autonomous driving
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News Featured Stories News Releases- August 10, 2021 92
IT’S A GAME CHANGER.
Ready or not, the future of the trucking industry may have just seismically shifted!
In what’s possibly the greatest single milestone achieved by a self-driving truck thus far, California’s autonomous driving technology company Plus.ai just completed the very first demonstration of Level 4 truck automation on a highway.
For reference, the levels of vehicle automation range from 0-6, with 0 being no automation at all (most vehicles on the road today), 2 being ADAS (vehicle steers & accelerates with a human monitor who’s able to take control anytime), and 5 being full on...
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News Featured Stories News Releases Fleet Solutions- June 04, 2021 84
Though it’s been one of the hottest tech stories over the past few recent years, one recent headline in particular is making autonomous-driving technology much more of a reality than it’s ever been.
The TuSimple company’s self-driving semi-truck just completed a 951 mile route, delivering watermelons, from Arizona to Oklahoma in just 14 hours and 6 minutes--a route which would usually take around 24 hours with a human driver.
To anyone reading this, it sounds like it spells disaster for the future of professional truck drivers going forward. After all, who doesn’t want their watermelon a full...
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News Car Culture - Rear View Safety 360 Systems- January 28, 2021 129
2021 will serve up a serious slew of innovation to excite the tech and auto enthusiast in all of us!
Some list items aren’t fully realized yet, some are in late stages of development, but all are focused on improving qualities of life, driving, and safety (something we love to talk about).
These 4 technologies are on track for some serious growth in 2021:
1. Next-Gen ADAS
Semiconductor giant Qualcomm and automaker GM are teaming up to raise ADAS standards with their software and hardware bundles.
Qualcomm will integrate 5g connectivity and their powerful SnapDragon platform into the cockpit...
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News Featured Stories- May 19, 2017 48
According to the recent report "Will autonomous vehicles put the brakes on the collision parts business?," from from the KPMG U.S Manufacturing Institute Automotive Center, self-driving vehicles will greatly reduce OEM collision repair in the not so distant furniture. The report claims that OEM collision repair revenue, which was 5.6 billion in 2015, could drop to 2.7 billion by 2030 and go as low as 1.4 billion by 2040.
"OEMs have already begun to deal with the design and engineering challenges related to autonomous vehicles," said Gary Silberg KPMG's U.S. Automotive leader in a press...
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News News Releases- May 19, 2016 108
Google’s self-driving car project has already logged more than 1.5 million miles since they began testing autonomous cars in 2014, but a recent patent has been turning heads in the automotive safety industry.
In the wake of the first accident caused by one of their self-driving cars a few months ago, Google received a patent this week to put a strong adhesive layer onto the front of their vehicles. Originally filed in 2014, the system is designed to keep a pedestrian on the hood of the car after being hit.
Here’s how it works. The purpose of the system is to prevent secondary impacts. A secondary...
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News News Releases Safety Guides Safety Community- April 19, 2016 82
The streets of Beverly Hills are known for fancy cars and A-List celebrities. However something else will soon start turning heads in this glamorous Los Angeles County city, a fleet of driver less autonomous vehicles (A.V.s).
During an April 5th City Council meeting, The city of Beverly Hills passed a resolution creating a program to develop autonomous shuttles as a new method of public transportation. Council members unanimously approved the program, calling for Beverly Hills to become a leader in the testing and implementation of autonomous shuttles.
“Beverly Hills is the perfect community to...
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News Featured Stories Safety Community- November 18, 2015 83
We couldn't help ourselves with this post, what are your thoughts on Google's Self-Driving Cars?
"Driving too slowly? Bet humans don’t get pulled over for that too often.
We’ve capped the speed of our prototype vehicles at 25mph for safety reasons. We want them to feel friendly and approachable, rather than zooming scarily through neighborhood streets.
Like this officer, people sometimes flag us down when they want to know more about our project. After 1.2 million miles of autonomous driving (that’s the human equivalent of 90 years of driving experience), we’re proud to say we’ve never been...
