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New Volvo Tech Could Intervene During Distracted & Intoxicated Driving6h ago ( March 21, 2019 at 8:39 AM ) Volvo’s new monitoring system aims to reduce the impacts of distracted and impaired driving.
The technology allows the vehicle to automatically intervene if a driver fails to respond to warnings.
As part of a larger conversation, Volvo asks if automakers have an obligation to produce such technology.
Volvo is showcasing new technology that may prevent fatal accidents involving impairment, speeding, and distraction. The automaker is doubling down on their vision of a future with zero traffic f...Tags: United States, Autos, Autonomous Cars, Car Tech, Volvo, Nhtsa, Michigan State Police, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Volvo Cars, National Safety Council, New Volvo, Flegel, Car News, Henrik Green, Jim Flegel, Ken Kolosh 20 people like this. Like Autonomous shuttle rides coming to New York City via Optimus Ride13h ago ( March 21, 2019 at 1:15 AM ) Workers at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in NY City will soon be able to make their way around the 300-acre industrial park in Optimus Ride's self-driving shuttles. The tech startup says it's the first trial of its kind in the state.
The post Autonomous shuttle rides coming to New York City via Optimus Ride appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: New York, New York City, Cars, Trends, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Optimus, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY City, Optimus Ride 19 people like this. Like Waymo boosts robo-taxi plans with new service center in ArizonaMarch 20, 2019 at 4:45 AM Waymo has announced plans for a facility in Phoenix, Arizona, that will help to service, maintain, and grow its fleet of autonomous Waymo One cars. The vehicles operate as part of the company's robo-taxi ridesharing service.
The post Waymo boosts robo-taxi plans with new service center in Arizona appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Business, News, Cars, Trends, Arizona, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, PHOENIX Arizona, Waymo 2 people like this. Like Yandex inks deal with Hyundai to build self-driving car tech for its Mobis OEM divisionMarch 19, 2019 at 4:59 AM  Tags: Google, TC, Transportation, China, Russia, India, Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Toyota, Estonia, Las Vegas, Autonomous Cars, Baidu, Hyundai, Kia 93 people like this. Like Nuro’s awesome robot delivery pods are tootling into TexasMarch 14, 2019 at 11:45 PM Robo-delivery startup Nuro is taking its cool-looking autonomous delivery pods to Texas. The pods will deliver Kroger groceries to customers' doors in Houston following a successful pilot program in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The post Nuro’s awesome robot delivery pods are tootling into Texas appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Texas, News, Cars, Trends, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Houston, Kroger, Scottsdale Arizona, Nuro 31 people like this. Like Highlights From the 2019 Geneva International Motor ShowMarch 14, 2019 at 2:00 PM From all-electric to truly dazzling, some of the best vehicles from this year's event Supercars, hypercars, accessible cars and concept cars from the world’s best-known and emerging brands made their debuts at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show. Whether small and playful, wildly fast or glorious and sprawling, the cars reflect the industry’s exploration of electric vehicles. Some are opting for more accessible iterations while …Tags: Auto, Design, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Fiat, Volkswagen, Autonomous Cars, Honda, Flying Cars, Electric Cars, Bugatti, Geneva Motor Show, Ev, Alfa Romeo, International Motor Show, Car Shows 26 people like this. Like Toyota’s Moon RoverMarch 14, 2019 at 12:18 PM Traditionally limiting their endeavors to the Earth’s surface, Toyota now has plans to go to the moon. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency announced a partnership with the carmaker to place a self-driving rover on the moon in 2029. Using Toyota’s fuel-cell technology and solar power, the rover can transport two passengers over 10,000 kilometers. Though no astronauts will travel to the moon in the rover …Tags: Auto, Space, Japan, Design, Cars, Tech, Earth, Moon, Toyota, Autonomous Cars, Linkaboutit, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, Lunar Rover, Moon Rover 13 people like this. Like Ford to expand autonomous-car research in race to launch robo-taxi serviceMarch 14, 2019 at 2:50 AM Ford is in a race with Waymo and GM Cruise to launch large-scale taxi and delivery services using autonomous vehicles. Already testing its technology in four U.S. cities, the automaker looks set to expand its program to a fifth.
The post Ford to expand autonomous-car research in race to launch robo-taxi service appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Ford, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Driverless Cars, GM Cruise, Waymo 17 people like this. Like GM Cruise to double its autonomous-car team for robo-taxi goalMarch 13, 2019 at 3:15 AM With its eye on the launch of a robo-taxi service before the end of the year, General Motors' Cruise Automation has said it plans to double the size of its autonomous-vehicle team over the next nine months.
The post GM Cruise to double its autonomous-car team for robo-taxi goal appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, General Motors, Cruise, Gm, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Cruise Automation, GM Cruise, General Motors Cruise Automation 8 people like this. Like BMW Group & Daimler AG Partner For Autonomous Driving TechnologyMarch 6, 2019 at 6:03 PM The partnership will focus on next-generation autonomous technology.
BMW and Daimler say they may partner with other companies along the way.
