GM, Ford and Toyota form group to help with AV rules
Posted on Apr 3, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on GM, Ford and Toyota form group to help with AV rules
General Motors, Ford and Toyota said in a statement cited by Reuters they were joining forces with SAE International to establish autonomous vehicle “safety guiding principles to help inform standards development.” The group will also “work to safely advance testing, pre-competitive development and deployment,” they added. Reuters noted regulators in the US had...
Hackers steer a Tesla into oncoming traffic by placing three small stickers on the road
Posted on Apr 2, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hackers steer a Tesla into oncoming traffic by placing three small stickers on the road
Cybersecurity researchers from Tencent’s Keen Labs were able to fool Tesla’s Autopilot into merging into oncoming traffic. The hackers also controlled the car using a video game controller. Tesla thanked the group for its research and confirmed that no customers had ever experienced the problems in real driving. A prolific cybersecurity research firm says it has managed to...
Hackers crack Tesla Model 3 in competition, Tesla gives them the car
Posted on Mar 25, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hackers crack Tesla Model 3 in competition, Tesla gives them the car
A group of hackers managed to crack a Tesla Model 3 as part of a hacking competition and Tesla gave them the car for exposing the vulnerability. The automaker made a Model 3 available to hackers in order for them to find and exploit vulnerabilities in the vehicle’s system. The event happened in Vancouver this week and a team of two hackers managed to find an exploit on the last day of...
Five Autonomous Car Trends Everyone Should Know About In 2019
Posted on Feb 19, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Five Autonomous Car Trends Everyone Should Know About In 2019
Every major automobile manufacturer is heavily investing in self-driving technology, and 2018 saw many pilot schemes taken onto highways and city roads. By the end of 2019, we may not all be chauffeured around town by robots as we sit in the back and catch up with our Facebook friends, but we will certainly be significantly closer than we are today. Forbes published five major...
Five Takeaways from KPMG’s 2019 Autonomous Vehicle Readiness Index
Posted on Feb 14, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on Five Takeaways from KPMG’s 2019 Autonomous Vehicle Readiness Index
KPMG recently released its second annual Autonomous Vehicle Readiness Index. The purpose of the document is to assess countries’ preparedness for autonomous vehicles. KPMG ranked a total of 25 countries on four different categories as they pertained to AVs: (1) Policy and Legislation; (2) Technology and Innovation; (3) Infrastructure; and (4) Consumer Acceptance. Here are five...
