Sentences with phrase «facing autonomous cars»

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Still, the company faces competition from companies who are are also working to develop autonomous cars — including Google parent Alphabet Inc., Tesla, Mercedes - Benz, and Infiniti.

DETROIT — William Clay Ford Jr. is convinced autonomous driving will integrate seamlessly with American roads in the coming years, and he views self - guided cars as a solution for many of the mobility challenges facing society.

The lack of self - driving concepts at Frankfurt might be the car industry burying its head in the face of the looming robot car revolution or it could simply be that fully autonomous car tech has major technological, legislative and ethical barriers to overcome before it reaches consumers.

California's public utility regulator on Friday signaled it would allow self - driving car companies to transport passengers without a backup driver in the vehicle, a step forward for autonomous car developers just as the industry faces heightened scrutiny over safety concerns.

Faraday Future already faces tough competition at CES with Volkswagen, Audi, and Chevrolet all promising electric or autonomous concepts, as well as rumors of a huge partnership between Ford and Google to develop a new autonomous car company.

The car uses its exterior lighting to communicate its autonomous driving mode to pedestrians, and features rear - facing cameras instead of door mirrors.

Uber's autonomous Volvo cars are equipped with two video cameras, one that faces the street, and another one recording what happens in the car.

Companies racing to develop autonomous vehicles — vocal advocates of a technology they say will reduce fatal car accidents — now face questions about public safety.