Why self-driving cars might never become a commodity
Studies from the American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that human error (e.g., misjudgment, speeding,...
Read MoreFord’s slumping sales buoyed by autonomous vehicle investment
Washington, DC (CNN Business)Ford reported Thursday that its revenues fell 50% in the second quarter, but it posted a profit due to...
Read MoreBMW patents joystick to replace steering wheel in autonomous cars
The road to the autonomous driving future is certainly not going to be easy. Some car makers are even starting to doubt we’ll ever get...
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 MoreElon Musk says Tesla doesn’t want to crush rivals, and the company is open to licensing its self-driving software and battery technology
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric automaker is considering getting into the business of lending software and supplying hardware to its...
Read MoreDemand for autonomous delivery robots rises as pandemic continues
From Michigan to Tokyo, the coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge in demand for contactless delivery robots....
Read MoreAI ethicists clash over real-world aptness of the controversial trolley problem, but for self-driving cars it is the real deal
One of the most controversial topics embroiling AI Ethics is the infamous Trolley Problem. Let’s unpack the matter and see what we 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 MoreWhy the complete version of Tesla Full Self-Driving will take longer than Elon Musk says it will
During Tesla’s 2019 Autonomy Day, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is expected to have one million vehicles on the road by the end of...
Read MoreWhy Elon Musk’s autonomous driving ideas don’t worry insurers
Five years ago, the impact of technology on auto insurers was thought to be straightforward: Self-driving cars were coming soon, and they...
Read MoreSelf-healing software for driverless cars
Researchers in Austria are testing out self-healing technology that corrects the internal errors of software used for driverless cars....
Read MoreOur Neanderthal DNA might get triggered by AI, initially set off by self-driving cars
Scientists are scouring human DNA to try and see if there might be any predispositions toward COVID-19 vulnerability. This search for...
Read MoreIndustry survey finds >57% of auto tech leaders expect COVID-19 to increase consolidation; >85% predict lasting impact on shared mobility
A global survey of more than survey found that more than 120 auto tech leaders by Informa Tech Automotive Group found that 57% expect that...
Read MoreElon Musk on Tesla self-driving: ‘I can almost go from my house to work with no intervention’
Elon Musk said that he is testing Tesla’s latest alpha built of its self-driving system and claim that he can “almost” go from his house...
Read MoreWaymo, Fiat Chrysler expand autonomous vehicle partnership
DETROIT (Reuters) – Self-driving car company Waymo LLC and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) are expanding their autonomous...
Read MoreFord partners with Mobileye on self-driving tech. What does that mean for Argo.AI?
Ford made a $1 billion investment in Argo.AI three years ago. Ford has also partnered with Volkswagen to jointly develop the Argo.AI...
Read MoreAirplane makes emergency landing on busy highway, perplexing for self-driving cars
Watch out, is it a bird, is it a plane, or is it superman? Turns out, it was a plane. A news report and an accompanying video clip...
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 MoreHow NASA built a self-driving car for its next Mars mission
LATER THIS MONTH, NASA is expected to launch its latest Mars rover, Perseverance, on a first-of-its-kind mission to the Red Planet. Its...
Read MoreSelf-driving industry takes to the highway after robotaxi failure
When Sebastian Thrun was starting Google’s self-driving car project in 2009, commercialising the technology was not on anyone’s mind. “We...
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