Putting autonomous driving back on the road
The self-driving car was a dream deferred even before the Covid-19 outbreak brought the U.S. economy to a standstill. By early 2020, plans...
Read MoreThe underlying ethics of autonomous driving (6/6)
When we get behind the wheel of a car, we don’t really think about anything other than where we are going, how long the journey is likely...
Read MoreAV: Bringing standards together for safety
How many safety standards does it take to screw in the lightbulb in a highly automated vehicle? A few years ago, automotive market novices...
Read MoreHow will autonomous cars change the user experience?
The cornerstones of the automotive industry—people’s love of a car brand, passion for a type of car, pride in owning a particular model...
Read MoreLow-trust versus high-trust beliefs will impact the growth of AI, including for self-driving cars
Do you trust your fellow citizens? Maybe, maybe not. Or, more likely, you trust them to some degree, and therefore you somewhat trust them...
Read MoreLinking self-driving cars to traffic signals might help pedestrians give them the green light
THE BIG IDEA Automated vehicles don’t have human operators to communicate their driving intentions to pedestrians at intersections. My...
Read MoreStarsky Robotics failure offers a sobering look at the state of AI
Autonomous trucking company Starsky Robotics has closed its doors after failing to secure additional funding in late 2019. Anyone that...
Read MoreHas Elon Musk set up regulatory Boogeyman as scapegoat for ongoing delay in promise of self-driving Teslas?
A tweet by Elon Musk this recent Easter weekend has sprung forth an erstwhile Easter egg hunt by the media and industry about the...
Read MoreCOVID-19 is a wake-up call for automakers to get into the mobility service business
Five years ago, I made a call to action for the world’s best engineers to join the mission to render human drivers obsolete. Since then,...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars and the challenges they face to gain acceptance (5/6)
The nature of wheeled transportation is changing very rapidly in what has become a disruptive technological environment....
Read MoreDriverless vehicles in the age of the novel coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to different outcomes for different businesses. While some have stood to benefit (think Zoom, Facebook and...
Read MoreApollo 13 has its 50th anniversary and divulges hidden warning signs applicable to today’s AI systems including self-driving cars
Time to go on a mission. There will be important lessons, I promise. Go back in time to April 11, 1970. The Apollo 13 mission to the moon...
Read MoreOn the probabilities of social distancing as gleaned from AI self-driving cars
When you get behind the wheel of your car and go for a leisurely drive, you become an estimator of probabilities whether you realize it or...
Read MoreBrazil exemplifies the auto industry’s CASE challenge
Think of CASE—connected, autonomous, shared and electrified—mobility and you might picture a well organised street scene with dedicated...
Read MoreElon Musk says Teslas can be “superhuman” — rhetoric of AI sparks controversy, intrigue
A driver’s responsibility is to ensure that the vehicle is appropriately positioned within a designated lane and moving at the correct...
Read MoreThere must be 860 ways to build an AV LiDAR – part 1
DARPA started it all. With the Grand Challenge a decade ago – with researchers competing to drive robotic cars through unpredictable...
Read MoreIn Mount Vernon, Paccar develops automated trucks that could revolutionize long-haul industry
SKAGIT COUNTY — An engineer steered the cab of a freight truck onto a vacant track. The ride was smooth as the tires met a patch of light...
Read MoreHow safe is safe for an AV? The answer (expectation and communication)
Ken Ford is a wellrecognized expert in the field of artificial intelligence. In his talk “On Computational Wings: The Prospects &...
Read MoreIs progress in autonomous technology gated by research in animal communication?
Research in animal communications conjures up images of Jane Goodall studying the great apes in Tanzania. Indeed, a great deal of...
Read MoreElon Musk seemingly used the superhuman ‘false narrative’ in advancing Tesla’s self-driving car ambitions
Superhuman. What does that mean? What does that mean to you? Well, Elon Musk has suggested that Tesla cars outfitted with self-driving...
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