How 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 MoreNvidia’s self-driving vehicle approach — from Tesla to DHL to Mercedes
I dove into Waymo’s automotive partnerships and Mobile’s automotive partnerships this week, and I wanted to do the same with Nvidia....
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 MoreFMCW LIDAR by Scantinel: Game changer for autonomous driving
LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is considered to be the key technology for self-propelled vehicles. Frequency Modulated Continuous...
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...
Read MoreTransportation official: Los Angeles is using driverless technology to improve pedestrian safety
Pedestrian safety sits at the forefront of planning for the adoption of autonomous vehicles in Los Angeles, the city’s general...
Read MoreExpert: Policy for autonomous vehicle industry is “like the Wild West”
A lack of federal policy has hampered the autonomous car industry’s transparency with communities where the vehicles are tested,...
Read MoreGerman 3D mapping company Atlatec is so confident, competitors can access its data
A small German tech company sent a briefcase-sized box to a college student with the instructions to mount it on top of his car and drive...
Read MoreMobileye’s partnerships with BMW, Ford, NIO, Nissan, Volkswagen, & WILLER
Following up on my article about Waymo’s automotive connections, here’s a piece briefly diving into who Mobileye/Intel has automotive...
Read MoreWaymo has partnerships with Fiat Chrysler, Volvo, Jaguar, Magna, &maybe Honda
There’s a race to full self-driving vehicles, and along the way also a competition for who has the best driver-assist systems. The latter...
Read MoreFive reasons why your driverless car hasn’t arrived yet
Driverless technology has advanced more in the past five years than the previous 50. It’s true that we’ve never been closer to a...
Read MoreAn autonomous vehicle is a new medium
“You can have many views of what a computer is. My particular view is that a computer is a new medium. (…) A computer will be in the...
Read MoreMaybe Baby Yoda ought to be adorned on the hood of every self-driving car
Baby Yoda has taken the world by storm. Headlines have blared that resistance is futile when trying to defy the mind-force allure of Baby...
Read MoreThese Chinese autonomous vehicle start-ups are keeping their eye on the driverless road
In the auto industry, the dream of high-level automation free from human intervention is as strong as ever. The concept dates back eight...
Read MoreDriverless cars gain speed, despite global slowdown
Automakers Volkswagen, Ford, and General Motors are betting billions that autonomous driving will get us moving again....
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