Today’s Vehicles Are Akin To Horses: Coming Age Of Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Make Cars Obsolete
Once it’s widely adopted, self-driving technology will save lives, make commutes more productive and ease congestion in cities, but that doesn’t mean people will lose interest in driving vehicles themselves, or that their affinity for personal vehicles will diminish, says Mary DellaValle, editor of Shop Owner magazine.
Panel: Millions Will Still Want To Drive In Coming Age Of Autonomous Vehicles
Freedom, privacy, digitally detoxing and the satisfaction of using your hands top the list of reasons millions of Americans will choose to continue driving and working on cars long after self-driving cars are the norm. This is according to a panel of automotive experts and attendees at the inaugural “Why Driving Matters” town hall discussion at auction week in Arizona.
Consumer Watchdog Urges Congress To Let States Set Safety Standards For Autonomous Vehicles
As a House subcommittee considered more than a dozen bills proposing various federal standards for self-driving vehicles, the group Consumer Watchdog expressed concern that a federal proposal to pre-empt state safety regulations “would leave a regulatory void without meaningful safety protections.”
Hands Off? Not Quite – Study Shows Consumers Fear Technology Failures With Autonomous Vehicles
With the exception of Gen Y, all other generational groups are becoming more skeptical of self-driving technology, which poses a new challenge to car manufacturers and technology developers, according to the J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Tech Choice Study.
Older Drivers Embrace Active Safety Features But Resist Autonomous Vehicles, According To Munich Re, US Survey
When asked what they believe to be the greatest benefit of active safety features for senior drivers, nearly half (41 percent) of the survey respondents cited improved safety of elderly drivers, maintaining their independence (19 percent) and reducing societal costs from accidents (13 percent).
Domino’s Pizza, Ford Testing Autonomous Delivery Vehicles In Miami
On the heels of its first experiment in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Domino’s Pizza said it is testing self-driving delivery vehicles in Miami, “with a focus on the customer experience.”
Toyota Launches New Research Tracks To Study Autonomous, Connected Vehicles
The research projects will focus on the impact of advanced technology on broader road safety trends and the interaction between humans and machines, the automaker noted.
UK Report Finds Making All Vehicles Autonomous Could Prevent 95 Percent Of All Traffic Accidents
“The benefits to this sort of technology are huge, with estimates that the overall U.K. economic benefit could be as much as £51 billion (approximately $70.96 billion) a year due to fewer accidents, improved productivity and increased trade,” said Philippa Oldham, head of transport at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and lead author of the report.
Ford Patented A Record Number Of Inventions That Drive Innovation In Autonomous, Connected Vehicles, Electrification, Wearables
Innovators at Ford submitted nearly 6,000 new inventions in 2015, with many related to autonomous and connected vehicles, wearable devices, eBikes, navigation, ride-sharing platforms and other technologies – an increase of 36 percent from 2014.
Making The Case About Autonomous
Real-world testing shows driverless vehicles face some fairly significant speed bumps.
