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Monday, January 29, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - Driverless vehicles could soon appear on Manitoba’s roads and highways. The Manitoba government is moving forward with legislative amendments which would allow for testing and use of autonomous vehicles on provincial highways, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler announced in Ottawa on... More
Motherboard - We often view automation through the lens of job losses, and understandably so: Some studies have predicted that robots will take about 40 percent of all jobs in the next two decades. That’s going to mean a lot of out-of-work people, but in the context of trucking, automation—and specifically autonomous vehicles—could be a... More
Tnooz - The integration of autonomous vehicles in our city infrastructure over the next decade, including self-driving cars, autonomous taxis and self-driving shuttles and buses might affect the appeal of “hop on hop off” bus tours and guided tours in cities, but Alex Bainbridge, who authors the report, argues that they could also impact... More
Business Wire - According to a new report from Tractica, worldwide revenue from sales of autonomous trucks and buses reached $84 million in 2017 and the market will continue to develop at a strong pace over the next few years with more competition within the industry, providing significant opportunities to various industry participants, and... More
Saturday, January 27, 2018
Futurism - Will autonomous robots be the ones issuing arrests and tickets in the future? It’s not out of the question. Ford has officially filed for a patent on an automated police car. Now, this does not mean that an autonomous, artificially intelligent (AI) police vehicle will actually hit the roads — or even be fully... More
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Low-income households pay proportionately more money on transportation. Driverless cars could drastically reduce the cost of transportation in urban areas. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will bring lots of benefits: fewer accidents, reduced traffic congestion and perhaps the end of parking hassles once we can send a self-driving car on its way after... More
R&D Magazine - This year opens to a landscape of autonomous vehicle expectations that are both exciting and sobering. By now, we are accustomed to seeing automated vehicle technology improve rapidly, and announcements from innovators are losing their novelty. We also hear a growing concern that the technology may not perform as promised, or... More
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Clean Technica - Most of the time, we tend to see autonomous vehicles (AV) as a personal means of locomotion. However, self-driving technology is far more disruptive than that. Grocery stores are certainly not going to like the idea in this piece — unless they jump onboard... More
Monday, January 22, 2018
Hello, automated driving community! Tesla just got some poor grades, NAIAS shows signs of a split personality and U.S. consumers are hesitant: we bring you this week’s key stories from the world of automated driving! Tesla founder Elon Musk once said about his school days: “I’d rather play video games, write software and read... More
CBC News - The North American International Auto Show opened to the public over the weekend and large crowds flocked to the Cobo Centre in Detroit, with many looking to learn more about autonomous vehicles. "I think it would be a good thing in the future," said Jim Davis who attended the auto show... More
Android Headlines - As the number of companies experimenting with driverless technology grows, a shortage of qualified individuals blocks the way for overall expansion. A rather unique professional field, the industry for autonomous vehicle research demands a large number of experts to launch programs. Unfortunately, with the surge of popular... More
Saturday, January 20, 2018
The Canadian Press - General Motors of Canada sees Ontario's strength in advanced technologies as strategically important for its plans for creating safe, driverless vehicles in the near future, its CEO said Friday at the launch of a new software centre north of Toronto. The new centre in Markham, Ont. — Canada's largest automotive... More
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