Forecasters still see long-term adoption in certain segments, with mobility-as-a-service and robotaxis expected to lead the transition to an autonomous vehicle future, while broad deployments of Level 2+ and Level 3 automated driving systems will reach at least 31% of new vehicle sales globally by 2035.
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Automated FleetsFleets and TrucksOn RoadSelf-Driving Trucks
Inceptio receives orders for hundreds of autonomous trucks in China
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiAutonomous trucking startup Inceptio Technology has new orders from Chinese delivery companies for hundreds of…
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Waymo autonomous vehicles are significantly safer than human drives, Swiss Re says
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiThe autonomous vehicles of Google’s sibling Waymo are significantly safer than ones driven by humans,…
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Hyundai Mobis ups automated parking ante with low-cost system
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe supplier’s system, which learns the driving route and performs parking using ultrasonic and surround view monitor cameras, is an intermediary technology on the competitive path to unmanned autonomous parking.
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Auburn University Autonomous Tiger Racing, sponsored by Safran Electronics & Defense, recently completed a full…
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Tyson and Gatik partner on autonomous delivery
by Charles Choiby Charles ChoiThe companies partnership will deliver chicken wings, breakfast sausage, hot dogs and more in Arkansas.
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On RoadTaxis and Ride Sharing
Autonomous vehicles will soon be safer than humans, reports IDTechEx
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostAccording to James Jeffs, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, the rate of autonomous technology improvement demonstrates the potential for them to far exceed human levels of safety in the future.
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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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Off RoadRail
Parallel Systems reveals 2nd-gen autonomous battery-electric rail vehicle
by Kevin Jostby Kevin JostThe startup plans to integrate its vehicles into the existing rail network alongside conventional freight trains, setting the path for customer testing on U.S. railways and its long-term goal of decarbonizing freight on rail.
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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.