The autonomous vehicles of Google’s sibling Waymo are significantly safer than ones driven by humans,…
Safety
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Driverless CarsOn RoadSafety
Any distraction worsens reaction time if driver takeover is needed
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiRelatively inexperienced drivers fare poorly in case of driver takeover, which may suggest regulations are needed to account for them.
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Driverless CarsOn RoadSafety
Driverless cars are worse at detecting children and darker-skinned pedestrians
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiThe root of the problem appears to be how the images used to train the systems feature more adults and lighter-skinned pedestrians.
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Driverless CarsOn RoadSafetyTest and Simulation
Virtual reality tech could help test AVs more realistically
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiNew strategy can help avoid complex models of the self-driving vehicles and their environments, as well as the expensive, time-consuming validation of those models.
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ADASOn RoadSafety
Mobileye launches first camera-only ISA to meet new EU regs
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe new intelligent speed assist solution allows OEMs whose vehicles already integrate the supplier’s EyeQ4- and EyeQ6 chips to meet the new regulation by updating software without any new hardware requirements.
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Driverless CarsNavigationOn RoadSafety
Autonomous vehicles may better navigate roads with high-tech pavement markers
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiSensors and microchips in pavement markers could provide road condition data and shift part of a car’s processing loads to infrastructure, says a research team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Western Michigan University.
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ADASDriverless CarsNavigationOn RoadSafety
NoTraffic gets boost for AI-based autonomous traffic management
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThis latest $50 Million Series B funding round bolsters the company’s position as a pioneering company digitizing signalized city intersections to help better adapt infrastructure for the rise of autonomous vehicles.
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Driverless CarsOn RoadSafetyTest and Simulation
“Ghost driver” reveals what visual cues from autonomous cars may prove most helpful
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiUsing a scientist behind the steering wheel disguised as a car seat, researchers find the most expressive signals proved best.
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Driverless CarsNavigationOn RoadSafety
Self-driving vehicles fall short on understanding social interactions
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiA lack of understanding of social cues can lead autonomous vehicles to move when they should stop and stop when they can go, a new study finds.
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ADASDriverless CarsOn RoadSafetyTest and Simulation
Better safety in automated driving through more cooperation with drivers
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiInteracting with drivers may help keep their attention on the road to boost safety.