“We believe that by designating facilities as part of a community of practice, we can foster a safe environment for these entities to share best practices related to testing and developing this technology,” Foxx wrote on the department’s official blog. … [Read more...] about U.S. wants test-track network for self-driving cars
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Silicon Valley’s latest self-driving startup hails from Hungary
The system is hardware agnostic, capable of working with cameras and computer chips from a number of suppliers. AImotive has, however, received funding from Santa Clara chipmaker Nvidia and is working with Nvidia on a self-driving technology project for Volvo. … [Read more...] about Silicon Valley’s latest self-driving startup hails from Hungary
The 2020 Jeep Compass has a 4×4 snow mode that kept me from sliding into a ditch
In a similar way, road sensors could look for environment conditions on the road or take readings from the city or sensors on the road. Icy pavement on a country road? A future car would know it should activate Snow mode for the drivetrain. We’d be able to focus even more on driving and know that the car is adjusting itself on the fly. … [Read more...] about The 2020 Jeep Compass has a 4×4 snow mode that kept me from sliding into a ditch
Tampa Summit To Focus On Putting Automated Vehicles On Road
"The world is moving to shared, electric and self-driving. The implications of this shift will have profound impacts on both government and industry," said State Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg). "The Florida Automated Vehicles Summit provides Florida's policymakers and transportation leaders to interact with experts in this field." … [Read more...] about Tampa Summit To Focus On Putting Automated Vehicles On Road
The company funding Faraday Future just unveiled its own electric car
LeEco — the Chinese holding company known as LeTV until just a few months ago — just introduced its first electric car ahead of the Beijing auto show. Called LeSEE, the concept sedan is designed to be fully autonomous with a fold-away steering wheel. LeEco has sometimes been billed "the Netflix of China," and has said that it intends to make in-car entertainment (which is currently a big topic in the self-driving world) a key part of its foray into transportation. … [Read more...] about The company funding Faraday Future just unveiled its own electric car
