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News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

Looking under the hood: Anticipating the knock-on effects of AVs

Posted on Sep 1, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

As the concept of autonomous vehicles (AVs) has advanced into the mainstream, we’ve all seen more and more articles telling us how AVs...

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Elon Musk’s Neuralinkshowcase spurs mind-copying discussion about AI and self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 1, 2020 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Elon Musk recently presented the latest efforts of Neuralink, a company that he founded in 2016 and which has grand aspirations of...

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When making autonomous vehicles smart and safe, it helps to have the right tools

Posted on Aug 31, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

“Hop in your car—it’s taking you to Starbucks!” That used to sound like a line from a sci-fi movie, but the progress being made towards a...

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The peace dividends of the autonomous vehicle wars

Posted on Aug 30, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

A fascinating concept from recent technology history is what is known as the “peace dividends of the smartphone wars.” The term, first...

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It is nearly unthinkable that ‘I think, therefore I am’ applies to AI, possibly even self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 28, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

You have undoubtedly heard the famous phrase “I think, therefore I am.” Written oftentimes in its Latin form, the saying is known as ergo...

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Self-driving pods and outdoor terminals: How the pandemic could change U.S. airports

Posted on Aug 27, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

The airport experience has long been synonymous with stress: huge arrival areas, frantic security checkpoints, cramped trams shuttling...

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Experts: Don’tleave consumers out of autonomy equation

Posted on Aug 27, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

If you’re confused about the difference between a Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous vehicle, or just how safe an AV is, or even just...

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COMMENT: What will it take to bridge the chasm between L2 and L3/4 autonomy?

Posted on Aug 27, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

The viability of mass-market autonomous vehicles (AVs) hangs in the balance. The global market is expected to decline by more than 3%...

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Self-driving cars learn to read the body language of people on the street

Posted on Aug 26, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

A four-lane street narrows to two to accommodate workers repairing a large pothole. One worker holds a stop sign loosely in his left hand...

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Russell Crowe’s ‘Unhinged’ portrayal would be markedly different once self-driving cars arrive

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

This past weekend the highly anticipated movie “Unhinged” starring actor extraordinaire Russell Crowe opened in U.S. movie theatres. Given...

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Autonomous vehicles could improve policing, public safety, and much more

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

In a world of autonomous vehicles, much of the nation’s policing that is devoted to enforcing traffic safety laws, and the sometimes fatal...

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LiDAR is getting so cheap it’d be madness not to use it in self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

LiDAR, a combination of the words light and radar, is a type of sensor technology that’s popular among some self-driving car companies for...

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Ouster and Xilinx partner to bring cost-effective LiDAR to autonomous vehicles

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

There is a debate in the auto industry on what sensors to use for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) up through fully autonomous...

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The AI ‘intelligence explosion’ might happen this way, including for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Aug 23, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Sometimes you initiate an action and in a domino-like manner it gets going and going, seemingly feeding off itself and rapidly agitating...

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Memory design for autonomous driving systems

Posted on Aug 23, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

While most industry watchers believe we are still perhaps over a decade away from fully autonomous vehicles becoming common in European...

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Full self-driving cars are still a long way off – here’s why

Posted on Aug 22, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A few days ago, the UK Department of Transport announced a consultation on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS). This led to media...

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Autonomous vehicles should benefit those with disabilities, but progress remains slow

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Buses, Cars, Perspective

An MIT report estimates truly autonomous vehicles might not hit the streets for a decade. And when they do, it’s difficult to say whether...

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Aptiv: 100,000+ commercial robotaxi rides in Las Vegas

Posted on Aug 21, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Yesterday, when I wrote about 10 existing and announced robotaxi services, I skipped a notable one that a reader brought to my attention....

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Great ocean explorers, tobacco, Locomation and a good sign for AV progress

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Perspective, Trucks

A previous article “Christopher Columbus And Evaluating Autonomous Vehicles As An Investor” discussed the nature of the Autonomous Vehicle...

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It’s not too early for cities to craft AV regulation

Posted on Aug 20, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

The delivery of goods, public transit and taxis are all use cases for autonomous vehicles being batted around in transportation circles....

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