‘Hands free’: Automakers race to next level of not quite self-driving cars
DETROIT (Reuters) – Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but...
Read MoreStrong AI versus weak AI is completely misunderstood, including for AI self-driving cars
Strong AI. Weak AI. Strong versus weak AI. Or, if you prefer, you can state it as weak versus strong AI (it’s okay to list them in either...
Read MoreLevel 5 fully self-driving cars not due anytime soon
In widely reported remarks, Tesla CEO, Elon Musk said last week that he believed the electric car company would have “basic...
Read MoreYou scared, bro? Maybe your autonomous car should ease your fears
In a recent survey by Myplanet of various technologies, “autonomous driving” came in as the most uncomfortable of the thirty-five...
Read MoreLinux, Androidand autonomous vehicles: Who says elephants cannot dance?
In 2003, Louis Gerstner published “Who says elephants cannot dance?” The book described his role in transforming IBM IBM +1.2% from the...
Read MoreRacing into the future of autonomous driving
On a cloudy day last August, Emily Zhang held her breath at the Hockenheimring racetrack in Germany’s Rhine Valley. Less than two weeks...
Read MoreHear from Volvo’s tech boss on the future of autonomous driving
Volvo Chief Technology Officer Henrik Green will be part of an Automotive News Europe Congress panel discussion titled, Assisted or...
Read MoreFemale robot Erica slated as ‘actress’ for new movie woefully miscasts AI, repercussions for self-driving cars
A recent news story shaking up Hollywood involves the reported casting of a robot to be the star of a $70 million budgeted science fiction...
Read MoreHORIBA MIRA presses industry to drive ahead on new automated lane keeping regulations
With new UN regulations on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) coming into force next year, leading automotive engineering consultancy...
Read MoreThe intersection between self-driving cars and electric cars
CARS HAVE NOT been good for the environment, to put it lightly. Transportation accounts for 28 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions, and...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles’ potential to remove discrimination in transportation
The political economy of autonomous vehicles is poised to improve if not radically change the discrimination and racism that is built into...
Read MoreUsing patent analytics to see why Amazon bought Zoox
Amazon’s competitive impact on autonomous vehicles nearly tripled as a result of the acquisition. Zoox’s patent portfolio is...
Read MoreHow to flunk those cognitive deficiency tests and what this means too for AI self-driving cars
Seems like the news recently has been filled with revelations about the taking of cognitive deficiency tests. This is especially being...
Read MoreAftermarket autonomy: This magic box gives your car self-parking abilities
Like a magician setting up a trick, AnujaSonalker starts by making it clear that there is no hidden driver in her car’s front or back...
Read MoreCan Tesla deliver on Musk’s autonomous vehicle optimism?
Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk recalibrated the world’s timeline expectation for the arrival of autonomous vehicles on Wednesday by suggesting...
Read MoreRoad test: Chinese ‘robotaxis’ take riders for a spin
Chinese entrants in the race to put autonomous vehicles on the road are bringing “robotaxis” online in hopes that a hired-car...
Read MoreTesla Autopilot ‘self-driving’ possibly getting more aggressive in evasive maneuvering which could be a hidden sign about Level 5
A recent news story reported that a Tesla on Autopilot managed to avoid striking a deer by undertaking an aggressive maneuver of swerving...
Read MoreInterview: How Waymo’s Lidar plan works
Many autonomous vehicle (AV) developers have been in hot purdèè suit of lidar technologies, which are important because of their ability...
Read MoreCoronavirus scrambles self-driving race, pushing Nuro’s delivery bots to front of the pack
When self-driving startupNuro emerged from stealth mode in early 2018, its ex-Googler cofounders had a simple reason for why they wanted...
Read MoreThat reported ‘snakes in a car’ frantic driver is thankfully okay, so consider these self-driving car ramifications
Just about everyone has heard of the famous movie Snakes On A Plane. Having been released in 2006 to great fanfare, the movie has become a...
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