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working on autonomous vehicles.
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counsel on autonomous vehicles and includes lawyers who have served as privacy heads to leading automotive manufacturers.
The strategy, called «ACE,» aims to put a strong
focus on autonomous vehicle technology, connectivity, and eco / electric platforms, hence the acronym «ACE.»
Toyota is going all -
in on autonomous vehicles, announcing on May 3 plans to open a center this year to test driving scenarios too dangerous to perform on public roads.
Ford announced on Thursday it has acquired two companies, Autonomic and TransLoc, that will help Ford work toward a future business model with an increased
emphasis on autonomous vehicles that can deliver goods for business and transport people.
Autonomic will help build the infrastructure Ford needs for mobility services that may
rely on autonomous vehicles that can communicate with their surroundings.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has recently unveiled that his company aims to bring out an urban bus, a new pick - up truck and a car - sharing system
based on autonomous vehicles.
As tests
on autonomous vehicles continue, the question is whether the technology has progressed to the point that the government would approve cars that can drive themselves.
He promised an update to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 2013 preliminary policy
statement on autonomous vehicles within six months that recognizes the progress the technology has made in the past three years.
Ford Motor Co. is moving planned production of an electric crossover with a 300 - mile range to Mexico from Michigan to make way for additional
investment on autonomous vehicles in its home state.
Autonomous technology for cars, trucks, buses, and taxis may hold one of the keys to the clean transport revolution, and while much has been made of a few recent Tesla Autopilot accidents (which may have more to do with the drivers» lack of attention than the software), it's clear that many tech and car companies are
on the autonomous vehicle bandwagon, and with good reason.
In a seminal 2017 paper in the Michigan Law
Review on autonomous vehicles and liability, University of South Carolina law professor Bryant Walker Smith writes that automated driving systems «are likely to be safer than human - driven vehicles.»
The US Department of Transportation convened a «listening session»
on autonomous vehicles at its headquarters in Washington, DC, last week — and the key word here is «listening.»
The DOT's first policy
guidance on autonomous vehicles, released back in 2016, was also entirely voluntary, outlining a 15 - point «safety assessment» that manufacturers were encouraged to meet.
Last year's demo from Panasonic focused
on an autonomous vehicle interior and its user interface, with giant tablet screens, bench seating with a centered table, and showed off features like facial recognition and augmented reality windows.
For example, Luc Vincent, the company's lead engineer who recently came over from Google, wouldn't commit to building his own LIDAR, despite the fact that light detection and ranging sensors are the most common
feature on autonomous vehicles operating today.
Nissan Intelligent Mobility is not solely
focused on autonomous vehicles - it is an initiative to differentiate Nissan by focusing on how our vehicles are driven, powered, and integrated into society.
Because all of Tesla's cars are equipped with the software and hardware necessary to collect data that can be used to improve its ML system, the electric - car company could have a huge edge against other automakers and tech companies
working on autonomous vehicles.
Cutting its losses in China, shifting to focus
on autonomous vehicles and more easily winnable markets, and joining forces with Didi to stop bleeding cash appears to help pave a path for an Uber I.P.O. in the near future.
Despite recent setbacks, Apple is also reportedly working
on autonomous vehicles (or at least the software that will power them).
As reported by POLITICO Florida, the FJA routinely testifies against «Brandes - sponsored legislation»
on autonomous vehicles, one of his top Senate priorities.
In addition, Ford's Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto has done work
on autonomous vehicle «virtual» test drives, sensor development for road signs and pedestrians, camera sensor development, and data - driven health care for GPS - and digital mapping - based distribution of vaccines in rural Africa.