Autonomous Vehicles

 

Autonomous Vehicles: The Future of Transportation

Autonomous vehicles, also known as self-driving cars, are no longer a futuristic concept but rather a reality that is rapidly transforming the world of transportation. These vehicles use a combination of sensors, cameras, GPS, and advanced artificial intelligence to navigate roads and highways without human intervention. They have the potential to revolutionize transportation, making it safer, more efficient, and more accessible to people of all ages and abilities.

The benefits of autonomous vehicles are numerous. For one, they have the potential to significantly reduce traffic accidents, which are currently responsible for millions of deaths and injuries worldwide each year. With their advanced technology, autonomous vehicles can detect and react to potential hazards much faster than human drivers, and they don't get tired, distracted, or impaired like human drivers do.

Autonomous vehicles also have the potential to greatly improve mobility for people who are unable to drive themselves, such as the elderly, disabled, or those without a driver's license. This can lead to increased independence and improved quality of life for many individuals who currently rely on others for transportation.

Additionally, autonomous vehicles have the potential to greatly reduce traffic congestion and improve the efficiency of transportation systems. With their ability to communicate with other vehicles and infrastructure, they can optimize routes and speeds to minimize delays and reduce travel times. This can lead to significant time and cost savings for individuals and businesses alike.

Despite the many benefits of autonomous vehicles, there are also some potential challenges and concerns that must be addressed. One major concern is the safety of autonomous vehicles, as they are still relatively new technology and have not been fully tested in all conditions. Additionally, there are concerns about the impact that autonomous vehicles could have on employment, as they could potentially replace many jobs in the transportation industry.

There are also legal and regulatory issues that must be addressed to ensure the safe and effective deployment of autonomous vehicles on our roads. These include issues related to liability, cybersecurity, and data privacy, among others.

Despite these challenges, the future of autonomous vehicles looks bright. Major automakers and tech companies are investing billions of dollars into the development of autonomous vehicle technology, and many governments are working to create policies and regulations to support their deployment.

As we look ahead to the future of transportation, it's clear that autonomous vehicles will play a major role in shaping how we move around our cities and beyond. With their potential to greatly improve safety, accessibility, and efficiency, they have the potential to transform the way we think about transportation and revolutionize the world around us.

Self Driving Vehicle Articles and Web Sites

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• What the future holds for driverless cars from BBC

• Autonomous Vehicles Q and A video

• Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle: Airfield Use Cases video

• Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell Level 3 self-driving vehicles in California from Engadget

• Autonomous people mover video

• IKEA Is Using Driverless Trucks to Move Its Furniture in Texas from Singularity Hub

• XPENG Automated Valet Parking and Remote Summon functions video

• Robotic eyes on autonomous vehicles could improve pedestrian safety from Innovation News Network

• Self-driving cars’ benefits, perils outlined in new report from Smart Cities Dive

• Self-driving cars are a thing of the future. But is that future right around the corner? from USA Today

• The UK’s First Autonomous Passenger Bus Started Road Tests This Week from Singularity Hub

• Self-driving cars could transform the world in unexpected ways from Freethink

• Engadget posted What autonomous vehicles mean for tomorrow's workforce

• Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta Appears to Have Caused Its First Major Crash from Gizmodo

• GE’s New Autonomous Electric Pods Have No Steering Wheel, Pedals, or Cab from Singularity Hub

• What does the future of driverless cars look like? from NPR

• Autonomous Van Completes Demo at Parcel Depot Robopilot Project Arrival video

• Fully Driverless RoboTaxi in rush hour video

• Autonomous 3D LIDAR mapping video

• Why You Should Want Driverless Cars On Roads Now Veritasium video

• No driver? No problem—this is the Indy Autonomous Challenge from Ars Technica

• The science working to improve sensors for autonomous cars 3M video

• Why we still don’t have self-driving cars on the roads in 2021 from The Conversation

• Singularity Hub posted A Self-Driving Truck Got a Shipment Cross-Country 10 Hours Faster Than a Human Driver

• Who will win the self-driving race? Here are eight possibilities from Ars Technica

• AutoX Opens Its Fully Driverless RoboTaxi Service to the Public in China video

• Not All Sunshine and Rainbows: Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Take on Inclement Weather from Singularity Hub

• Toyota Research Institute automated driving technology video

• A video featuring fully driverless RoboTaxis on the roads in China

• A very interesting keynote speech video (22:46) -- "The Road to Vehicle Automation, a Toyota Guardian Approach" about self-driving vehicles

• Fully autonomous delivery vehicle in California, Texas, and Arizona

• This video Roboat: An Autonomous Robotic Boat is from a project by the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Berkeley SkyDeck startup creates 'digital seatbelt' for self-driving cars - berkeley.edu

• John Leonard on the future of autonomous vehicles - mit.edu

• The electric future of autonomous vehicles - techxplore.com

• Kids Explain Autonomous Vehicles - Youtube

• Linking Self-Driving Cars to Traffic Signals Might Help Pedestrians Give Them the Green Light - singularityhub.com

• Starsky Robotics co-founder on self-driving truck shutdown - therobotreport.com

• It’s 2020. Where are our self-driving cars? - vox.com

• How will cities be impacted by the first wave of autonomous cars? - citymetric.com

• Serious safety lapses led to Uber’s fatal self-driving crash, new documents suggest - theverge.com