The BMW Group and Daimler AG are partnering for a number of autonomous driving initiatives. The companies say they are looking to advance the development of next-generation driver assistance systems and autonomous driving, including up to SAE Level 4. Both have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop this and other new technologies relat...Tags: Germany, Munich, Autos, Bmw, Autonomous Cars, Daimler, Mercedes Benz, Daimler AG, BMW Group, BMW AG, Board of Management of Daimler AG, Ola Kallenius, Harald Krüger, Car News, Board of Management, Källenius 29 people like this. Like Brodmann17 nabs $11M for its automotive computer vision tech that runs on any CPUMarch 6, 2019 at 5:13 AM  Tags: Samsung, Tel Aviv, Tech, Intel, Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Bmw, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Computer Vision, Ourcrowd, Bosch, Mobileye, ADAS, Pinhas, Brodmann17 55 people like this. Like Apple layoffs hit nearly 200 employees in self-driving car divisionFebruary 27, 2019 at 4:32 PM IMAGE: 3000 Kifer Road, a site of layoffs reported by Apple to the State of California, believed to involve Apple's self-driving car division. Google Street View via SF Chronicle.
Apple confirmed today that it is laying off about 190 people from its self-driving car division. Most of the people who are losing their jobs in Santa Clara/Sunnyvale are engineers, and they'll be departing in April.
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
The layoffs were disclosed, along with new details, in a letter th...Tags: Apple, Post, Business, Technology, News, California, San Francisco, Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Santa Clara Sunnyvale, Picks, Tom Neumayr, SF Chronicle Apple, California Employment Development Department CNBC 22 people like this. Like Jaguar is creating a language so autonomous cars can talk to pedestriansJanuary 25, 2019 at 1:58 PM Jaguar wants to teach autonomous cars how to talk to pedestrians. After testing creepy eyes, it has switched to a technology which beams light bars on the ground that move to signal the car is stopping, turning, or accelerating.
The post Jaguar is creating a language so autonomous cars can talk to pedestrians appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Jaguar, Autonomous Cars 40 people like this. Like Britain's Gatwick Airport Is Experimenting With Robot Valets to Park CarsJanuary 25, 2019 at 11:49 AM  Tags: Science, Britain, Robots, Autonomous Cars, Car Tech, Gatwick Airport 96 people like this. Like Apple Lays Off Over 200 Employees Working on Secretive Self-Driving Car ProjectJanuary 24, 2019 at 6:00 AM  Tags: Apple, Science, Tesla, Autonomous Vehicles, Autonomous Cars, Icar, Self Driving Cars, Apple Car, Project Titan, Doug Field, Xmotors 63 people like this. Like Lyft and Aptiv’s self-driving car program has come a long way, but not far enoughJanuary 18, 2019 at 5:07 PM Many companies talk about self-driving cars, but Lyft and Aptiv are already using a fleet of them to transport paying customers in Las Vegas. Hop in for a close look at the tech of autonomous cars, and the challenges they face.
The post Lyft and Aptiv’s self-driving car program has come a long way, but not far enough appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Lyft, Cars, Trends, Las Vegas, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Aptiv, Las Vegas Hop 10 people like this. Like Testing ZF’s Autonomous Ride-Hailing TaxiJanuary 17, 2019 at 2:22 PM We try out a robo-taxi at CES, and learn where the industry really is at on the road to autonomous lifts As Silicon Valley and the car industry continue to converge, we’re seeing an increasing presence of autonomous cars at the Consumer Electronics Show, including an autonomous robo-taxi that we caught a ride in this year. The ZF Autonomous Ride-Hailing Taxi is a prototype that’s meant …Tags: Design, Tech, Ces, Silicon Valley, Autonomous Cars, Taxi, Consumer Electronics Show, Autonomous Driving, ZF, CES 2019 49 people like this. Like Even Tesla Seems to Be Getting Real About Self-Driving Car Tech in 2019January 10, 2019 at 3:13 PM  Tags: Science, Tesla, Autonomous Cars, Autopilot, Self Driving Cars 78 people like this. Like CES 2019: What’s Next for Self-Driving Cars, Connected Vehicles and Vehicle TechnologyJanuary 10, 2019 at 10:03 AM Today, vehicles are evolving to be more connected and autonomous. Innovators continually develop new ideas to make transportation more convenient, efficient and eco-friendly. And CES 2019 in Las Vegas is the place to see the latest and greatest. With over 290K net square feet of vehicle-tech exhibit space, CES 2019 is your opportunity to see the self-driving cars, concept cars, connected vehicles and… flying taxis!? In fact, you can even test drive the latest vehicle technology including parkin...Tags: Amazon, Autos, Toyota, Autonomous Vehicles, Las Vegas, Connected Cars, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Concept Cars, Driverless Cars, Kia, Car Tech, AAA, Driverless Car, Alexa, TomTom 24 people like this. Like Bosch cautiously moving full-speed ahead with self-driving car techJanuary 9, 2019 at 9:46 PM The automotive industry's brightest minds are working on making self-driving cars a reality in the not-too-distant future. Digital Trends talked to a self-driving car expert at CES 2019 to gain insight on how the technology is progressing.
