Driverless cars will disrupt airlines
Posted on Jun 11, 2019 in Industry News | Comments Off on Driverless cars will disrupt airlines
As driverless cars become more capable and more common, they will change people’s travel habits not only around their own communities but across much larger distances. Our research has revealed just how much people’s travel preferences could shift and found a new potential challenge to the airline industry. Imagine someone who lives in Atlanta and needs to travel to Washington, DC, for...
Post Office to test autonomous semi-trucks for hauling mail across state lines
Posted on May 22, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Post Office to test autonomous semi-trucks for hauling mail across state lines
The US Postal Service is testing its first long-haul self-driving delivery truck in a two-week pilot program that will use an autonomous tractor-trailer to deliver mail between distribution centers in Phoenix and Dallas. TuSimple, a self-driving truck company, is providing the vehicle and will have a safety engineer and driver in the cab to monitor its performance and take control if...
Russia Begins Testing Autonomous Vehicles
Posted on Jan 24, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Russia Begins Testing Autonomous Vehicles
On November 26, 2018, the government of the Russian Federation issued a regulation that permits the testing of driverless cars on regular roads to begin. The new Regulation is the first piece of national legislation that regulates the use of autonomous vehicles. The government will conduct the experimental testing through March 1, 2022, on the roads of two constituent components of the...
Five Ways Smartphones Could Impact Driverless Cars
Posted on Jan 5, 2019 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Five Ways Smartphones Could Impact Driverless Cars
With early tech adopters such as Google, Tesla and Uber already experimenting with driverless cars—and recording impressive results, at that—there are no more doubts that the world is staring at the greatest revolution in both the transport and tech sectors. Many changes are imminent. Human drivers are likely to pave the way for computers, traditional car steering will be replaced by...
After 10 million miles, Waymo’s cars are on another level
Posted on Oct 11, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on After 10 million miles, Waymo’s cars are on another level
Recently, Waymo announced that its cars have crossed their 10 millionth driverless mile on public roads. On simulated roads, the company is fast approaching the 7 billion mile mark. Really, though, numbers don’t matter. It’s more about lessons learned, and Waymo has evolved to the point where its technology is now having to solve the kind of minutiae that wasn’t even on the radar back...
