Sentences with phrase «for autonomous cars»

It is not about making the world safer for cyclists, it is about making the world safer for autonomous cars.

The question that keeps churning in my head is who asked for autonomous cars?

What's more, we are not yet ready for autonomous cars.

The center is a federally - designed testing site for autonomous cars.

The technology is also used in control and navigation for some autonomous cars.

We're using the same technology for autonomous cars because we can now achieve superhuman levels of perception.

In the US, Nevada was the first to create rules for autonomous cars in 2011, and many states followed suit.

This scenario is one of the goals of CarSpeak, a communication system for autonomous cars developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Motorcycles present a unique obstacle for autonomous cars because of their manoeuvrability and quick acceleration, and advanced driver assistance programs (ADAS) have to react to them differently than slow moving pedestrians or cyclists.

Regulators are also preparing their own set of rules for autonomous cars at the state and federal levels.

Baidu has a tech center in Silicon Valley that will be used for the autonomous car effort.

He talks with John McElroy about its new off - road performance truck and Nissan's ambitious plan for autonomous cars.

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.

It is a big step forward for autonomous car developers, especially as the industry faces heightened scrutiny over safety co...

Carmakers will slowly build the market for autonomous cars by first releasing connected and partially automated cars,» the auto industry source said.

Last April marked the first time Apple was given a permit for its autonomous cars.

Uber's efforts to rebuild its self - driving program come as the company faces a lawsuit from Alphabet's self - driving car unit, Waymo, which accuses Uber of stealing designs for technology for autonomous cars known as Lidar.

It also relies on Ottomatica, a spinoff from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, to develop artificial intelligence for autonomous cars.

We also know Apple has met with officials from California's Department of Motor Vehicles to discuss state regulations for autonomous cars.

«The funny thing is half these guys actually work for Google, they just don't work for the autonomous car division,» said DIY Robocars group organizer Chris Anderson, who is also the chief executive officer of drone software company 3DR, formerly 3D Robotics.

Other factors in this revolution include the urgent imperative to make cities more livable, with lower congestion and cleaner air, the enormous potential for autonomous cars and trucks, innovative approaches to subway systems and buses, and rising consumer interest in car sharing and bike sharing.

Technology allowing for autonomous cars has already captured the imagination of investors.

Uber first launched a self - driving car program in Pittsburgh in September, but Pittsburgh doesn't have a permit process for autonomous cars like San Francisco does.

Faster speeds and lower latency will also be critical for autonomous cars, which must make near - instant decisions should a kick dart out onto the street.

The Haifa - based company has developed end - to - end solutions for autonomous cars and trucks, robots and drones.

Many automakers such as Volvo have come forward to state that it would take the responsibility for its autonomous car in the event of a crash if the vehicle is in autonomous mode.

The startup, which has been testing its cars in Mountain View, Calif., seeks to take on Urmson's former employer in developing the brain for autonomous cars.

Chris Urmson, shown here last March at South by Southwest Interactive with Google's prototype self - driving car, announced that he would be departing the search company, where he was chief technology officer for its autonomous car project for seven years.

14 In 2004 Nevada hosted the first Darpa Grand Challenge for autonomous cars.

In a letter from NHTSA to Google dated February 4, the regulatory agency agreed that the software in Google's autonomous cars may qualify as the «driver,» paving the way for autonomous cars that operate without any human intervention.

All you've done is moaned (which a driving enthusiast wouldn't do - nor would someone who'd done rally wish for autonomous cars).

2012: Nevada issues the first license for an autonomous car to a Toyota Prius modified by Google, whose driverless car program is headed by Sebastian Thrun and Chris Urmson, alumni, respectively, of the Stanford and Carnegie Mellon Grand Challenge teams.

To affirm its commitment to self - driving cars, the company showed off a test fleet of Nissan Leaf electric cars that can pilot themselves around a test course, and said it will build a special testing facility in Japan for autonomous cars.

Jaguar Land Rover's new suite of technologies for autonomous cars addresses quite a number of issues that self - driven cars face.

Civil Maps is providing cognition for autonomous cars, enabling them to crowdsource continental - scale maps for safer driving.

Jason Katz quoted in Canadian Business — «Insurance could be the biggest roadblock for autonomous cars» (July 28, 2015)

To the cynics, however, it's a buzzword - laden startup deck come to life, complete with an upcoming support series for autonomous cars and the infamous «FanBoost» which is determined by online votes.

It is fascinating that while the vast majority of Chinese car sales are in China, Baidu is doing the development for its autonomous car in California.

There may soon be a new sticker for the autonomous car era: «Warning:...

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...

Apple has applied to patent a VR system for autonomous cars that would use interior screens and VR headsets to alter the interior of the vehicle, as reported by VentureBeat.

Perhaps instead of being so obsessed with making the world safe for autonomous cars, we should be concentrating on making them safe for bikes and e-bikes; they are going to carry a lot more people a lot sooner.

Bobby and Robby are engineering exercises that allow Audi to continue developing the sensors, controllers, and software that will be used for autonomous cars.

Who asked for autonomous cars you ask?

Unfortunately, the reveal didn't go as planned, but we still gathered a few interesting tidbits about LeEco's plans for autonomous cars, as well as the plans of its partner company, Faraday Future.

And now Reuters reports that Continental will team up with Google and IBM to develop technology for autonomous cars.

Drive.ai, for instance, a startup that came out of Stanford's A.I. Lab, is developing a system for autonomous cars to communicate with pedestrians crossing the street.

But the company that comes closest to mirroring GM's integration is rival electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla — despite that Tesla CEO Elon Musk does not subscribe to the larger industry belief that lidar is a necessary technology for autonomous cars.