The post Bosch cautiously moving full-speed ahead with self-driving car tech appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Autonomous Cars, Bosch, Digital Trends, CES 2019 19 people like this. Like Robot delivery startup woos Walmart for trial run in ArizonaJanuary 9, 2019 at 12:45 AM Last year saw plenty of partnerships struck between big retail firms and tech outfits interested in robot delivery services. It looks like more of the same this year, with Walmart and Udelv launching a trial service this month.
The post Robot delivery startup woos Walmart for trial run in Arizona appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Trends, Walmart, Arizona, Autonomous Cars, Emerging Tech, Robot Delivery, Udelv 27 people like this. Like Robot delivery startup Udelv woos Walmart for a trial run in ArizonaJanuary 9, 2019 at 12:45 AM Last year saw plenty of partnerships struck between big retail firms and tech outfits interested in robot delivery services. It looks like more of the same this year, with Walmart and Udelv launching a trial service this month.
The post Robot delivery startup Udelv woos Walmart for a trial run in Arizona appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Trends, Walmart, Arizona, Autonomous Cars, Emerging Tech, Robot Delivery, Udelv 13 people like this. Like This futuristic autonomous pod hotel drives you around as you sleepJanuary 7, 2019 at 2:14 PM Design studio Aprilli is reimagining the future of transportation with its new concept, describing a kind of self-driving sleeper van that’s like a hotel room on wheels. Coming soon to a freeway near you? It's not as crazy as it sounds.
The post This futuristic autonomous pod hotel drives you around as you sleep appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Emerging Tech 49 people like this. Like CES 2019: Tech trends to watch for at the consumer electronics showJanuary 3, 2019 at 3:10 PM With more than 4,400 exhibiting companies and more than 2.7 million square feet of exhibition hall, CES is overwhelming. Here's what to expect from the upcoming show, from A.I. and self-driving cars to 5G networks and 8K televisions.
The post CES 2019: Tech trends to watch for at the consumer electronics show appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Mobile, Wearables, News, Cars, Trends, Ces, Features, Computing, Home Theater, Ai, Autonomous Cars, Smart Home, 5g, Health & Fitness, Emerging Tech, 8k Tvs 24 people like this. Like Waymo’s autonomous cars are coming under attack from some folks in ArizonaJanuary 2, 2019 at 1:30 AM It's not just technological challenges that autonomous-car companies have to overcome. Waymo's testing of self-driving cars near Phoenix, Arizona, shows that they still have to win over some members of the public, too.
The post Waymo’s autonomous cars are coming under attack from some folks in Arizona appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Arizona, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, PHOENIX Arizona, Waymo 14 people like this. Like Waymo’s autonomous cars are coming under attack in ArizonaJanuary 2, 2019 at 1:30 AM It's not just technological challenges that autonomous-car companies have to overcome. Waymo's testing of self-driving cars near Phoenix, Arizona, shows that they still have to win over some members of the public, too.
The post Waymo’s autonomous cars are coming under attack in Arizona appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Arizona, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, PHOENIX Arizona, Waymo 48 people like this. Like Tech trends to watch from CES 2019December 27, 2018 at 7:54 AM With more than 4,400 exhibiting companies and more than 2.7 million square feet of exhibition hall, CES is overwhelming. Here's what to expect from the upcoming show, from AI and self-driving cars to 5G networks and foldable phones and 8K televisions.
The post Tech trends to watch from CES 2019 appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Mobile, Wearables, News, Cars, Trends, Ces, Features, Computing, Home Theater, Ai, Autonomous Cars, Smart Home, 5g, Health & Fitness, Emerging Tech, 8k Tvs 6 people like this. Like Uber slowly resumes self-driving car tests nine months after deadly accidentDecember 20, 2018 at 11:50 AM Uber will resume testing self-driving cars on the streets of Pittsburgh after a nine-month hiatus that followed a deadly accident in Arizona. The program will resume on a significantly reduced scale.
The post Uber slowly resumes self-driving car tests nine months after deadly accident appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: Uber, News, Cars, Trends, Arizona, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Pittsburgh 6 people like this. Like Autonomous pods are now delivering groceries to customers in ArizonaDecember 20, 2018 at 12:15 AM Check out these cool-looking autonomous delivery pods that are now trundling along the streets of Scottsdale, Arizona. Created by tech firm Nuro, the unmanned pods are part of a service delivering groceries to customers
The post Autonomous pods are now delivering groceries to customers in Arizona appeared first on Digital Trends.Tags: News, Cars, Trends, Arizona, Self-driving Cars, Autonomous Cars, Grocery Delivery, Emerging Tech, Nuro, Scottsdale Arizona Created 22 people like this. Like 2018 Was a Hard Reality Check For Autonomous CarsDecember 19, 2018 at 11:08 AM  Tags: Science, Autonomous Cars, Year In Review, Self Driving Cars 127 people like this. Like |
