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Waymo Announces It Will Begin Rides in Autonomous Cars without Safety Drivers

Waymo has announced they will begin sending customers on rides in autonomous cars without safety drivers. Is this something the public will readily accept?

Ford’s Plans Include Autonomous Cars Having 4-Year Longevity

Ford has plans for their autonomous fleet to only have a longevity of four years and have other concerns as they work toward a BEV model.

Newest Autonomous Delivery Vehicle Will Operate More Like Bicycle than Car

Autonomous delivery vehicles don’t always resemble cars. The REV-1 is a new autonomous delivery vehicle that will operate more like a three-wheeled bicycle.

Testing Autonomous Cars at Research Center vs. on Florida Roads with No Rules

While Argo AI will test its cars in a $15 million self-driving car research center, the State of Florida will be doing it on open roads with no rules.

With Autonomous Features Making Cars Safer, Will We Ever See Self-Driven Cars?

Autonomous features have been added to human-driven cars, making them safer. Will this negate the desire for completely autonomous cars?

Volkswagen Looking to Solve Increased Issue of Motion Sickness in Self-Driving Cars

With no drivers and all passengers in autonomous cars, it leads to an increase in motion sickness. This led Volkswagen to test technology to prevent this.

New Tesla Feature that Makes Lane Changes Autonomously Less Safe than Human Drivers

Tesla’s newest version of the Autopilot system allows the car to take over and switch lanes autonomously. However, it’s been proven to be less safe than a human driver.

Tesla Sued with Claims Autopilot Caused 2018 Fatal Crash with Old Software

A man died while he had the Autopilot turn on in his Tesla, and now his family filing a lawsuit claiming the Autopilot feature was defective.

Elon Musk: Tesla Will Have 1 Million Self-Driving Robo-Taxis on Road Next Year

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is making the bold statement that next year his company will have one million robo-taxis on the road.

Apple Still Interested in Self-Driving Cars, Developing Lidar Sensor

Apple is not only still interested in Project Titan, their self-driving car program, they’re exploring a “revolutionary”lidar sensor design.

General Motors Incorporating Autonomous “Hands-Free” Super Cruise in 2020 Cadillac

General Motors announced that “Super Cruise,” their hands-free system similar to Tesla’s Autopilot, will be added to the 2020 Cadillac CT5 sedan.

Tesla Rerouted into Oncoming Traffic with Paint on Road

A cybersecurity research firm showed exactly why these self-driving cars can’t be trusted yet, as they were fooled into entering oncoming traffic

Volvo Bringing Autonomous Bus to Singapore for Testing

While using autonomous vehicles has been considered for ride-sharing before, now Volvo is testing a full-size driverless bus in Singapore.

Autonomous Cars Working on Predicting Pedestrian Movements

The University of Michigan is working on improving the safety of autonomous cars and pedestrians by improving the vision system algorithm.

Flying Cars Are Closer than They’ve Ever Been

Dozens of companies are developing some form of flying car technology, and many prototypes have already been successfully test-flown.

Hail the Self-Driving Taxis: Would You Ride in One?

Self-driving taxis are currently in the works and may arrive before you know it. Let’s take a look at this emerging technology and ask ourselves if it’s something we’d like to see in the future.

Amazon to Add Autonomous Robots to Delivery Fleet

Amazon is once again rolling out something new, expanding their delivery into a fleet of autonomous robots, called Amazon Scout, to get packages to your doorstep

Self-Driving Cars, Sure, but an Autonomous Airplane?

We’ve been discussing self-driving cars for a little more than a few years now, and this means an autonomous airplane isn’t that far-fetched.

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