CEO of Ford-backed Argo: Self-driving taxis won’t be purely electric for a while
It’s widely assumed that future autonomous vehicles will be purely electric. However, the CEO of Argo AI, the self-driving company...
Read MoreThe new bipartisan AV bill is a good start, but it’s missing ADAS urgency
In “Draft of bipartisan driverless car bill offered by House panel,” Jessica Wehrman from Roll Call reports on a new draft of an AV Bill...
Read MoreThis tweet reminded me that driverless cars can still blow our minds
I saw a tweet today that jolted me out of my self-imposed cynical journalist mindset as it relates to self-driving cars. It was a short...
Read MoreHere’s why the AI at the wheel of a self-driving car might be male, female, gender-fluid, or gender-neutral
Do you think that men are better drivers than women, or do you believe that women are better drivers than men? Seems like most of us have...
Read MoreDo Progressive and Geico need to think like hurricane insurers when it comes to self-driving cars?
The current state of the $200 billion automobile insurance industry consists predominantly of sales to the consumer, either directly or...
Read MoreThe next decade of autonomous vehicles: Who, what, when, where and why?
“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next 10.” –...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles should start small, go slow
Many young urbanites don’t want to own a car, and unlike earlier generations, they don’t have to rely on mass transit. Instead they treat...
Read MoreThose slain Florida dolphins were inadvertently undermined by friendly humans, providing harsh lessons for AI self-driving cars
Recent news reports indicate that several dolphins in the waters of Florida have been killed by some kind of sharp objects or possibly...
Read MoreLexus boss outlines autonomous, electric plans
Koji Sato became head of Lexus in January after spending the last four years as the Toyota premium brand’s chief engineer, a title...
Read MoreAltruistic hopes for AI self-driving car firms to share their proprietary tech is a starry-eyed dream
Can’t we all work together? This question is often brought up at conferences on AI self-driving cars. Why so?...
Read MoreVideo of Uber driver on wild chase that “kidnapped” date-night couple provides vital lessons for AI self-driving cars
Did you happen to watch or hear about one of this week’s most harrowing escapades involving an Uber driver that went out of his mind?...
Read MoreJeff Gordon on the future of NASCAR, autonomous cars and the C8 Corvette
This year marks NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon’s fifth year after retiring from the sport and becoming a commentator, and his first year...
Read MoreHypodermic needles left in self-driving cars is an ominous harbinger of what’s to come
Recent news indicates that some workers at a prominent self-driving car company reported that they’ve found leftover hypodermic needles...
Read MoreThe self driving and sharing economy: How regulation may drive the transportation revolution in 2020 and beyond
The year 2020 may be the one that redefines your ride. Less than a decade ago, typing the words Uber or Lyft into an internet search or...
Read MoreIs it time to curb our enthusiasm for autonomous driving?
It wasn’t that long ago that some people within the automotive industry were claiming that fully autonomous cars would be on the road by...
Read MoreAre autonomous vehicles still a utopian dream?
An autonomous car in Arizona was involved in a fatal crash. Permits for pilot projects in the autonomous vehicle (AV) space have been...
Read MoreFriendships are faltering but there’s hope that AI self-driving cars might cause a friendship uplift
Friendships. It’s an easy word to say, but a much harder word to put into practice. Sadly, friendships right now are waning and becoming...
Read MoreThose three clever dogs trained to drive a car provide valuable lessons for AI self-driving cars
We’ve all seen dogs traveling in cars, including how they like to peek out an open window and enjoy the fur-fluffing breeze and dwell in...
Read MoreHow to build a morally ethical self-driving car
Not too long ago, tech enthusiasts were telling us that by 2020, we’d see self-driving cars hit the mainstream, with some 10 million...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles: Are we there yet?
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are the future of mobility, so everyone wants to know the same thing: When will they get here? That’s the...
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