Autonomous Vehicles

Automated Vehicles

Peter Calthorpe's Self-Driving Car Dissent

The founder of New Urbanism takes his autonomous vehicle skepticism, and ideas for other solutions to congestion, to the pages of the New York Times.

November 5, 2018 - The New York Times

Autonomous Vehicle

Uber Wants to Return its Autonomous Vehicles to Public Roads

The move comes almost eight months after a self-driving Uber vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian.

November 3, 2018 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Autonomous Vehicles

TEDx: How Will Autonomous Vehicles Transform Cities?

Nico Larco presents a TEDx Talk on the impacts AVs will have on cities, including impacts on land use, land valuation, and the environment. AVs are more than just a transportation issue, and planners need to prepare for the coming changes.

November 1, 2018 - TEDx Talk

Driving

The 'Save Driving' Resistance

For all the concern about the "War on Cars," some car lovers perceive self-driving cars as the real threat to the driving experience and the car culture that comes with it.

October 17, 2018 - The Detroit Free Press

Google Self-Driving Car Again

Maintaining Walkability as Autonomous Vehicles Become a Reality

Integrating autonomous vehicles into cities will require effectively managing city streets and suburban sprawl.

October 16, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

L.A. Streetcar

World's First Autonomous Tram Now Operating in Germany

A Siemens tram is carrying passengers now, but the project remains a pilot as the tram is not commercially available.

October 1, 2018 - The Guardian

Big Box Store

IKEA's Autonomous Vehicle Concept Abandons Sleekness for Boxy Functionality

The furnishing giant's concept imagines an app-summoned fleet of "living rooms on wheels" delivering everything from groceries to health services.

September 22, 2018 - Quartz

Self-Driving Car

Autonomous Vehicles: Planners Aren’t Planning, Just Reacting

When it comes to planning for transformative technologies like autonomous vehicles, urban planners – whose job it is to project and prioritize transportation investments – have fallen behind and the consequences could be severe.

August 31, 2018 - Wisconsin Autonomous Vehicle Proving Ground

Automated Bus

The Public Can Hail Driverless Rides in Texas, Starting in October

Drive.ai is advancing its autonomous vehicle service a step further—into the public realm.

August 24, 2018 - The Dallas Morning News

Student Driver

Treating Self-Driving Cars Like Student Drivers

Eschewing glamor, Drive.ai's self-driving vehicles use bright coloring, insignia, and LED messages to facilitate better interactions with humans on the road.

August 21, 2018 - The Verge

Automated Vehicle

Pedestrian Safety Concerns and New Doubts About Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous vehicle technology is no longer enjoying an uncritical reception. Skepticism, it seems, is becoming a more common response to the idea of setting robot cars free on the streets.

August 20, 2018 - Bloomberg

Autonomous Vehicles

The AV START Act Raises Safety Concerns

The AV Start Act (S. 1885, Thune) is making its way through the U.S. Senate. Critics say the bill will rush autonomous vehicles to the market, and to the streets, without safety regulations.

August 13, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

Automated Vehicles

New Tech Platform Enables AV-to-Public Sector Communications

The devil of autonomous vehicles will be in the details.

July 22, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

Self-Driving Shuttle Shows Off in Times Square

As skepticism about the viability of autonomous vehicles mounts in the media, one company takes on a publicity stunt at one of the busiest locations in the world.

July 20, 2018 - Digital Trends

Uber Autonomous Vehicle

Uber Cuts Self-Driving Car Operators

Uber announced 100 lay offs this week.

July 13, 2018 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Self-Driving Cars

Self-Driving Skepticism

Autonomous vehicles have many evangelists, but perhaps they need more skeptics.

July 9, 2018 - The Spectator

Automated Vehicle

Self-Driving Cars Will Take More Transportation Funding Than They Give

There's a potential consequence from autonomous vehicles that has mostly gone unnoticed: municipal financial ruin.

June 28, 2018 - Wired

Grant Program Deploys Smart City Tech for a Variety of Purposes Around Georgia

A grant program under the direction of Georgia Tech, with support from Georgia Power and the Atlanta Regional Commission, among others, has awarded grants for the development of "smart community" technology.

June 15, 2018 - SaportaReport

Self-Driving Car

Wanted in the Autonomous Vehicles Debate: A Place at the Table for Local Authorities

How much should the federal government involve local authorities in crafting autonomous vehicle regulations? Officials in New York say they aren't being included enough.

June 15, 2018 - Route Fifty

Japan

Japan Targeting 2020 Olympics for a Driverless Car System

Japan prioritizes technological advancement to grow its economy.

June 6, 2018 - Reuters

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