Driverless Taxis Coming to Singapore?
Posted on Aug 25, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Driverless Taxis Coming to Singapore?
NuTonomy, a company in Singapore, began testing a taxi-hailing service using self-driving vehicles this week. Certain members of the public can use a smartphone app to hail an autonomous vehicle (with a computer engineer and a backup human driver) within a small business district in Singapore. These are the first public road tests of autonomous vehicles, although other companies such...
Honolulu Regulates Ride-Sharing
Posted on Aug 25, 2016 in Industry News | Comments Off on Honolulu Regulates Ride-Sharing
A new law in Honolulu will require taxi drivers and drivers for ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to obtain a certificate, hold a Hawaii driver’s license, and pass background checks in order to operate. The City Council passed the bill earlier this month, and the mayor recently returned it without a signature, which allowed the bill to become law. The new regulations will...
FORD ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL ROLLOUT OF DRIVERLESS CARS BY 2021
Posted on Aug 19, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on FORD ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL ROLLOUT OF DRIVERLESS CARS BY 2021
Ford recently announced plans to mass produce driverless cars for commercial operation in ride-hailing services by 2021. Ford further stated that these new vehicles will vary significantly from vehicles on the road today by omitting steering wheels, gas pedals and brake pedals. As part of its plan, Ford said that it would expand the company’s research center in Palo Alto, California,...
Road Trip with a Tesla – Day 5: With the Finish Line in Sight
Posted on Aug 16, 2016 in Perspective | Comments Off on Road Trip with a Tesla – Day 5: With the Finish Line in Sight
“3:52PM Lincoln Tunnel, New York City. Not a lot more to be said…” Mike Nelson is embarking on a cross-country road trip from Orange County, California to New York City in a Tesla 90D Model S. The Model S is equipped with autopilot and electric all-wheel drive. Mike will share his experiences on the road with autonomous technology with Up to Speed readers in a series of...
Rethinking the Term “Autopilot” in the Wake of Chinese Crash
Posted on Aug 16, 2016 in Industry News, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on Rethinking the Term “Autopilot” in the Wake of Chinese Crash
A recent car crash in Beijing has caused Tesla to reconsider the use of the word “autopilot” for its Model S sedan. The driver, who had activated the autopilot feature at the time of the crash, complained that the company had misled them about its capabilities. Following this complaint, the company removed references to the phrase “zidong jiashi,” or “self-driving,” from its website...
