Jun 8, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
With autonomous vehicles already rolling on public roads, researchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK have used a camouflaged driver to look at how pedestrians react to visual cues from oncoming cars without a human at the wheel. Folks trying to...
Jun 8, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Defense
The self-driving vehicle is now a reachable asset for travelers in major American cities, after a ton of researching and testing. The Army, however, has it own need for the autonomous vehicles. To help procure the complicated technology, the Army turned to the Defense...
Jun 8, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Detroit, Featured
General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra had a message on Friday for investors and rivals who see no profitable future in autonomous vehicles: You’re wrong. Barra told attendees at a Sanford Bernstein conference that she sees a “giant growth...
Jun 1, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured
With the cost of sensors ranging from $15 to $1,000, carmakers are beginning to question how many sensors are needed for vehicles to be fully autonomous at least part of the time. Those sensors are used to collect data about the surrounding environment, and they...
Jun 1, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles
Plus, formerly known as Plus.ai, is a pioneer in autonomous driving technology—and a company that I have been watching closely for many years. Over the past year or so, it has made huge moves in the trucking industry. For example, I’ve written about its partnerships...
May 18, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Transit
Boring. That’s how I’d describe riding the world’s first autonomous bus service, launched for public use in Scotland this month. And that’s precisely the point. This bus, driven by computers, not people, is just like any other bus you’d...
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