Head Of Self-Driving Cars at Audi Leaves Company
Posted on Apr 11, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Head Of Self-Driving Cars at Audi Leaves Company
Audi’s Senior Vice President of Automated Driving has left the company. Alejandro Vukotich had been the head of Audi’s autonomous efforts since January 2017. While he led Audi’s research into advanced driver assist systems [ADAS], Vukotich is best known for his role in developing Audi’s new A8, a model the company claims is the first production car to offer Level 3 automated driving...
Do People Want Self-Driving Cars In Their Neighborhoods?
Posted on Apr 9, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Do People Want Self-Driving Cars In Their Neighborhoods?
A recent survey of 1,100 California residents found that more than half of all residents surveyed (57%) said they don’t want autonomous vehicles on the streets of their neighborhoods. Less than one in four (23%) said it would be OK, and about one in five (19%) said they weren’t sure. State residents expressed similar views when asked about the relative safety of self-driven cars. More...
Indonesia Requires Registration of Ride-Hailing Companies
Posted on Apr 4, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Indonesia Requires Registration of Ride-Hailing Companies
The government of Indonesia recently announced that ride-hailing companies in that country could not be registered as technology companies, but must be registered as transportation companies. This transition would give more protection to the companies’ drivers. Currently, the regulation applies only to cars, but motorcycle-taxi drivers would like the rules to be expanded for their...
