Not exact matches
While the technology for fully -
autonomous vehicles is still
being perfected, it
is now
considered much more feasible than it once
was.
Consider the potential impact of
AI - enabled
autonomous vehicles.
Testing in inclement weather
is considered the Achilles heel of
autonomous vehicles because their sensors can't see the road and must rely on highly detailed 3D maps.
Automakers ask drivers to trust and share the nation's roadways with
autonomous vehicles, but there
is no easy answer as to when they will
be considered» safe»
Considering the dangers of an uncontrolled
vehicle traveling at more than 10,000 miles per hour, Jones isn't kidding when he says, «I don't want a Mach 15
autonomous vehicle, possibly armed, that I can't communicate with.»
Considering the current state of artificial intelligence, it
's hard to imagine A.I. playing a major role in
autonomous vehicles anytime soon.
It
was this story that I had in mind when
considering some of the challenges regulators face today when trying to predict the future legal regime of
autonomous vehicles (AV).
«Initially,
AI requires us to
consider and adapt regulation in specific domains, such as for
autonomous vehicles in transportation, or robotic medicine in healthcare.
The challenge presented by the need for data
is huge,
considering the practical uses of
autonomous vehicles, data protection generally and the legal consequences of an accident.
Of course there
's a lot of leg work still
be to done around other areas of regulation and on testing the tech before we can
consider sending even an
autonomous mobility scooter out on UK roads, let alone interconnected fleets of AVs
vehicles capable of sharing vast amounts of data with each another and with the highway infrastructure.
When you
consider the developments of
autonomous vehicle technology in conjunction with the federal regulation efforts for navigation apps, it makes it clear that transportation
is taking on a technology edge.
There
's no doubting that the two prototype
vehicles Faraday has running around its CES showfloor aren't impressive
considering where we
were with that vaporware concept last year, running lighting quick laps to show off the future
autonomous electric car
's potential.
Hopeful electric -
autonomous automaker Faraday Future has patented its very own electric
vehicle power inverter, which
is pretty impressive
considering the company has had a really hard time lately getting just about anything done.