“If autonomous control is ever to equal or surpass the ability of humans, the ability for the technology to ‘see’ better than humans in adverse conditions is imperative.” While early predictions that fully-autonomous vehicles are just around the corner have …
Some companies have evolved their technologies and features to the point that progress has clearly been made. Others appear to have made progress, but in reality did not quite reach that benchmark. In a previous lifetime as an automotive engineer, …
The timeframe for deploying fully autonomous vehicles has been stretched, as OEMs and other businesses consider different areas of focus within the automotive industry. It’s 2020 and as recently as five years ago, and even more recently, it was widely …
A study looks at drivers from around the globe and how they feel about stepping behind the wheel of an autonomous vehicle. While much of the hyperbole about the imminent arrival of self-driving autonomous vehicles (AVs) now seems to have …
Charging time is the final hurdle for electric vehicles. To many who predict future technology trends, it is already accepted as inevitable that electric vehicles (EVs) will obsolete those with internal combustion engines. The big question remaining is, “when?” There …
China and Europe, both significantly large automotive markets, are pushing the EV trend forward, quickly, and its influence is and will be felt in other areas of the world — including North America. Almost overnight, it seems, automakers are all …
In 2019, we ranked lower in terms of readiness than we did last year, which means there are some areas we will need to improve on How ready are we, as a nation, for autonomous vehicles? According to a recent …
Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium” aims to help safe introduction of autonomous vehicles. Almost all the world’s leading automakers, along with a host of non-automotive players, are in a race to bring fully autonomous vehicles to market. Not the least of …
Confusion over EV terms and technology remains We’ve all heard it, ad nauseum: the future of mobility is electric. You may even have seen it in this column. If so, let me refine that statement just a little: the future …
There’s more to new auto technology than just electric and autonomous Most of the news about automotive technologies, these days, seems focused on fully electric and autonomous vehicles. But there’s plenty that’s new in more conventional technical areas as well. …
Some key players suggest we should amplify human control, not remove it As we’ve discussed in this column in the past, the advent of autonomous vehicles is inevitable. The only really big question is: how soon? Some proponents, both within …
“Never before, in the history of humanity have we allowed a machine to autonomously decide who should live and who should die, in a fraction of a second.” Bit by bit, the technical challenges of autonomous/self-driving cars are being met, …
