Repurposed: the self-driving Linden LEAP shuttle
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, plans for the Linden LEAP autonomous shuttle have changed from transporting people to transporting...
Read MoreHow to make cities ready for autonomous vehicles, and AVs ready for cities
For any disruptive technology, targeted at any market, there must be a ‘killer app’: a concrete use-case with a well-defined ROI to...
Read More‘This is our future’: Fairfax tests region’s first self-driving shuttle for public transit
The Washington region is about to experience self-driving vehicles in public transportation. Fairfax County and Dominion Energy are...
Read MorePandemic will move autonomous vehicle development forward, J.D. Power says
Automotive engineers and large elements of the automotive press are very excited about the idea of production vehicles that can operate...
Read MoreUrban autonomy: The next stage of self-driving
The auto industry is undergoing a major shift, from human-driven cars to autonomous vehicles (AV). Subsequently, the transportation...
Read MoreLILEE Systems launches autonomous rapid transit services in Taiwan
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LILEE Systems announced the launch of self-driving bus operations in Tainan, the...
Read MoreCovid-19 puts autonomous vehicle vision on hold
The joint announcement made by Mobileye and Ford two weeks ago sounded as if they were on the verge of a technological breakthrough....
Read More3 Questions: John Leonard on the future of autonomous vehicles
As part of the MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future’s new series of research briefs, Professor John Leonard teamed with professor of...
Read MorePaving the way for passenger options in autonomous vehicles
In the event a passenger perceives an emergency during a trip in a fully autonomous vehicle, what are the passenger’s options? How can...
Read MoreExploring the three elephants in the autonomous vehicle room
The expression “elephant in the room” refers to an important question that everyone knows about but no one wants to discuss...
Read MoreSt. Petersburg, Fla., officials consider AV shuttle pilot
(TNS) — A driverless shuttle could carry people up and down Bayshore Drive this fall, if city and county officials sign off on it. The...
Read MoreBeep and Local Motors announce strategic partnership to broadly deploy autonomous, electric shuttles
ORLANDO, Fla., July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Beep, a Florida-based autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider and Local Motors...
Read MoreMIT task force predicts fully autonomous vehicles won’t arrive for ‘at least’ 10 years
Two years ago, MIT launched the Task Force on the Work of the Future, an “institute-wide” effort to study the evolution of jobs during...
Read MoreEconomically political solutions for transportation equality involving autonomous vehicles
There are economic and racial inequities in transportation today. There are those who do not have an opportunity to drive to grocery...
Read MoreHow autonomous vehicles could improve mobility for the poor
One of the expected benefits of autonomous vehicles is improving access to transportation for underserved populations....
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles can openup greater economic opportunities for low-income communities, SAFE study finds
Washington, D.C., July 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Autonomous vehicles (AVs) hold significant potential to open up wider economic...
Read MoreHamburg autonomous bus project moves into second phase of trials
Hamburg Electric Autonomous Transportation (HEAT), which commenced trials back in 2019 with the self-driving bus supervised by a...
Read MoreTransdev, LAVTA partner to test shared AV
Transdev and Calif.’s Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority’s (LAVTA) announced non-passenger testing has started on LAVTA’s Shared...
Read MoreSingapore tops Autonomous Vehicle Readiness Index
Singapore has emerged as the country best prepared for the adoption and acceptance of autonomous vehicles (AV), as it ranked first in...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles’ potential to remove discrimination in transportation
The political economy of autonomous vehicles is poised to improve if not radically change the discrimination and racism that is built into...
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