• I watched over 100 Tesla Smart Summon videos—here’s what I learned - arstechnica.com

• This futuristic driverless pod will soon be delivering pizza in Texas - Digital Trends

• UPS has been quietly delivering cargo using self-driving trucks - theverge.com

• An autonomous vehicle coupled with a robotic laboratory proves its worth - mbari.org

• Robot, Take The Wheel - A New World Order With Autonomous Cars - kpcw.org

• How Driverless Cars Will Actually Work - Slate

• Driverless Cars Are Going to Disrupt the Airline Industry - Inverse

• Brooklyn Navy Yard Rolling Into The Future With Fleet Of Self-Driving Vehicles - newyork.cbslocal.com

• 10 Things You Didn't Know About Self-Driving Cars - HotCars.com

• The Future of Self-Driving Uber Cabs and Robotic Cars - iLounge

• Lyft has completed 55,000 self-driving rides in Las Vegas - Engadget

• How do you teach a car that a snowman won’t walk across the road? - Aeon

• VW is working on ways to prevent nausea in self-driving cars - CNET

• How long will it take to phase in driverless cars? - The Verge

• The future of self-driving cars - Digital Trends

• Designing for Autonomy: How Car Designers Are Preparing for the Future - Automobile

• The Future of Safe Self-Driving Cars Is Thermal Imaging - Jalopnik

• Self-driving taxis will take half of US driving by 2024 - Next Big Future

• A day in the life of a Waymo self-driving taxi - The Verge

• The State of Autonomous Cars- Pocketnow.com

• We can’t trust self-driving car AI just yet - SlashGear

• 5 ways driverless cars will change city life - Create

• Americans now more fearful of self-driving cars, AAA survey shows - USA Today

• 6 surprising ways driverless cars will change our world - NBC News

• Driverless cars aren’t safe or ready for the road: Robotics expert - CNBC

• Ford is bringing its self-driving cars to Miami - The Verge - 02/18

• You probably won’t own a self-driving car, but you'll ride in them a lot - Popular Science - 02/18

• The obstacles to autonomous vehicles: Liability, societal acceptance, and disaster stories - ZDNet - 02/18

• Not all of our self-driving cars will be electrically powered — here’s why - The Verge - 12/17

• Fragmentation in self-driving cars will eventually be a problem - Engadget - 12/17

• I brought a self-driving car home for the holidays — and no one cared - The Verge - 12/17

• NVIDIA Self-Driving Car Demo at CES 2017 - Youtube (1:42) - 10/17

• MIT's CSAIL department is using a wheelchair to test is self-driving car techonology - Youtube (:45) - 10/17

• Arbe Robotics CEO Kobi Marenko chats about the company's pivot from autonomous drones to autonomous cars - Youtube (2:42) - 08/17

• Anatomy of autonomy: A look at how self-driving cars think - New Atlas - 05/17

• Autonomous vehicles go live for first time in UK - Youtube (1:30) - 12/16

• Google self-driving car project is now called Waymo - Youtube (1:53) - 12/16

• The Future Is Now For Self-Driving Cars - CBS DFW - 12/16

• What does a driverless future look like? - Phys.org - 12/16

• How self-parking car technology works: the first step to autonomous vehicles - New Atlas - 11/16

• Rinspeed prepares a self-driving Oasis for CES 2017 - New Atlas - 10/16

• Driverless cars propel us into an uncharted future - The Sacramento Bee (opinion) - 10/16

• Safety Testing Self Driving Cars needs to consider the possible Deep Learning Weaknesses - Next Big Future - 10/16

• Not fast or furious: Riding in Ford's self-driving car - USA Today - 09/16

• A Look At Uber's Ambitions For A Driverless Future - kuow.org - 09/16

• Do Driverless Cars Favor Urban or Suburban Life? - Slate - 09/16

• The accelerating future of self-driving cars - CBS News - 09/16

• Exec: Most Lyft rides will be in autonomous cars in 5 years - Phys.org - 09/16

• How will driverless cars make life-or-death decisions? - PBS - 06/16

• How driverless cars will change car ownership forever - Mashable - 05/16

• The impact of driverless cars - MetroWest Daily News - 05/16

• Self-Driving Cars’ Success Will Hinge on Psychology - WardsAuto - 05/16

• What will the future surge in driverless cars mean on the roads? - CBS News - 05/16

• The 716 rules blocking driverless cars - The Sydney Morning Herald - 05/16

• Elon Musk: "Half of All Cars Produced in 7 or 8 Years Will Be Fully Autonomous" - Inverse - 05/16

• How self-driving cars might improve our cities and towns - Treehugger - 05/16

• Self driving cars will offer revamped designs - ABC7 - 05/16

• They’re Coming for Your Car Keys. Welcome to the World of Self-Driving Cars - seattle pi - 05/16

• Autonomous cars will need to win drivers' trust - CTV - 04/16

• What's the Future of Autonomous Driving? - Cars.com - 04/16

• Roborace previews its autonomous, driverless race car - New Atlas - 04/16

• Bentley Shows Autonomous Future of Luxury Pod, Complete with Holographic Butler - Car and Driver - 03/16

• Autonomous Vehicle Media and Web Sites

• Car-to-car.org - CAR 2 CAR Communication Consortium

• Driverless car market watch - Driverless Cars Blog