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9 Percent Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Be Realized with Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:50:19 +0000

The additional materials, manufacturing, assembly, weight, electric consumption, and aerodynamic drag of a connected and autonomous vehicle’s sensors and computers were found to significantly increase its lifetime energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions – about 3 to 20 percent increase. This is according to a new study conducted by Ford Motor Company and the University […]

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How Early Autonomous Vehicle Adoption Could Save Thousands of Lives

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 14:27:45 +0000

The idea of autonomous vehicles is based on both the convenience and the potential to eliminate hazardous, fatal, and costly human errors. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the majority of vehicular accidents, more than 90 percent, involve man-related errors. Road tests of these self-driving cars are already being conducted and their usage […]

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You Can Summon Your Tesla from Now On

Samantha Joe — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 18:58:14 +0000

If you have a Tesla Model S, you can now make it come to you. The carmaker has pushed out a recent Tesla Model S software update. The Autopilot feature was modified with the update, and also added the capability for the car to both park itself and drive to you – within reason. Noted […]

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Ford’s Hybrids May Soon Drive Themselves

Samantha Joe — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:45:57 +0000

Perhaps sooner than you think, your car will be driving itself. Hot on the heels of last week’s announcement that Ford would fund electric vehicle product expansion via a multi-billion dollar investment, the carmaker revealed its ambitions regarding driverless cars. Ford autonomous hybrid vehicles are definitely in the future. At Ford’s Research & Innovation Center, situated […]

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Tesla Autopilot Comes with Tesla Version 7.0 Software Update

Benji Jerew — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 23:42:52 +0000

The future is here, most of it anyway. Tesla Version 7.0, the software update that was just broadcast on Wednesday, includes Tesla Autopilot. The new software includes everything needed to take advantage of all the cameras and actuators that have been installed in many Tesla Model S since October 2014. The equipment includes a GPS […]

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Elon Musk – Autonomous Vehicles Could Result in a Ban on Human Drivers

Benji Jerew — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 14:19:39 +0000

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, says that autonomous vehicles will take greater control over highway traffic in the next few years but, once they are fully capable, from garage to destination, they could even outmode human drivers altogether. This is a constant sticking point between autonomous vehicle proponents and opponents, and we’ve had a […]

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Autonomous Vehicles Having Issues With Rain and Snow

Benji Jerew — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 18:32:29 +0000

Traffic Cop or Inflatable Wacky Waving Tube Man – Autonomous Vehicle has no idea. With autonomous vehicles, also known as self-driving cars, it seems that we could be on the threshold of a cleaner and safer highway system, but are the obstacles too much to overcome? As we’ve discussed, there are plenty of questions regarding […]

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Tesla Model S Forms Basis for Rinspeed XchangE Autonomous Vehicle Concept

Benji Jerew — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:03:05 +0000

Autonomous vehicles are coming, but what will they look like? Perhaps the vehicle of the future, based on the most futuristic vehicle on the road, the Tesla Model S, might look something like the Rinspeed XchangE? It’s a rare sight to see an auto show concept rolling on the streets, but Rinspeed seems to be […]

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Google Skunkworks’ Autonomous Vehicles For Greener Highways

Benji Jerew — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:35:41 +0000

Could autonomous vehicles be everything we need for future transportation? Safety seems like a given, but what about environmental impact? First, safety seems to be the biggest reason for adopting autonomous vehicles. Hudreds of thousands of people die every year in automobile accidents, very few of which can be attributed to equipment failure. Most of […]

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Autonomous Vehicles to Dominate by 2050

Benji Jerew — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 21:29:48 +0000

Given that 90% of traffic fatalities result from human error, it seems possible that autonomous vehicles could cut down on this by a significant margin. A number of universities, technology companies, and major automakers are working on the technology, including Google, Nissan, and Tesla Motors, to name a few. To be sure, the technology will […]

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OMG, Autonomous Vehicles Might Take Away Jobs!

Benji Jerew — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:07:33 +0000

As far as I can tell, the prospect of autonomous vehicles has generated controversy along two lines, legal issues and the right to drive, but of course, I also forgot about the third line, the ignorant. Autonomous vehicles have the promise to reduce traffic congestion, accidents, road rage, and possibly even fuel consumption. Those who […]

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General Motors Super Cruise to Offer Semi-Autonomous Driving by 2018

Benji Jerew — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:39:26 +0000

Autonomous driving is no longer the stuff of fiction and, bit by bit, we’re getting closer to seeing fully-autonomous vehicles on tomorrow’s highways. Various automakers, universities, and even technology companies are working on vehicles with autonomous driving modes. Nissan, for example, is currently testing a Nissan Leaf with a new Advanced Driver Assistance System [ADSS]. […]

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Whose Autonomous Vehicle Would You Buy? KPMG Study

Benji Jerew — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 20:05:51 +0000

Practically every major automaker, some technology companies, and even university researchers, are working on what could change the automobile experience forever: autonomous vehicles. Autonomous vehicles could be the solution to the ever-present problems of traffic fatalities, traffic congestion, and possibly automobile emissions. The highway is an ever-changing place, with myriad hazards, including various road surfaces, […]

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Automobile Technology That Will Reduce Future Emissions

Benji Jerew — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 22:38:52 +0000

Automobile technology is constantly on the move, and today’s vehicles are safer, more efficient, more powerful, and cleaner than ever before in history. Tomorrow’s vehicles are here today, only they haven’t all congealed into a single marketable product. It usually goes that way with automobile technology. Theories abound until one company produces a product, and […]

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Nissan Leaf Granted Permit to Test Semi-Autonomous Vehicles on Japan’s roads

Benji Jerew — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:54:58 +0000

By 2020, Nissan expects to have fully-autonomous vehicles on the road but, in order to do that, Nissan will have to prove that they will be just as safe, or safer, than vehicles with human drivers. In the state of New York, once your get your driver’s permit, you need to drive with a licensed […]

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Tesla Motors Autonomous Vehicles – Wanted: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Controls Engineer

Benji Jerew — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:39:46 +0000

If you’re interested in pioneering autonomous vehicles and you’ve ever wanted to get in on the ground floor of a promising company, and you have a Ph.D., then the latest Tesla Motors opportunity could be begging for your application. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has already said that autonomous vehicles, specifically a Tesla Motors “Autopilot” […]

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