Company Gives Autonomous Vehicles Virtual Eyes To Gain Human Trust
Jaguar Land Rover has enlisted the help of cognitive psychologists to understand how vehicle behavior affects human confidence. To do so, autonomous pod vehicles have been fitted with large, virtual, cartoonish eyes. The eyes seek out nearby pedestrians before “looking” directly at them – silently signaling that the vehicle “sees” them and plans to remain stationary so they can pass by, the company said.
Americans Support Autonomous Vehicles To Help Seniors, People With Disabilities
Survey shows people are likely to support self-driving cars to improve independence for the disabled and elderly.
Ford Creates ‘Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC’
This new organization is aimed at accelerating its AV business to capitalize on market opportunities. Ford expects to invest $4 billion in its AV efforts through 2023.
Autonomous Vehicles Among The Influences Changing The Robotics Market
According to a new report from Tractica, non-industrial robots represented 70 percent of the $39.3 billion robotics market globally in 2017, growing from a 64 percent share in 2016.
Patents: Obstacles Or Opportunities For Worldwide Autonomous Vehicles?
In this 16-minute audio interview from Global Business Professor, Art Nutter discusses and answers questions regarding how patents will be used in autonomous vehicle businesses, intellectual property rights and how patents can help or hurt a business.
US And Canada Among Most Skeptical Of Autonomous Vehicles
In the U.S., political divides hint at an impending car-culture war, says market research firm Ipsos.
Panel: Millions Will Still Want To Drive In Coming Age Of Autonomous Vehicles
Freedom, privacy, digitally detoxing and the satisfaction of using your hands top the list of reasons millions of Americans will choose to continue driving and working on cars long after self-driving cars are the norm. This is according to a panel of automotive experts and attendees at the inaugural “Why Driving Matters” town hall discussion at auction week in Arizona.
Faurecia And Accenture Join Forces To Reinvent Onboard Experience For Connected And Autonomous Vehicles
Faurecia and Accenture will combine their innovation expertise and co-invest to develop products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles.
Delphi Partners With Innoviz Technologies To Provide High-Performance LiDAR Solutions For Autonomous Vehicles
Innoviz’s proprietary LiDAR sensing solutions will be integrated into Delphi’s systems to provide automakers with a comprehensive portfolio of autonomous driving technologies.
Bosch, TomTom Create Maps Using Radar Signals To Let Autonomous Vehicles Know Where They Are
The two companies have been working intensively on the radar road signature and its integration into TomTom’s high-resolution overall map since the beginning of their collaboration in July 2015.
