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The future of delivery robots

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Delivery robots – just a few years ago, the stuff of pure science fiction – are now very much a reality and quickly becoming a part of...

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Our autonomous future depends on educating drivers

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The heartbreaking headlines have become all too familiar. “Tesla driver dies in first fatal autonomous car crash in US” “Recent...

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The ardent belief that we need a line in the sand deadline for attaining AI self-driving cars else we’ll never get there

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Deadlines. You either love them, hate them, or experience both sentiments at the same time. A deadline can be handy as a focal point that...

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Aurora’s stock listing is a bet on autonomous cars, and on Uber

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 in Cars, Finance, Perspective

Facing technical and financial challenges, Uber Technologies Inc. was under pressure last year to bring on new leadership and investors...

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Teleoperation and the future of safe driving

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

More than a decade ago, the major AV companies made a promise. They claimed that autonomous vehicles would by now be completely...

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Dump truck accident pours liquid asphalt from overpass onto vehicles below, providing lessons for AI self-driving cars

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Asphalt is all around us, that’s for sure. Our highways are typically made of asphalt. Streets are made from asphalt. Parking lots....

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When will we have widespread autonomous vehicles?

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Perspective, Videos & Podcasts

How far away are autonomous cars? On this episode of “The 5,” recorded on Oct. 21, Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Jason Hall,...

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Why do Tesla fans say they don’t experience drowsiness & distraction on Autopilot?

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

As a Tesla driver who has used Autopilot plenty (for years) and has had FSD Beta for a few weeks, let me try to answer this question...

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The world is square

Posted on Oct 31, 2021 in Perspective, Technology, Trucks

How we choose to describe something very often constrains how we think about it. For example, placing the adjective “flat” in front of...

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What do SAE automated driving levels mean anyway?

Posted on Oct 27, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Social media hyperbole has combined with somewhat opaque industry standards to create a level of misunderstanding about nascent autonomous...

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Robo-taxis are headed for a street near you

Posted on Oct 27, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

In the coming years, mobility solutions—or how we get from point A to point B—will bridge the gap between ground and air...

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Advent of self-driving cars calls for update of laws and research

Posted on Oct 26, 2021 in Cars, Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Self-driving cars are becoming a reality because of the rapid advancement of computing power and neural networks. In Hong Kong, the...

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Wall Street quant talent makes leap to self-driving startups

Posted on Oct 26, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

Wall Street giants like Citadel and D.E. Shaw & Co. are becoming a stealth talent pipeline for autonomous-vehicle startups, according...

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Some say self-driving robotaxi isn’t a business; billions are being bet that it is

Posted on Oct 25, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Most of the biggest names in self-driving cars are aiming to make money selling Robotaxi service — most quickly described as a...

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When a ghost seemingly has taken your AI self-driving car

Posted on Oct 25, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

Hey, dude, where’s my car? That was the question on my mind when I walked out to the parking lot to get into my car and it was not there....

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Freeway phobia seriously scares some human drivers which possibly can startle AI self-driving cars too

Posted on Oct 22, 2021 in Cars, Perspective

The joys of riding in a car. When I was a youngster, my grandparents delighted in taking me for a trek in their car, especially on the...

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What’s it like from the pilot seat of a driverless truck?

Posted on Oct 21, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Self-driving tech companies have collectively logged millions of miles in either controlled or real-world testing, but just about every...

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How long will cars have steering wheels?

Posted on Oct 21, 2021 in Perspective, Technology

The short answer is never say never, but it will be quite some time before drivers (especially those who enjoy it) are willing to give up...

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Aurora accelerates its AV deployment roadmap

Posted on Oct 21, 2021 in Perspective

This post looks at Aurora Innovations’ autonomous vehicle activities with perspectives on the self-driving specialist’s strategy, business...

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Realtimecampaign.com discusses autonomous trucks: Changing the world of logistics

Posted on Oct 20, 2021 in Perspective, Trucks

Not very long ago, autonomous vehicles were nothing more than figments of science fiction works. Cartoons routinely made jokes about how...

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