What will be the economic impact of self-driving trucks?
Quora: What will be the economic impact of companies using self-driving trucks in a country like America? My Answer: Little to none. If
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Vehicle Automation
Study shows automated cars make drivers complacent
New research from Rice University and Texas Tech University has found that when automated vehicles miss hazards, their drivers are also likely to
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BMW and Daimler Joining To Develop Next-Gen Automated Driving Tech
The BMW Group and Daimler AG are to join forces on automated driving. Initially, the focus will be on advancing the development of
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Researchers Teaching Cars to Predict Pedestrian Movement
University of Michigan researchers are teaching self-driving cars to recognize and predict pedestrian movements with greater precision than current technologies. The approach relies on a
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New Volkswagen Passat To Have Plug-in Hybrid
Volkswagen has revealed some of the features of the updated Passat, which will launch later this year. Among the technical updates are an upgrade to
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Ford steps away from DSRC, embraces 5G cellular for connected vehicles
A few years ago, the talk for vehicle communications, including vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure/grid (V2I/V2G) was all about Wi-Fi – to the point
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Freightliner Cascadia First SAE Level 2 Automated Truck
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) introduced the first SAE Level 2 automated truck in series production in North America with the latest enhancements to the
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New PAVE Coalition Launches Public Education Campaign on Automated Vehicles
A coalition of industry, non-profit and academic institutions has launched a campaign to inform the public and policymakers about the potential and the reality of
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Renault Introduces EZ-ULTIMO Robo-Vehicle
At the Paris Motor Show, Groupe Renault unveiled EZ-ULTIMO, its robo-vehicle concept, an autonomous, electric, connected, and shared mobility service solution offering a premium travel
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Ford, Vodafone Testing Accident Awareness, Emergency Corridor System
Ford and Vodafone are now testing connected vehicle technology that could alert drivers to an accident ahead moments after it has happened. Furthermore, the system
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