Sep 2, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Climate, Drones, Featured
During hurricanes, flash flooding and other disasters, it can be extremely dangerous to send in first responders, even though people may badly need help. Rescuers already use drones in some cases, but most require individual pilots who fly the unmanned aircraft by...
Aug 26, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Drones
Walmart says it will start commercializing its delivery service, using contract workers, autonomous vehicles and even drones to deliver other retailers’ products directly to their customers’ homes as fast as just a few hours. The Bentonville,...
Aug 26, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Regulation
An interdisciplinary panel of experts has assessed the risks and potential benefits associated with deploying autonomous vehicles (AVs) on U.S. roads and predicts that the benefits will substantially outweigh potential harms—but only if the AVs are well regulated....
Aug 19, 2021 | Aerial Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Space
Advances in commercial drone technology are opening up new growth opportunities for the space industry, which has an often underappreciated synergistic relationship with uncrewed aerial vehicles. The fast-evolving market for drones attracted $1.4 billion in venture...
Aug 19, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles
Joel Johnson laughs nervously from the backseat when his self-driving taxi stops in the middle of a busy road in suburban Phoenix. The car, operated by autonomous vehicle pioneer Waymo, has encountered a row of traffic cones in a construction zone, and won’t move. “Go...
Aug 12, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Michigan, Mobility
The on-demand service, which includes four May Mobility Lexus RX450h vehicles and one wheelchair-accessible Polaris GEM equipped with May Mobility’s autonomous technology, operates within a 1.36 sq. mile service zone that includes more than 20 designated...
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