Self Driving Cars

Richard Blumenthal and Ed Markey wrote a letter to Tesla CEO Elon Musk expressing their concern about safety reports on the the carmaker's self-driving systems.

The company reported over $5.5 billion in profits over the last year as its software is being investigated by federal regulators for alleged safety violations.

Whistleblowing isn't going away.

In an effort to prevent crashes, Teledyne FLIR is working on thermal sensing technology to work alongside other sensors in self-driving cars

New research suggests that autonomous robotaxis could be operational in the next decade, disrupting ride hailing and conventional taxis.

"Data logs recovered so far show Autopilot was not enabled & this car did not purchase FSD," Tesla "Technoking" Elon Musk tweeted on Monday.

Elon Musk has had a lot to say about Tesla's Autopilot feature, which may have been connected to two deaths in an accident on Saturday in Texas.

Tesla's Autopilot system relies on vision rather than LIDAR, which means it can be tricked by messages on billboards and projections created by hackers.

The billionaire electric car company CEO has previously said the battery event could be "one of the most exciting days in Tesla's history." So what is likely to be revealed?

"If machines drive, and we can make them good at doing that, in the long term it just doesn't make sense that we drive," said Mate Rimac, founder of electric supercar maker Rimac Automobili.

A witness who recorded the video said he called 911 after spotting the driver. Tesla has stressed autopilot is not fully autonomous, describing it as a "driver assistance system."

It isn't sufficient to ask whether society will benefit from a reduction in accident-related deaths, but to envision whether the worst case consequences are acceptable.

Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski allegedly modified cars' software so they could drive on "forbidden" routes.

Ford will launch a self-driving car in 2021, the firm has said.

On Friday, Uber suspended its pilot program in the three cities after the crash, in which a human-driven vehicle "failed to yield" to an Uber vehicle while making a turn.

Most of the specially equipped versions of the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle will be used by San Francisco-based Lyft, which will test them in its ride-sharing fleet in several states.

With the investment, Lyft is valued at $5.5 billion, while Uber is at $64.6 billion.

We need a self-funded prize to spur innovation and save taxpayers money.

The Philly train crash should have been averted, but who's going to prevent the disaster brewing for automated train technology?