Self-driving cars getting hit in California
Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads.
Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads.
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Experts say the development of self-driving cars over the coming decade depends on an unreliable assumption by many automakers: that the humans in them will be ready to step in and take control if the car's systems fail.
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Jul 19, 2016
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Researchers at AMOLF, University of Pennsylvania, and City University of New York (CUNY) created a nanostructured surface capable of solving equations using light. This discovery opens exciting new opportunities in the field ...
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A self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in the first death involving a fully autonomous test vehicle—a crash that could have far-reaching consequences for the new technology.
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Mar 19, 2018
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Futuristic self-driving cars traveling along California roads have needed plenty of old-fashioned human intervention to stay safe.
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Jan 13, 2016
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Ford on Tuesday said that it has a green light to test self-driving cars in California, and should have them on roads in the most populous US state next year.
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Dec 16, 2015
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The US state of California is easing its rules for autonomous car testing, by allowing testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver.
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Mar 10, 2017
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South Korean automaker Kia said it envisions introducing an autonomous car using its own technology by 2030 under a new initiative dubbed "drive wise."
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Jan 6, 2016
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New cars that can steer and brake themselves risk lulling people in the driver's seat into a false sense of security—and even to sleep. One way to keep people alert may be providing distractions that are now illegal.
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Nov 30, 2015
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All new cars and light trucks would be able to talk wirelessly with each other, with traffic lights and with other roadway infrastructure under a rule the Transportation Department proposed Tuesday. Officials say the technology ...
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Dec 13, 2016
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