Public-Private Partnerships Needed for Public Trust in Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Posted on Aug 6, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Public-Private Partnerships Needed for Public Trust in Autonomous Vehicle Technology
While speaking at the Billington Global Automotive Cybersecurity Summit, Heidi King, deputy administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, emphasized the need for public perception of autonomous and connected-vehicle technology to be comparable to domestic technologies in which the public already places trust. To accomplish this goal, King said cooperation between...
Texas Self-Driving Cars Will Communicate Messages to Pedestrians
Posted on Aug 1, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Texas Self-Driving Cars Will Communicate Messages to Pedestrians
A bright orange self-driving van with LED screens on the hood, above the tires and on the rear can be found driving through the streets of Texas soon. Drive.ai has announced the launch of a limited ride-hailing pilot in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas. The company says its vehicles are designed to look differently for a reason. “They’re intended to look visually distinct,” said...
Daimler Will Start Testing an Uber-Like Service Using Self-Driving Cars in 2019
Posted on Jul 12, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Daimler Will Start Testing an Uber-Like Service Using Self-Driving Cars in 2019
Daimler will launch an autonomous ride-hailing service in California during the second half of 2019, the company announced. The automaker will partner with the auto manufacturer Bosch for the project and use self-driving technology from Nvidia. The service will operate in Silicon Valley on pre-selected routes, but Daimler did not announce which city it will use. The ride-hailing...
US Auto Sales Increase in June
Posted on Jul 5, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on US Auto Sales Increase in June
US auto sales likely ticked upward slightly in June, compared with a year earlier, as the industry got off to a better-than-expected start for the first half of the year. With a strong job market and bustling housing market fueling consumer confidence, consumers bought about 2.1% more vehicles for the month than a year earlier, according to Cox Automotive analysts.
Jaguar Land Rover Tests Smart Cars That “Talk” to Each Other
Posted on Jul 3, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Jaguar Land Rover Tests Smart Cars That “Talk” to Each Other
Conversations focusing on autonomous cars unsurprisingly discuss how these cars will communicate with each other and how they will navigate the roads ahead of them. Jaguar Land Rover is testing a fleet of smart and connected vehicles to prepare for self-driving cars in the UK. The trials are part of the more than $9 million UK Cite Project that is creating the UK’s first fully...
Moody’s says Trump’s Tariffs Will Disrupt Supply Chain
Posted on Jun 29, 2018 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Moody’s says Trump’s Tariffs Will Disrupt Supply Chain
Moody’s said American automakers will not be immune from the import tariffs. The firm noted that both General Motors and Ford depend on imports from Mexico and Canada. “Tariffs would be a negative for both Ford and GM. The burden would be greater for GM because it depends more on imports from Mexico and Canada to support US operations,” the report said. “In addition, a significant...
