self-driving car projects that could compete with the coalition between BMW AG, camera-software company Mobileye NV and chipmaker Intel Corp
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Tier1 suppliers like Continental tend to be nervous about Tier2 like MobileEye and Intel working directly with their OEM customers. Thus they have alternate strategies.
customers will be able to select and order items via an app from their smartphones. Its system will allow users to track the delivery instantly
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If the system in Japan works it will prove a successful alignment of public and private infrastructure since the community will need to protect the “national strategic special zones” to let the robots manage their way through the streets.
Super Cruise will contain sensors that track drivers’ eye movements. “If we don’t get those signals and feedbacks, we don’t engage,”
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GM needs to be much more cautious on self-driving tech rollouts than companies like Tesla, due to their size and financial exposure. Regardless, driving while sleeping will always be a problem, so watching eyeballs is a good idea. A year ago this was not part of the design so GM is learning from early adopters.
Bluetooth will gain market share at the expense of low data rate technologies, like Thread, ZigBee, and Z-Wave, and power hungry technologies like Wi-Fi
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I see Wi-Fi moving to more complex connectivity, like LTE offload, DSRC V2X enablement, and unlicensed cellular.
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