Sentences with phrase «safer for autonomous cars»

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

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.

Not exact matches

While autonomous vehicle makers are salivating at the prospect of selling people safer cars, they're also scared to death of being held accountable for their creations» potential accidents.

The challenge for marketers — if fully autonomous cars become a reality — is to redefine automotive freedom, while convincing buyers that self - driving cars are safer than traditional cars.

Like Uber, Google is intent on developing self - driving cars for urban taxi use — reasoning that the slow speeds and relatively predictable environment of city streets that can be thoroughly, digitally mapped is the best and safest near - term purpose of autonomous vehicles.

As autonomous cars take to the streets with empty driver's seats, experts are still debating: How safe is «safe enough» for self - driving vehicles?

It's a safe car, too, with a five - star crash - test rating from Euro NCAP thanks to standard kit that includes seven airbags and a host of driver assistance aids, including autonomous emergency braking, which continuously monitors the road ahead for obstacles and can brake to help avoid or mitigate a collision.

The ensuing proliferation of autonomous cars will mean safer driving conditions for everyone and more efficient vehicle operation.

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

We might have to wait many years for a fully autonomous electric car from GM to hit the dealerships, in part because the technology still has to mature, but also because legislation isn't ready and it's not quite clear yet how fast - or slow - regulators will move on this (if it can be convincingly shown that it saves lives and is safer than human drivers, things might go fast).

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.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin said autonomous cars could be functional and safe for operation on public streets within a few years.