Jan 15, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Safety
Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo took a big step forward last fall when it began ferrying riders around the Phoenix area in robotaxis without human safety drivers. Humans have been behind the wheel for almost all of the 20 million miles of testing the company says it’s...
Jan 8, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Mobility
There are no autonomous vehicles currently available to buy. We haven’t reached the stage where a truly autonomous vehicle has been designed, tested, manufactured, approved, priced or marketed. Until that happens, along with the development of legislation and...
Jan 2, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business
In spite of recent assertions from industry skeptics, it’s a widely held belief that autonomous cars will require redundant sensors beyond cameras and radars in order to meet safety baselines. That’s certainly the position of Stuttgart, Germany-based engineering...
Jan 1, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured
Autonomous, light-duty trucks can now be used for commercial purposes on public roads in California. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles announced the proposal Tuesday, which outlines a permitting process for companies wishing to test or deploy driverless trucks...
Dec 19, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Jobs
Ford Motor Co. is adding 3,000 jobs at two factories in the Detroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous vehDetroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous...
Dec 12, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles
Semi-Autonomous vehicles, that can accelerate, steer, decelerate, stop and change lanes without human involvement. They are able to keep in lane and even change lanes, and they may also be able to park themselves, but they are not driverless vehicles. The first...
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