But experts have noted that, at least as far as the test is concerned, Apple's
autonomous car seems to be built from off - the - shelf parts, including a lidar (light detection and ranging) unit from Velodyne Lidar, at least two radar units and several cameras.
Not exact matches
That it happened to Uber
seems to be a bit of bad luck blended with hubris, adds Brauer, noting that in some 2.5 million miles and years of testing the most that has happened to Google's
autonomous cars are low - speed bumper dings.
They are a murky regulatory environment, where states
seem to be taking individual initiatives while the industry awaits rulings from the new administration's Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao; concerns about both reliability and cybersecurity in hackable robot
cars; and the as yet unknown liability guidelines in the inevitable event of
autonomous vehicle crashes and human injuries.
Uber was a latecomer to self - driving
cars; Waymo, Google's
autonomous division, and even Tesla
seemed poised to beat it to market.
When asked at a screening in Emeryville what the impact of
autonomous cars would be on future audiences for the «CARS» franchise, Lasseter seemed more bemused than worr
cars would be on future audiences for the «
CARS» franchise, Lasseter seemed more bemused than worr
CARS» franchise, Lasseter
seemed more bemused than worried.
The general consensus in the legal community
seems to be that the existing tort - liability system is flexible enough to deal with
autonomous cars.
Being removed from the steering wheel is not something driving enthusiasts are looking forward to, but it
seems that fans of some
car brands are more likely to embrace a future of
autonomous cars than others.
It's worth noting that in all this time, this
seems to be only the second accident an Uber
autonomous car has caused — but we're also setting a high bar for these vehicles» ability to keep us safe.
NIO says it wants to bring an
autonomous electric
car to the U.S. by 2020, so raising this sort of scratch helps make that kind of dream
seem more plausible.
It
seems like a golden time for GPU companies, especially after the discovery that the chips are also perfect for
autonomous cars, but AMD is worried...