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Could buying a driverless car in the future mean selecting its ethical values too?

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Shopping for a new car today largely involves selecting the physical characteristics of the vehicle, from its color and trim to its engine...

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Burger King Whopper of a freeway stunt inspires self-driving car on-the-go possibilities

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Traffic on Los Angeles freeways is notorious for being stop-and-go, often trapping drivers in sluggish or at times an unmoving endless...

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UK Space Agency and O2 partner on high-speed autonomous car network

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, News

The UK Space Agency has joined forces with O2 to develop high-speed data connections to ensure future driverless can maintain network...

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Driverless delivery gathers speed: 5 stocks on the radar

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

As the buzz around driverless vehicles continues to snowball, various industries are leveraging the concept to upgrade their business and...

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Panasonic to build smart roadways for connected cars in Utah

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

One day, our highways will be a lot safer than they are today. And Panasonic wants to help make that happen. The company today announced...

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Apple buys self-driving startup Drive.ai just days before it would have died

Posted on Jun 25, 2019 in Cars, News

Drive.ai, a self-driving startup that was once valued at $200 million, was supposedly closing its doors and laying off all its staff — but...

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It’s easier to trust automated vehicles when we know what they plan to do ahead of time

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

When it comes to automated vehicles, humans continue to have difficulty trusting that the cars will make the right driving decisions to...

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New Zealand’s first 5G connected self-driving smart shuttle unveiled

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Cars, News

New Zealand’s first self-driving smart shuttle has been unveiled in Christchurch. The fully electric smart shuttle is like a mini...

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The self-driving car is a surveillance tool

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Cars, Technology

Most drivers today can still remember when GPS was provided by a portable device plugged into the car’s cigarette lighter and mounted on...

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How to build a self-driving car: Forget about the car

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Trucks

It is a foregone conclusion that the future belongs to self-driving cars. Now, Automakers around the world are faced with the question:...

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Tesla Model 3’s Autopilot technology can be hacked to control the car externally, claims an Israeli startup

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Ever thought about losing your car’s control in the mid of the highway to some hacker? Well, that is not a subject of some science...

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Ford-VW could rank among AV leaders

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Cars, News

A potential autonomous-vehicle partnership between Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen Group would cement the pair as leaders and validate...

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Reducing motion sickness and improving passenger experience in a CAV future

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Perspective, Technology, Trucks

Research from Cranfield University has determined a formula that can reduce the effects of motion sickness while in an autonomous vehicle....

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Argo AI will spend $15 million to form a self-driving car research center

Posted on Jun 24, 2019 in Cars, Infrastructure, News

The founders of Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford, are giving back to their alma mater to the tune of a $15 million...

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A Tesla ‘Truckla’, robotic pizza delivery, and more car news this week

Posted on Jun 23, 2019 in Cars, News

OVER HERE AT WIRED Transportation, we often talk to and write about people doing big, ambitious things—changing how their local...

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Tesla self-driving computer … Bob Lutz praise for Tesla Model 3 … Norway EV disruption — #CleanTechnica top 20

Posted on Jun 23, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

It’s time for us to share our 20 most popular articles of last week. This time around, I’ll just briefly throw down a list of my 13...

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Names of automated-driving systems mislead motorists

Posted on Jun 23, 2019 in Cars, Perspective

Automakers including Tesla Inc. are stoking confusion among motorists by choosing names for their automated-driving systems that wrongly...

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Pairing self-driving cars with autonomous drones for faster fast food delivery

Posted on Jun 21, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective

Look in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it is an autonomous drone. Not just any autonomous drone, but one carrying a freshly...

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Russia’s Yandex plans bold step for self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 21, 2019 in Cars, News

Just as expectations for driverless vehicle deployments have tempered across the industry, Russian company Yandex is pressing down on the...

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New studies highlight driver confusion about automated systems

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Buses, Cars, Knowledge Center, Reports, Technology, Trucks

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, June 20, 2019 Vehicles are getting increasingly sophisticated, with more and more of them able to...

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