Posts tagged with "autonomous vehicles"
Your Robotaxi is Not Here: Autonomous Tech Continues its Epic Thrust Forward
The promised deadlines for the appearance of a robotaxi that could be summoned at will to transport us to our daily destinations have come and gone. One might blame the worldwide pandemic, but on closer examination, the reality is the technology is not yet ready for prime time — or general public use. Autonomous vehicle technology...
Your driver-assist system may be out of alignment … with your understanding of how it works
Steve Casner, NASA Adaptive cruise control, lane change assistance, collision avoidance, blind-spot monitoring, autopilots: These are just a few of the driver-assist features that are arriving in new cars. As technology races ahead with the aim of making driving safer, drivers are left with the daunting task of figuring out how it...
New Technologies in Driverless Infrastructure
Life for America's 3.5 million truck drivers isn't easy. Truck drivers generally work long hours in less-than-ideal conditions to make ends meet. The trucking industry is also troubled by repair costs, fuel efficiency concerns, and route planning inefficiencies. But within the next decade, humans may no longer be at the wheel of our...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
AI Safety Systems Improving for Autonomous Cars
Autonomous cars have been in the works for many years. They hold promise for the future as efficient methods of transportation, however, the main setback is safety. To get autonomous vehicles into the public sphere, manufacturers need to ensure that they are not only just as safe as standard vehicles but a step above that safety...
Advancements in Car Technology: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
It is hard to believe that cars really haven’t been a part of human existence all that long. The first one hit the road in the late 1800s. The idea of every family having a vehicle as an essential component of their lives didn’t really become a reality until after World War II. Early vehicles would be hardly recognizable today;...
Disruptive Auto Tech Sets New Standard for Transportation Safety
Neural Propulsion Systems (NPS), a pioneer in autonomous sensing platforms, today emerged from stealth to launch NPS 500. NPS 500 is the world’s first all-in-one deeply integrated multi-model sensor system focused on Level 4/5 autonomy. The radically new sensor-fused system precisely interconnects the NPS revolutionary solid-state...
How to Solve Autonomous Vehicles' Data Problem
Intel’s former CEO Brian Krzanich told journalists last year that eight hours of driving in an AV would generate 30 terabytes (that’s 3,000 gigabytes) of data.
10 Most Demanded Connected Car Features
Which features are car buyers looking for? Safety, remote parking capability, built-in Google Earth... What's really driving the connected car revolution?
5 Obstacles Autonomous Cars Need to Face Before They Hit the Road
With the rise of the autonomous vehicles, manufacturers, government officials, and potential owners alike face a litany of new problems to solve.
What Blockchain Offers Autonomous Vehicles
What can blockchain bring to autonomous vehicles? Security, safety, and a whole new approach to ownership. We'll explain how.
Zoox Plans to Have Autonomous Cars on the Road by 2020
Australia-based startup Zoox is planning to have autonomous vehicles on the road in 2020. Here is how they are going to do it.
4 Ways Chatbots Will Revolutionize the Automotive Industry
Customers are becoming comfortable with communicating via chat, and chatbots might soon develop into an integral support service in the automotive world.