Autonomous trucks could be on Texas highways by 2023. The US state Texas wants to take a leadership role within the US for the deployment of autonomous driving. Therefore, the state took legal and administrative general conditions. A few gaps were left in the legal regulation. So could now autonomous trucks be on the highways… Continue reading Autonomous trucks on US highways by 2023
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Cruise’s San Francisco robotaxis seize initiative in race for autonomy
Since Google launched its self-driving car project in 2009, it has been leading the way towards a new age of autonomous transport that could reshape cities and, one day, deal a death blow to car ownership. But, in San Francisco, close to its headquarters, the tech giant has found itself overtaken by Cruise — a… Continue reading Cruise’s San Francisco robotaxis seize initiative in race for autonomy
Waymo at CVPR 2022: A hub for real-world innovation and groundbreaking research
Waymo is proud to host and participate in multiple sessions at the 49th Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) next week. We will present some of our recent state-of-the-art work in autonomous driving research—one of the most complex and practical applications of computer vision. Last year alone, Waymo-affiliated researchers published 14 papers—and this… Continue reading Waymo at CVPR 2022: A hub for real-world innovation and groundbreaking research
Self-driving cars crash, too, but figuring out what it means requires much better data
This week, for the first time ever, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released data on crashes involving cars equipped with advanced driver-assist systems and automated driving technology. A lot of headlines — including The Verge’s — focused on the number of Tesla vehicles that crashed, which is understandable because Tesla had a lot of… Continue reading Self-driving cars crash, too, but figuring out what it means requires much better data
Tesla Autopilot tops the list of most crashes on driver-assist features in new NHTSA report
Tesla has topped the list of most crashes on advanced driver-assist (ADAS) features – Autopilot in Tesla’s case – in NHTSA’s first report on “Safety Performance of Advanced Vehicle Technologies.” Dr. Steven Cliff, NHTSA’s Administrator, commented on the report: The data released today are part of our commitment to transparency, accountability and public safety. New… Continue reading Tesla Autopilot tops the list of most crashes on driver-assist features in new NHTSA report
Nearly 400 crashes of automated tech vehicles, feds say
Detroit — Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cautioned against using the numbers to compare automakers, saying it didn’t weight them by the number of vehicles from each manufacturer that use… Continue reading Nearly 400 crashes of automated tech vehicles, feds say
Global Autonomous Trucking Market Analysis Report 2022-2027: Leading Vendors, Strategies, Products, and Service Offerings
DUBLIN, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Autonomous Trucking Market by Infrastructure, Trucking Type and Business Model 2022 – 2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report assesses the autonomous trucking market, including leading vendors, strategies, products, and service offerings. The report evaluates autonomous trucking by autonomy level, powertrain type, components, and supporting… Continue reading Global Autonomous Trucking Market Analysis Report 2022-2027: Leading Vendors, Strategies, Products, and Service Offerings
US releases new driver-assist crash data, and surprise, it’s mostly Tesla
The federal government released two new reports highlighting — for the first time — crashes and fatalities involving autonomous vehicles (AV) and vehicles equipped with advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS). Tesla reported the most crashes involving driver-assist technology, while Alphabet’s Waymo disclosed the most incidents involving its autonomous vehicles. Car and tech companies insist these technologies… Continue reading US releases new driver-assist crash data, and surprise, it’s mostly Tesla
Why I Ride with Waymo: Candace
Hey Candace – thanks for taking the time to chat. Could you start by telling us a little bit about yourself? I live in the Sunset and just moved here in the beginning of September last year, so pretty recently. I was previously living in Boston for school, where I graduated earlier this year with… Continue reading Why I Ride with Waymo: Candace
Waymo hooks up with Uber Freight
Industry leader Waymo is one of the last companies to use Uber Freight for autonomous trucks. The transport service provider Uber and the Google sister company Waymo don’t like each other Absolutely. Uber hired Anthony Levandowski, who was still stealing important data from Google when he switched to Uber. This resulted in two lawsuits against… Continue reading Waymo hooks up with Uber Freight