US agency eyes fatal crash involving self-driving car
The National Transportation Safety Board is moving to determine the probable cause of the first fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle.
Oct 18, 2019
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Automotive
Tesla comes when called, but can fray nerves
Roddie Hasan loves his Tesla, but after a fright using a feature that lets him summon the car as he might a dog, he says he will be walking to get it.
Oct 11, 2019
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Engineering
Engineers build drones to test hypersonic tech
Sandia National Laboratories is developing autonomy and artificial intelligence for flight systems soaring at more than 3,800 mph. The technologies to get there will initially be tested on drones that shuffle around at about ...
Sep 27, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Alexa, are you ready to live in the car, too?
There's a reason a new product announced by Amazon 12 months ago never got released to the public.
Sep 23, 2019
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Business
Motorbike taxi apps jostle for trade on crowded Lagos roads
Banker Yemi Adegbola used to leave his home in Lagos before 4 am each day, but would still arrive late to work because of the notorious traffic in Nigeria's biggest city.
Sep 11, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
A new iPhone is coming. But no, you don't really have to pay new-phone prices
New iPhones are likely to be revealed Sept. 10 and in stores soon after.
Sep 6, 2019
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Automotive
Study finds big benefits in embracing vehicle safety tech
Alerting drivers to potential threats through "driver-assist" warning systems has been shown to reduce the odds of a crash. Using cameras or radar, each tool detects potentially dangerous anomalies, such as drifting from ...
Sep 4, 2019
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Robotics
Giving smart vehicles their sense of direction
Scientists around the world are racing to develop self-driving vehicles, but a few essential components have yet to be perfected. One is localization—the vehicle's ability to determine its place and motion. Another is mapping—the ...
Aug 28, 2019
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Business
Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case
A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing self-driving car technology from the company shortly before he joined Uber's efforts to catch up in the high-stakes race to build robotic vehicles.
Aug 27, 2019
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Automotive
Measuring motion sickness in driverless cars
What good is a driverless car if riding in it nauseates you?
Aug 21, 2019
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Driving
Driving is the controlled operation of a land vehicle, such as a car, truck or bus. Although direct operation of a bicycle, a mounted animal (not including chariot operation) or a motorcycle (at least in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia) is commonly called riding, such operators are usually legally considered to be drivers and are required to obey the rules of the road which apply to all drivers.
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