Consumer Watchdog Petitions California DMV To Amend Driverless Car Testing Rules
Consumer Watchdog yesterday formally petitioned the California Department of Motor Vehicles to amend its driverless car testing regulations to require that police investigate any accidents involving driverless “robot” cars.
Become Comfortable With Failure To Win With Today’s Technology, AASA Tech Conference Speaker Tells Attendees
The keynotes from the event focused on two data-centric points of view: how disruptive technologies can be commercialized with autonomous vehicles, and secondly, predictive technology in relation to the parts industry.
AAPEXedu To Spotlight Telematics And The Connected Car
The 2015 AAPEXedu program will offer a session that takes an up-close look at the emerging role of telematics as a revenue generator for independent auto repair shops, the challenges the aftermarket faces with “direct to vehicle owner” OE communications and many other issues related to autonomous vehicles and connected cars.
10 Vehicle Manufacturers Commit To Auto Emergency Braking On All New Vehicles
The announcement, made at the dedication of IIHS’s newly expanded Vehicle Research Center, represents a major step toward making crash-prevention technologies more widely available to consumers. The 10 companies – Audi, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo – will work with IIHS and NHTSA in the coming months on the details of implementing the plan, including the timeline for making AEB a standard feature.
Guest Commentary – I Admit It: I’m Afraid Of Driverless Cars
I recently realized I have been asleep at the wheel; that is, the wheel of driverless cars. You’d think a hopeless techie like me would have been all over driverless cars; but, the truth is, I have been avoiding the subject like the plague.
Autoliv Expands Brake Systems Business Through New Joint Venture
Autoliv and Nissin Kogyo intend to form a new JV in the product areas of brake control and brake apply systems. The JV will combine the current brake control business of Autoliv with a “carve-out” of Nissin Kogyo’s automotive braking business.
Toyota Establishes Collaborative Research Centers With MIT, Stanford
Toyota has announced it will invest $50 million to broaden its focus on computer science and human-machine interaction with an immediate goal of reducing highway injuries and fatalities.
Female Car Owners Are More Tech-Ready Than Men According To National Consumer Survey By Jabian Consulting
When it comes to technology, 38 percent of women believe driverless cars are the way of the future, compared to only 21 percent of men. More than half of women (54 percent) would pay for an app that allows their car to communicate what’s wrong with it prior to service, compared to only 38 percent of men.
Carnegie Mellon University Spinoff Ottomatika Acquired By Delphi
Ottomatika’s software acts as the brain powering Delphi’s advanced network of sensor technology for autonomous vehicles. Together, the companies created a platform that enables vehicles to make safe, highly complex decisions in an instant.
Guest Commentary: Danger, Will Robinson!
In our businesses, we need direction. It is not possible to be all things to the marketplace. The list of merchants that tried to be all things to all people is long and being added to everyday. As much as we would like to be the best at everything, it just can’t be done.