Automotive
A simulator study shows the presence of a passenger can improve drivers' focus on the road and help them to decide when manual control is needed in self-driving vehicles, but taking back control is still difficult.
Jul 11, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
It's been 60 years since the cover of Popular Mechanics magazine gave us the promise of flying cars. But our personal mobility options remain, today and for the foreseeable future, earthbound. Will the promise of self-driving ...
Jul 27, 2017
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Automotive
A novel study undertaken by the University of Nottingham has found that, in the absence of someone in the driving seat, pedestrians trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Automotive
San Francisco police faced an unprecedented problem recently when an officer stopped a car that was driving at night with no headlights on, only to discover there was no one inside.
Apr 13, 2022
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Automotive
General Motors is investing $300 million in China's self-driving car company Momenta.
Sep 23, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Self-driving vehicles will not only need to "see" the world, they'll need to communicate and work together.
Jun 29, 2017
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Much of the push toward self-driving cars has been underwritten by the hope that they will save lives by getting involved in fewer crashes with fewer injuries and deaths than human-driven cars. But so far, most comparisons ...
Feb 2, 2018
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Automotive
Crossing a busy street safely typically is a result of a social exchange. Pedestrians look for cues—a wave, a head nod, a winking flash of the headlights, and, of course, a full vehicle stop—to know it's safe to cross.
Apr 24, 2024
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Automotive
Japanese auto maker Nissan said Monday it is not in talks with Apple to develop self-driving cars, a week after Hyundai also denied reports it was discussing the top-secret project with the US tech giant.
Feb 15, 2021
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Automotive
General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and self-driving vehicles, eventually employing 2,200 people.
Jan 27, 2020
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