As a result, the company is entering uncharted waters in terms of its product line. For instance, Intel’s investment of $250m into developing self-driving car technology is somewhat of a gamble on the company’s part.

Read the full article at: seekingalpha.com

Any insider knows the $250M is a fraction of what it will take and Intel Capital will dole out the investments only for a large direct return over years. There is no handout here.

The only real limitation here would be that it includes a provision that carmakers and its suppliers (the creators of the autonomous driving system used, for instance) be held liable for any resulting accidents

Read the full article at: techcrunch.com

Ok, is this not a big obstacle? Does GM or any other automaker want another congressional hearing with engineers explaining how one line of code included a bug?

The car has actually become more like a $9,000 ball and chain that gets dragged through our daily life. Owning a car means monthly car payments, searching for parking, buying fuel, and dealing with repairs.

Read the full article at: medium.com

The ball and chain is accepted as a part of freedom, a strong desire for most people. How can a shared car meet the need? Public transport seems to work fine for many, but it is not in your own garage each day at your disposal.

This is one reason many secure websites use Captchas — those pattern-recognition tests typically consisting of oddly shaped numbers and letters — to prevent computers (“bots”) from automatically registering on websites, spamming comment sections or joining email lists.

Read the full article at: www.nytimes.com

Here’s a case where human capabilities cannot be matched by robots, although “artificial intelligence” promoters see this as only a matter of time. It reminds me of how quantum computing will be most useful for criminal hackers to break complex crypto codes faster. Is this really an innovation?

This would include an indication of whether the vehicle was operating autonomously or not, and what technology was in use.

Read the full article at: telematicswire.net

To claim safety benefits, highly automated cars need to have standard data exchange formats and insurance companies will insist on using the data. When you crash, your data goes out there unless you don’t want a settlement or you will accept a ticket on behalf of your car.

The guidelines encourage manufacturers to implement features such as pairing, where a portable device is linked to a vehicle’s infotainment system, as well as Driver Mode, which is a simplified user interface.

Read the full article at: telematicswire.net

These features are available to many drivers, but they don’t know how to use them. What is the real issue here?

ABI Research expects that semi-autonomous systems will continue to dominate the market over the next decade, with SAE level 2 and 3 systems accounting for 86% of autonomous vehicles shipping in 2026.

Read the full article at: www.abiresearch.com

Industry secret: a few exotic cars shipping in 2021 with full SAE automation level 4/5 will drive millions of option upgrades for safety features that provide 80% of the benefit at 20% of the cost for the rest of us.

I’m probably first on my block to get Apple CarPlay, in a Mazda for that matter

Read the full article at: www.linkedin.com

It’s nice to be first at something.

“Give the man one white chip.” The message: $250 million is chump change

Read the full article at: www.autelligence.com

Intel Capital may spend the $250M spread over next 5 years, so they deserve one small poker chip per year I suppose.

Toyota’s digital platform runs on Automotive Grade Linux, a mission-spec operating system jointly developed by automakers and suppliers around the world in open-source fashion.

Read the full article at: www.forbes.com

There are now only two primary Connected Car platforms, Linux and everyone else.