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Volvo and Autoliv Team Up on Driverless Car Software

Volvo and auto safety group Autoliv have announced a new joint venture to develop driverless vehicle software.  The joint venture is expected to develop advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driver (AD) systems for use in Volvos.  Volvo also recently announced a $300 million collaboration to build autonomous vehicles with Uber.    ...

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...

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

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...

Road Trip with a Tesla – Day 4: The Charging Process

2:40 P.M., Terre Haute Indiana. Here are a couple of photos to illustrate the charging process. 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...

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