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GM Reveals World’s First Mass-Production Self-driving EV

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:30:33 +0000

Every year, millions of people die in vehicular traffic accidents, and 95 percent of these are due to human error. Elon Musk articulates that human-driven cars are hazardous to safe transportation. With an end in mind of modifying all vehicles into a highway autopilot system, which is deemed to be much safer than manual driving, […]

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Nissan Wants to Build Self-Driving Vehicles by 2020

Annika Tostengard — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 06:35:54 +0000

Nissan is well on its way to actually getting self-driving vehicles on the road. Their Nissan Leaf, an electric car, is being equipped with the sensors that will make autonomous driving possible, and is set to hit the Japanese market by the end of next year. Three cars have already been upgraded with the new technology, […]

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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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