Self-Driving Cars Can Eliminate Start-and-Stop Traffic …
Sure, a shining future where every car on the road is self-driving sounds great. But won’t there be problems in the transition, when human drivers have to share the road with robot drivers? A 2017 study says no.
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There’s a free app from Apple that can help you earn $100,000 a year
‘App Development with Swift,’ available on iBooks, helps you learn to code Want to make up to $100,000 by learning to code? There’s an app for that. And it’s free! Apple launched a free coding curriculum for high school and college students on Wednesday to help more people grab a slice of the $51 billion mobile app industry.
Just a Few Driverless Cars on the Road Will Make Traffic Way Better
Traffic feels like an unavoidable menace. Even with a few vehicles on the road, small disturbances can create huge traffic jams out of nowhere. This is primarily our own fault: if we could all simply drive at a constant speed at a reasonable distance from other vehicles, gridlock would be far less common.
Toyota pushes into blockchain tech to enable the next generation of cars
On the same day that Ford officially ousted its chief executive in a bid to remake itself as future-focused vehicle manufacturer, Toyota announced its own steps to embrace technology’s next wave.
Ford is retrofitting 800,000 cars with CarPlay and Android Auto
Those equipped with the Sync 3 platform will begin to receive the smartphone-friendly tools via a simpl software update. This will give drivers the opportunity to switch out the stock infotainment system for Apple and Google’s best efforts. {pollquote}Whereas standalone Android Auto or CarPlay head units can set drivers back hundreds, this over-the-air update comes completely free of charge{/pullquote}.
An 18-wheeler is the fastest way to ship data to the cloud
The Amazon effect: The tech giant wanted to make it easier to store these troves of data with Amazon Web Services, so last year it rolled out trucks known as “Snowmobiles” that would transport data to an Amazon data center, rather than rely on a web connection that might take months or years to upload data.
The Anti-Distracted Driving Law: What you need to know – Auto Industry News
Anton Andres / AutoIndustriya.com | May 17, 2017 15:29 Earlier this week, the DOTr said that the Anti-Distracted Driving Act will be implemented on public roads nationwide by May 18, 2017. Earlier today, the DOTr held a press conference to further clarify the implementation of RA 10913.
Tesla shows first picture of Model 3 body-in-white
We have seen more and more pictures of Tesla Model 3 release candidates lately, but as production is getting closer, we are hoping to soon see some production units. While Tesla is not quite there yet, they released a glimpse of the Model 3 body-in-white today.
Waymo’s Next Challenge: Making Driverless Passengers Feel Safe
For years the Google coders and roboticists working on driverless cars have focused on making sure their creations could drive safely around California roads. Now, comes the next big test: getting regular civilians comfortable passing the wheel to a machine.
The war between autonomous cars and pedestrians – Macleans.ca
You’re standing at a street corner waiting to get to the other side of the road. Do you step out into traffic secure in the knowledge that cars are legally obliged to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks? Or do you wait until the coast is clear? In other words, how lucky do you feel?