Why self-driving cars: From horseless to driverless
When I first helped the Autopilot team at Tesla in launching our Full Self-Driving beta release last year, I had never felt so close to...
Read MoreBird’s-eye view to provide self-driving cars with some needed computational omnipresence
When driving a car, you could really benefit from having a bird’s-eye view of the driving scene. Let’s explore why....
Read MoreWhat will it take for us to trust driverless tech?
Since we first started discussing driverless tech, a lot has changed. It’s no longer all that difficult to imagine autonomous vehicles on...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles don’t need to be mandatory
Before I start making my case here, I want to make one thing perfectly clear: autonomous vehicle tech isn’t ready. CleanTechnica articles...
Read MorePrecipice edginess when a self-driving car drives down a super-steep slope like these top ten U.S. vertical-drop streets
Have you ever been driving and found yourself at the top edge of a really steep incline? I’m talking about a monster of a dizzying slope....
Read MorePlus and NVIDIA deal gives indications of our autonomous truck future
I’ve written before that autonomous vehicles will be one of the most powerful, most influential new technologies we see in our lifetimes....
Read MoreAurora’s plan to catch Waymo in robot trucks, then taxis
On Feb. 11, about a month after closing on the acquisition of Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group, or ATG, the self-driving-car startup...
Read MoreHyperdrive Daily: Self-driving’s trough of disillusionment continues
The year 2020 was supposed to herald the arrival of self-driving cars. Instead, we got a global pandemic and growing recognition that...
Read MoreUsing bountiful blurring to keep self-driving cars from telling all
Have you ever taken a picture and realized that a person in the snapshot appears blurry due to your camera being out of focus? I’m sure...
Read MoreRouting of self-driving cars to avoid the bad parts of town raises some serious eyebrows
Which way to go? During a recent ridesharing lift, the driver offered that my trip from the airport to my home could either be undertaken...
Read MoreHow passengers with disabilities can drive the autonomous vehicle revolution
According to Elon Musk in addition to a host of automotive and transportation experts, autonomous vehicles were supposed to be a familiar...
Read MoreBarring those gearhead enthusiasts from tinkering with self-driving cars
Turn a wrench. As you might know, that is the customary parlance used to refer to a car enthusiast (they can “turn a wrench” or...
Read MoreWhat will self-driving trucks mean for truck drivers?
“Last week, I put 73 hours in. You’re not getting home through the week,” Craig Hoodless says of his job behind the...
Read More328,000 estimated US accidents a year from sleepy drivers — how many lives will Tesla Full Self Driving save?
Like some other automobiles, the Tesla Model 3 I drive will automatically fake rumble if I start to go out of the lane. It’s a nifty...
Read MoreStop, Inform, Wait! How to handle an autonomous vehicle incident
The autonomous vehicle space is hurriedly testing and making the safety case for widespread use of their vehicles on our roadways....
Read MoreThe future of driving: what to expect in 2021
From flying taxis and self-driving cars to personal jet packs, emerging transportation technologies like these, once considered...
Read MoreBMW Group: “Automated driving can only serve one purpose: to make driving safer and more comfortable.”
Dr. Nicolai Martin is in charge of a stimulating and highly complex area of innovation at the BMW Group, namely Automated Driving...
Read MoreWhat’s it going to take to perfect self-driving cars?
Robotic vehicles have been used in dangerous environments for decades, from decommissioning the Fukushima nuclear power plant or...
Read MoreThe role of 4D imaging radar in reaching Level two-plus autonomy
Radar is so important in our lives. The ability to bounce radio waves back and forth off objects in the environment has become the...
Read MoreBMW will offer Level 3 autonomous functions only when it’s 100 percent safe
It’s no secret that the biggest goal everyone in the automotive business is chasing after right now is autonomous driving, even though not...
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