AV testing must keep the public on side
In the past, testing a vehicle was a fairly affair. Once a vehicle had proven it could handle the strains and stresses of the more extreme...
Read MoreIt sure seems like Nostradamus might have predicted self-driving cars
Nostradamus. His name is synonymous as a soothsayer seemingly able to predict the future. His true name was Michel de Nostredame, and of...
Read MoreDriverless car groups look past the engineering challenge
Driving down the eight hairpin turns of San Francisco’s tourist-ridden Lombard Street in a futuristic self-driving car sounds sexy,...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could spark a religious revival among young Americans
Nationwide statistics indicate that Americans are becoming less affiliated with established religions. Over one-third currently say that...
Read MoreSwiveling seats and sound ‘bubbles’: What the inside of cars will soon be like
Ever since cars first hit the road, the basic interior layout has remained the same, with everything built around the driver: a...
Read MoreAmerica’s sleep deprivation problem might be solved by self-driving cars
America is losing sleep over losing sleep. According to recent studies, nearly one-third of Americans get less than 6 hours of sleep per...
Read MoreAutonomous driving is ‘hard’ when ‘irrational’ factors come into play, Pony.ai CEO says
Autonomous driving in a “simple environment” is fairly easy but becomes hard to keep safe when other factors are in play, according to the...
Read MoreOops, self-driving car tech has an adverse carbon footprint
The media constantly reminds us about the carbon footprint (CFP) that we are all producing. In some cases, a carbon footprint is expressed...
Read MoreIt’s flu season and here’s why self-driving cars might make things worse
Germs are all around us. Are there germs on a toilet seat? Sure, we all know that. Here’s what might surprise you, there are apparently...
Read MoreHow autonomous vehicles can save us (and the ride-hailing industry)
With Uber and Lyft recently announcing large quarterly losses, it’s clear they have to make serious changes to reach profitability and...
Read MoreHere’s how quantum supremacy will impact self-driving cars
Quantum supremacy achieved! Quantum supremacy, achieved? The news recently was agog with the claim that the so-called and highly sought...
Read MoreForum: Questions aplenty before autonomous vehicles ready for widespread use
It is critical to ensure that the in-built safeguards of autonomous vehicles (AVs) can handle unpredictable challenges on the road...
Read MoreThe math of Sisyphus
There is but one truly serious question in philosophy, and that is suicide,” wrote Albert Camus in The Myth of Sisyphus. This is equally...
Read MoreFor a self-driving future, it’s not just the tech we need to get right
When President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act in 1956, he predicted that the connected...
Read MoreForum: Robust cyber security needed for autonomous vehicles
With autonomous buses and cars on the horizon, I sincerely hope that government agencies keep a tight rein on service providers to ensure...
Read MoreConnected & autonomous cars have arrived, and they are forcing car companies to build new vehicle architectures
Change is coming to the automotive industry at breakneck speed with Connected, Autonomous, Shared, and Electric (C.A.S.E.) technologies....
Read MoreSuppose a nation-state took over self-driving cars within its sovereignty
The 50th anniversary of the Internet was recently celebrated by those that trace the origins of the vaunted worldwide web to the first...
Read MoreFour visions for the future of public transport
The way people get around is starting to change, and as a professor of transport strategy I do rather wonder if the modes of transport we...
Read MoreJust how far ahead is Tesla in self-driving?
Autonomous driving cars have emerged as a hot buzz word in the automotive industry over the last few years, with companies ranging from...
Read MoreAnalysis: When will self-driving cars be a reality?
From 2020 you will become a permanent back-seat driver’ ran a typically breathless headline from 2015. The story, from The Observer,...
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