Technology May Outpace Humans on Road to Automated Driving
From his laboratory at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, automated vehicle pioneer Raj Rajkumar says self-driving cars will evolve step-by-step, with humans staying in charge for a long time to...
View ArticleKey Car Makers to Make Automatic Braking Standard Equipment in U.S.
A group of major automakers accounting for more than half of U.S. auto sales will make automatic emergency braking standard on new U.S. vehicles in one of the industry’s biggest auto safety moves since...
View ArticleTechnology May Outpace Humans on Road to Automated Driving
From his laboratory at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, automated vehicle pioneer Raj Rajkumar says self-driving cars will evolve step-by-step, with humans staying in charge for a long time to...
View ArticleKey Car Makers to Make Automatic Braking Standard Equipment in U.S.
A group of major automakers accounting for more than half of U.S. auto sales will make automatic emergency braking standard on new U.S. vehicles in one of the industry’s biggest auto safety moves since...
View ArticleAudi Goes Full Speed on Automated Driving, While Competitors Wary of...
German carmaker Audi is taking a lead in bringing more automated driving to roads, but rivals seem in no rush to follow while legal and regulatory uncertainties still cloud the technology. At the...
View ArticleIt’s Not Easy to Teach Robot Drivers to Think Like Humans
Robot cars make for annoying drivers. Relative to human motorists, the driverless vehicles now undergoing testing on public roads are overly cautious, maddeningly slow, and prone to abrupt halts or...
View ArticleLabor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles
A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in all self-driving passenger services to take over in the event of an...
View ArticleDebate Over Liability Holds Up Self-Driving Car Legislation in Senate
A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation the industry says it needs to advance. “If another driver hits you, it’s clear who the driver is,”...
View ArticleUsers Want Self-Driving Vehicles That Drive Like They Do, Sort of
Do passengers want self-driving cars to mimic their personal driving behaviors or do they hold these autonomous vehicles to a different standard? Recent studies have shown that people have negative...
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