody is noticing it. In the ongoing push toward the fielding of self-driving...

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The real question: When do we ban human drivers?

Posted on Oct 12, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Every year, about twenty million people die or suffer serious horrific (and permanent) injury every year, worldwide. With self-driving...

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Chinese self-driving cars ready to roll abroad

Posted on Oct 12, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Trucks

Chinese startups in the field of self-driving or fully automated vehicles are beefing up their presence in foreign markets. Their move...

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You may not have heard, but the autonomous vehicle has now arrived

Posted on Oct 11, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

No one said it would be easy. Much less that its deployment would be immediate, or that it would be available to everyone around the...

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Self-driving car UX shifting gears from stony silence to avid chitchat

Posted on Oct 9, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

What usually happens today when you get into a ride-sharing car that you requested as a pick-up for your trip to a local store?...

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ST enabling industry on its journey towards autonomous driving

Posted on Oct 9, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

There continues to be a strong acceleration in transitioning to serve new mobility trends, including increasing vehicle electrification,...

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Waymo and TuSimple autonomous trucking leaders on the difficulty of building a highway-safe AI

Posted on Oct 8, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

TuSimple and Waymo are in the lead in the emerging sector of autonomous trucking; TuSimple founder Xiaodi Hou and Waymo trucking head...

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Uber still sees micromobility and AVs in its future, and could push Prop 22 beyond California

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Uber made headlines earlier this year when it offloaded Jump, the shared bike and scooter unit that once appeared to be a critical piece...

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Halloween trick-or-treating in an era of self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Halloween is almost here! Even if this year’s celebrations might be somewhat less extravagant and require added care and precautions,...

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