AI as being truthful or a liar, including while at the wheel of self-driving cars
Will AI lie to you? Sure, why not. Most people assume that AI is dispassionate, unbiased, objective rather than subjective, and...
Read MoreWhere are we with public sentiment on autonomous vehicles?
There is a political and economic value to the sentiment of the everyday transportation user. Does the transportation that I have...
Read More10 robotaxi services — existing & planned
I cover self-driving vehicles and robotaxis quite frequently as part of this job. In fact, I think we were using the term “robotaxi”...
Read MoreThe moral & ethical considerations of self-driving vehicles
A few days ago, my esteemed colleague Maarten Vinkhuyzen posted an excellent article on self-driving systems that explores the difference...
Read MoreCOMMENT: How to get consumers ready for autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are the future of the automotive industry, with car companies from Tesla to Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen developing...
Read MoreCao Cao and DeepRoute form autonomous driving partnership; Level 4 robo-taxi service
DeepRoute, an international self-driving vehicle technology provider, and Cao Cao Mobility, a strategically invested business of Geely...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could be allowed on UK motorways next year
Motorists could be allowed to let their cars drive themselves on motorways, using automated technology, as early as next year, under...
Read MoreChandler named to council for autonomous vehicle group; city official to appear in virtual panel
The city of Chandler was named to the Public Sector Advisory Council with the Partners for Automated Vehicle Education, according to a...
Read MoreConnected cars: First step toward autonomous driving
Autonomous vehicle technology is expected to greatly impact connected cars, as much more data will come from an AV, and much more data and...
Read MoreWhy excessive AI politeness could be oddly inconsiderate, implications too for self-driving cars
Does it seem to you that civility and politeness are on the wane? Many would surely agree that politeness appears to have been placed on...
Read MoreAutoX launches its RoboTaxi service in Shanghai, competing with Didi’s pilot program
Autonomous vehicle startupAutoX announced the public launch of of its self-driving taxi service in Shanghai today. Called simply RoboTaxi,...
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 MoreDrive-in theaters are coming back, but self-driving cars could be an outdoor movie spoilsport
One of the “new normal” predictions is that indoor movie theatre going will tend to gravitate toward attending outdoor drive-ins. That is...
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 MoreMental wayfinding has unexpected AI importance, including for self-driving cars
Do you know where you are right now The odds are that you do. I don’t mean that you perhaps know that you are at a particular street...
Read MoreCadillac will charge a subscription fee for Super Cruise, its answer to Tesla’s Autopilot, after the trial period ends
Super Cruise — General Motors’s answer to Tesla’s Autopilot — launched in late 2017 on the 2018 Cadillac CT6 sedan. It’s...
Read MoreBaidu Apollo Robotaxi deployed in Changsha offers “considerate” riding experience
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese Internet giant Baidu recently invited a number of reporters from international media outlets to have test rides...
Read MoreHow self-driving cars will reverse a 10,000 year trend
GöbekliTepe in Anatolia, Turkey is the world’s oldest known human settlement. At 11,500 years old, its founding marked the beginning of...
Read MoreThe ‘Pod Up’ trend when applied to sharing self-driving cars might offer gainful income and achieve mobility for all
There is a trend called “Pod Up” that is taking place these days. Generally, the idea is to form small groups that share in some task or...
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