Unity is strength. The Chinese manufacturer Geely seeks to associate with Daimler, of which he is already the largest shareholder, to tackle the car-sharing and VTC market. The two companies are currently in talks to create a car pooling and on-demand vehicle joint venture in China, reports Bloomberg. The objective would be compete with Didi,… Continue reading Geely and Daimler want to create a car-sharing and VTC joint venture
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Carlos Tavares: “In 20 years, the car will still be there …”
The year of the birth of the “Echoes”, in 1908, the young Anonimous society Automobiles Peugeot launched the production of the Type 91, followed twenty years later by the Type 190 S, which marked the end of the wood frame bodies. What evolution! Twenty years after the launch of the Peugeot 508 at the Paris… Continue reading Carlos Tavares: “In 20 years, the car will still be there …”
Autonomous Range Rover departs course
A self-propelled Range Rover from Jaguar Land Rover has successfully completed the course in Coventry. As part of the project UK Autodrive, whose end is heralded this month, has the Range Rover out of the house Jaguar Land Rover mastered a difficult route – of course autonomously. Self-propelled Range Rover The vehicle has completed the… Continue reading Autonomous Range Rover departs course
Daimler launches new chauffeur service in Los Angeles
The carmaker Daimler is providing a new chauffeur service in the center of Los Angeles through its mobility company Moovel. FlexLA will be called the driving service that you are in the center of the metropolis los Angeles (LA). That’s what Daimler has moovel u. a. with the service provider FASTLinkDTLA together. FlexLA fleet consists… Continue reading Daimler launches new chauffeur service in Los Angeles
Why you have (probably) already bought your last car
I’m guessing you are scoffing in disbelief at the very suggestion of this article, but bear with me. A growing number of tech analysts are predicting that in less than 20 years we’ll all have stopped owning cars, and, what’s more, the internal combustion engine will have been consigned to the dustbin of history. Yes,… Continue reading Why you have (probably) already bought your last car
Henrik Fisker and the $40000 All-Electric Crossover
LOS ANGELES, California — At this point, there isn’t much Henrik Fisker hasn’t done. The Danish automotive designer is the man behind the clean, muscular lines of the Fisker Karma, Aston Martin DB9, BMW Z8, and the VLF Rocket. He recently rolled out his stunning EMotion concept, a modern reinterpretation of the sedan that was… Continue reading Henrik Fisker and the $40000 All-Electric Crossover
SELF-DRIVING RANGE ROVER RUNS AUTONOMOUS RINGS ROUND COVENTRY
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Predicting the World Around Autonomous Vehicles: Our Investment in Perceptive Automata
Predicting the World Around Autonomous Vehicles: Our Investment in Perceptive Automata As I’ve said before, cars are “social.” They exist alongside other human-operated vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians. When we’re behind the wheel, we constantly survey the roads looking for clues to help predict what other people will do. Will that teenage skateboarder jaywalk? Will the… Continue reading Predicting the World Around Autonomous Vehicles: Our Investment in Perceptive Automata
The price of the second-hand vehicle rises 6.5% in September and stands at 15,554 euros
Posted 09/10/2018 11: 29: 31CET MADRID, 9 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) – The average price of used cars increased by 6.5% in September compared to the same month of the previous year and stood at 15,554 euros, according to data from the Institute of Automotive Studies (IEA) for Coches.net. Last month, most autonomous communities saw the… Continue reading The price of the second-hand vehicle rises 6.5% in September and stands at 15,554 euros
GM tops Tesla in ranking of automated driving systems
GM beats Tesla in Consumer Reports ranking of automated driving systems
5:51 PM ET Thu, 4 Oct 2018 | 01:45
As more automakers develop automated driving systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheels for short periods of time, a new report says General Motors has developed the best system.
Consumer Reports tested four of the most popular systems and says Cadillac's Super Cruise does the best job of ensuring the vehicle is driven safely while making sure drivers pay attention when they take their hands off the steering wheels.
“Super Cruise has a camera that looks at the drivers' eyes and warns them if they look away for too long or fall asleep, and that's a game changer,” said Jake Fisher, director of auto testing at Consumer Reports.
“This is definitely a shot across the bow of Tesla, which already has Autopilot,” said Michelle Krebs, analyst for AutoTrader said.
Consumer Reports ranks Tesla's Autopilot as the second-most effective automated driving system, criticizing it for not doing enough to keep the driver engaged when the vehicle is in Autopilot mode.
“Autopilot is a strong system, but it doesn't have enough safeguards,” said Fisher.
GM Super Cruise tops Tesla in Consumer Reports' automated driving tech tests
8:23 AM ET Thu, 4 Oct 2018 | 03:52
Consumer Reports rated Nissan's ProPILOT Assist as the third-best system and Volvo's Pilot Assist as the least effective of the four it tested. Nissan says ProPILOT Assist is a “hands-on” driver-assist system rather than a “self-driving” feature. Volvo echoed that response.
“Pilot Assist is not an autonomous driving system. It is a driver assistance system designed to keep the driver in the loop at all times with hands on the wheel, eyes on the road and the mind on driving,” said Johan Larsson, a Volvo spokesman.
The systems were evaluated at Consumer Reports' test track and on public and highways. The reviews are based on five criteria: capability and performance, ease of use, if the systems made it clear when it was safe to use, whether they kept the driver engaged, and how they alerted or handled an unresponsive driver.
Consumer Reports is not warning people to avoid using any of the automated driving systems it tested, but it wants drivers to better understand the limits of the technology.
Ever since Tesla unveiled Autopilot in 2015, it's been controversial technology. When it first came out in “beta” mode, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, “It is important to exercise great caution at this early stage.”
Not everyone got the message. Within months of rolling out, Tesla owners posted videos on YouTube showing themselves driving hands free and not always paying attention.
In 2016, a Tesla driver was killed when his Model S in Autopilot mode crashed into a semi-truck in Williston, Florida. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded limitations in Tesla's Autopilot system played a major role in the crash. NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt bluntly summarized the case saying, “System safeguards were lacking.”
Two years later, as more vehicles and more automakers develop automated driving systems, Consumer Reports is worried drivers will become too complacent and not be ready to grab the steering wheel if their car or truck steers itself into trouble.
“The big concern is putting too much trust in these systems,” said Fisher of Consumer Reports. “Drivers are not always paying attention when these systems are in use.”
WATCH: GM demonstrates its hands-free 'Super Cruise' system
General Motors shows off new hands-free ’Super Cruise’ system in highway demo
12:08 PM ET Wed, 28 June 2017 | 05:10