Because we think before we put out a vehicle that we say is autonomous, it has to really be autonomous. Which means it’s got to be safe and it’s got to be able to take the driver out of the loop
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
I think there is a reason most car development is in Detroit or other difficult climates. Silicon Valley is too easy on your car without snow or storms.
The global automotive industry is booming. Fast paced environment is making way for new trends. Know more about the current happenings & predictions for future.
Source: www.ispiritsolutions.com
What fun to forecast when the industry is booming. Now is the time when some companies forget about marketing because they’re too busy selling and delivering. Not s good idea, because there are always slow cycles in the future. It’s how automotive works.
Robot Taxi plans to take on Japan’s famously immaculate cabs in urban centres and remote, rural towns
Source: finance.yahoo.com
I’ve always heard the Olympics does little for the host city’s economic growth, but the residual infrastructure upgrades can last decades. I wonder if this will be the change signal?
Source: www.scoop.it
Please enjoy this report on the Automotive World event in Dearborn where Renesas participated last week.
Where a human’s nose has up to 5 million olfactory receptors, a dog’s can have up to 300 million.
Source: blog.caranddriver.com
I wonder if they’ll try to take the autonomous car out for a spin as the only passenger, or will they still want to be with us as best friends.
There’s also the more fundamental question of whether a standard amounts to much if doesn’t have the support of tech titans like Apple, Google, and Amazon. So far, those companies haven’t shown much interest in either OCF or AllSeen.
Source: www.fastcompany.com
In ancient Babylon (now Iraq, and never rebuilt), there were much bigger issues at stake, althought the supposed trillions of dollars in IoT are not to be mocked. Automotive seems like a side interest in this battle of languages.
We are looking at 2015 possibly being a 10% increase,” observed Rosekind. “Autonomous vehicles are going to give us a new path to address those numbers
Source: www.automotiveworld.com
A 10% increase in crash deaths, that is. Let’s start with AEB by 2022 and see how many cars are ready way before that. Toyota already announced 2017 as it’s target to stop your car for you.
In the past seven days, the startup has posted several job openings on LinkedIn, including for engineers and quality assurance testers
Source: safecarnews.com
LinkedIn is now a great market indicator I guess as to who will be acquired next. Don’t expect this cool car to be your taxi too soon however.
the support provided by Cohda to help us get our equipment up and running was outstanding
Source: safecarnews.com
It always boils down to people and excellent support trumps excellent product any day.
Loss-making Uber would make drastic savings on its biggest cost — drivers — if it were able to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.
Source: safecarnews.com
Uber has proven powerful at breaking down unions and regulations that are changing the transportation business. Maybe they also hold the keys to autonomous, although I think we are still a long way off from eliminating safety drivers, just as expensive as real drivers.
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