Driving toward the automobile’s electric, autonomous future
IT’S A HEADY time to be a car executive. Lawmakers worldwide are pushing the auto industry to electrify, and fast. US companies are under...
Read MoreThe future is autonomous
Autonomous vehicle technology aka “self-driving cars” is evolving at a rapid pace and there’s no doubt that the technology is here to...
Read MoreHow Google’s self-driving car will change everything
Imagine getting into your car, typing — or, better yet speaking — a location into your vehicle’s interface, then letting it drive you to...
Read MoreWarren Buffett bullish on driverless trucks after purchasing stake in Kodiak Robotics
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. didn’t gain fame for investing in startups. The venerated investor has a predilection for buying...
Read MoreYou’ll get (slow) satellite communications from your Tesla. How will you use it?
The cellular world was rocked yesterday by a story that SpaceX/Starlink and TMobile would deploy an ability for ordinary 5G handsets to do...
Read MoreWarren Buffett is betting on driverless trucks
Writing this newsletter might be the best job I’ve ever had. Cleaning carpets was one of the worst. One night I was driving the van back...
Read MoreWho is to blame if a self-driving car crashes?
Most drivers are well aware of the unpleasant experience of assessing blame and navigating insurance claims after a car accident. But what...
Read MoreChina’s driverless vehicles need public on board
China’s eagerness to embrace new technologies is evident in the development of automated vehicles. From the innovation of manufacturers to...
Read MoreMercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilot L3 is super smooth (but limited) hands-free driving
Driving isn’t always fun. We car enthusiasts love to pretend that every mile of every drive ought to be the Rallye Monte-Carlo. But...
Read MoreConsumers want electric vehicles more than autonomous vehicles, according to Ipsos’ latest research. Here’s what automakers should do.
DETROIT, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — For years, automakers have talked about electric vehicles and autonomous driving as two...
Read MoreRide-hailing app Cruise goes green and driverless
Imagine using your ride-hailing app to call a car, as most of us have done anywhere from dozens to hundreds of times, and when it arrives...
Read MoreChallenges in autonomous vehicle security
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are undoubtedly a fascinating topic in computer science and especially data science currently. Coming from a...
Read MoreAI ethics wary about worsening of AI asymmetry amid humans getting the short end of the stick
Sometimes you are on the wrong end of the stick. That colloquialism can be applied to the notion of asymmetry....
Read MoreAI chipmaker helps OEMs shift from ADAS to AD
Israeli-based Hailo is partnering with Renesas to create a more compelling chip. To learn more, Matthew Beecham caught up with Yaniv...
Read MoreAutonomous deliveries on route
Autonomous driving is a key talking point within the transport and automotive industries. It’s not just the consumer market and passenger...
Read MoreTo enable safe autonomous driving, act on reliable measurement data instead of hunches
The New York Times and FX’s recent documentary, “Elon Musk’s Crash Course,” outlines how Tesla aggressively enables and markets autonomous...
Read MoreGuest blog: training autonomous vehicles to cope with adverse weather
Rain, snow and fog have the potential to cause havoc for autonomous vehicles and their object detection systems. These adverse weather...
Read MoreChina closer to getting affordable self-driving taxis
China may be one step closer to offering driverless cab rides at half the price, thanks to Baidu. In July, the Chinese tech giant unveiled...
Read MoreTesla mistakes horse and buggy for murderous semi truck
Is it a truck? Is it a van? A new viral video, shared on TikTok, shows a Tesla vehicle getting mightily confused by a white, four-wheeled...
Read MoreAI ethics flummoxed by those salting AI ethicists that “instigate” ethical AI practices
Salting has been in the news quite a bit lately. I am not referring to the salt that you put into your food. Instead, I am bringing up the...
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