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News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

Demand for driverless tech goes up in US

Posted on Jan 3, 2024 in Perspective

A quest for lower costs and efficiently moving goods and groups of people is pushing demand for driverless technology in trucks and...

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AI at the Wheel: How Artificial Intelligence is Driving the Evolution of Autonomous Vehicles

Posted on Jan 3, 2024 in Perspective, Technology

Today, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are leading the innovation in automobiles that has entered the mainstream with much spectacle and...

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Driverless cars: stopping dead seems to be a default setting when they encounter a problem — it can cause chaos on roads  

Posted on Jan 3, 2024 in Perspective

While self-driving vehicles are being deployed in numerous cities globally, persistent controversies continue to challenge their...

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New advancements in self-driving car technology?

Posted on Jan 2, 2024 in Perspective, Technology

Self-driving or autonomous vehicle technology has seen tremendous advancements in recent years. Multiple companies across the automotive...

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There is no autonomous future without public trust

Posted on Jan 2, 2024 in Perspective

The AV ecosystem needs to join forces to educate the public about the technology, and establish a meaningful public engagement strategy....

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Opinion: It’s 2024 — where’s my self-driving car?

Posted on Jan 2, 2024 in Perspective

In 2016, experts predicted millions of them would be on the road by 2020. That didn’t happen. What’s the timeline now?...

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Waymo says its autonomous cars are safer than human drivers

Posted on Dec 29, 2023 in Perspective

Waymo says autonomous ride-hailing vehicles are safer than human drivers in its new study of 7 million rider-only miles....

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Driverless cars: Tech possible for UK motorways by 2026, transport secretary says

Posted on Dec 27, 2023 in Perspective

Driverless cars could be on some UK roads by the end of 2026, the transport secretary has told the BBC. Mark Harper also said he expected...

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WeRide Eyes SE Asia and Europe From Singapore, CEO Says

Posted on Dec 26, 2023 in News, Perspective

WeRide is poised to enter more key markets in Southeast Asia, Europe, and South America after recently getting licensed in Singapore,...

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What to Expect From Autonomous Vehicles in 2024

Posted on Dec 20, 2023 in Perspective

From self-driving cars to autonomous trucking, key trends to keep an eye on over the next 12 months...

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Waymo has 7.1 million driverless miles — how does its driving compare to humans?

Posted on Dec 20, 2023 in Perspective

Waymo analyzed 7.13 million fully driverless miles in three cities — Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Francisco — and compared the data to...

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Robotaxis stressing cities out

Posted on Dec 20, 2023 in Perspective

To handle the fallout, San Francisco has designated at least one city employee to work on autonomous car policies and asked two...

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Waymo data supports self-driving benefits

Posted on Dec 20, 2023 in Perspective

Self-driving technology companies aspire to make roads less dangerous. But figuring out whether they deliver on safety promises has proved...

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Autonomous Driving Startup Finds Success By Going Slow

Posted on Dec 19, 2023 in Perspective

Like the tortoise, autonomous vehicle operator May Mobility has quietly and slowly achieved success over six years with no crashes,...

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How Cruise went from buzzy self-driving startup to ‘public safety risk’

Posted on Dec 18, 2023 in Perspective

Just four months ago, Cruise’s request to provide around-the-clock fared passenger service in San Francisco was approved. Now, the...

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Self-driving cars are driving right into their own grave

Posted on Dec 17, 2023 in Perspective

One of the favorite shibboleths of the world’s tech overlords is “Move fast and break things.” It seems that one of the things that is now...

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A look inside University of Michigan’s automated vehicle testing facility

Posted on Dec 15, 2023 in Infrastructure, Perspective

Hidden from the site on the University of Michigan’s North Campus is Mcity, an autonomous vehicle and technology testing site...

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Tesla’s recall of 2 million vehicles reminds us how far driverless car AI still has to go

Posted on Dec 14, 2023 in Perspective

Tesla has recalled 2 million US vehicles over concerns about its autopilot function. Autopilot is meant to help with manoeuvres such as...

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How the Cars of Tomorrow Will “See”: The Future of Lidar and Radar

Posted on Dec 13, 2023 in Perspective, Technology

We are in the middle of the most radical technological transformation ever seen in the history of the automotive industry. Not only are we...

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People with disabilities hope autonomous vehicles deliver independence

Posted on Dec 13, 2023 in Perspective

Myrna Peterson predicts self-driving vehicles will be a ticket out of isolation and loneliness for people like her, who live outside big...

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