Tag: Autonomous Cars
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How DARPA Kickstarted AV Development
DARPA director Tony Tether came up with a novel idea: DARPA would launch a challenge, a series of races, for robot cars.
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EU Council Stops WiFi Standard for V2X
The European Council of ministers reversed the Commission decision to support the WiFi standard for vehicle to everything (V2X) communication in the Union. The newly elected European Commission will have to draft a new proposal to the European Parliament and Council with a “neutral” approach, letting car manufacturers and operators decide what standard use for […]
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Technology, and autonomous vehicles will disrupt mobility the next decade
Technology, and the change of demographics in the twenty-first century, will make connected cars and automated mobility services the next big business for electronics manufacturers, more than computers and smartphones. Cities need a new mobility ecosystem In 30 years the majority of the world’s population will live in cities, creating a huge mobility challenge. […]
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Network Slicing Allows Carriers to Charge More for Connected Cars
When 5G networks are operational and new autonomous driving features become available, carriers will have the opportunity to slice the services at will to offer customized speeds, latency and critical connectivity to different users. It will be like having several tiers of cellular data, with the premium users not only getting the best speeds, but […]
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Connected & Autonomous Cars Are Using More Power and Fuel
A study published by researchers at the University of Michigan and the Ford Motor Innovation Center in February, shows that autonomous cars could have a substantial energy toll, effectively making them more polluting than current manually driven vehicles The technology installed in connected vehicles and the infrastructure — such as Vehicle-to-Everything technologies — require a significant amount of power to […]
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Customers Not Ready to Give Full Control to Autonomous Cars
A survey conducted by MIT’s AgeLab suggested that while consumers are interested in advanced safety technologies that assist the driver in reacting to potential collisions, only 40 percent of drivers in the 25 to 34 year old age bracket have any interest in full autonomy. The New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA) and MIT AgeLab […]
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Taxi Drivers, Your Job has an Expiry Date
Autonomous vehicles are already in production and big city taxi drivers could be out of a job in 10 years, including those for Uber and Lyft. It may take 5, 10, or in some cases 20 years, but the taxi driver’s job is destined to disappear. By 2025 most major cities in Europe, Asia and North […]