View original post.As cars go autonomous, their interiors can resemble living spaces. Ikea is poised to capitalize on that. Ikea is in the midst of a transformation. With the acquisition of Task Rabbit, the introduction of electronics and smart appliances, and the launch of augmented reality apps, the Swedish furniture giant is becoming more of a tech company. It is collaborating with companies like Adidas, …

The concept of the electric car may have been around for over 100 years, but it’s only now that it is becoming a driving force in the car industry. With so many technological advances, cars are rapidly changing, with fully autonomous cars set to be rolled out by 2020. So, what can we expect from our electric automobiles? Should we …

View original post.Would you rather surf a giant wave or get crushed by it? That’s the choice state and national governments face as they stare down the coming influx of autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars are increasingly common sights on roads in California, Arizona, and a few other pioneering locales. They’re still something of an anomaly, sure, but it won’t be …

View original post. Blockchain and autonomous vehicles is a perfect match. The combination of both concepts facilitate monetary transactions and mitigate the risks of hacking. Self-driving vehicles, which once appeared in the sci-fi movies only, are now becoming an everyday reality. We see a sudden hype in the concept of autonomous cars, as industry leaders are on their way to …

View original post. The big question around self-driving cars, for many people, is: When will the technology be ready? In other words, when will autonomous vehicles be safe enough to operate on their own? But there has been far less attention paid to two equally important questions: When will the driving environment be ready to accommodate self-driving cars? And where …

View original post.Public support for self-driving cars has plunged in the wake of a deadly accident this spring, according to a new survey. And young, tech-savvy consumers now express more doubts about robot vehicles. Cox Automotive, an auto-industry services and information company, surveyed 1,250 people, following up on a similar study conducted in 2016. In those two years, public awareness …

View original post.When people think of autonomous vehicles, they almost always think about cars. As automotive and tech giants race to unveil new vehicles and services, it naturally commands the public’s focus. Headlines appear nearly every day about new businesses forming, and about traditional businesses investing in autonomous vehicles and technology. When an accident on test sites takes place, it …

View original post.LOS ANGELES –  Dealers now have another option to put their inventory to work more than just having those vehicles sit idly on the blacktop. On Tuesday, HyreCar and DriveItAway announced a strategic partnership, allowing automotive retailers across the United States to access a collaborative turnkey solution to generate additional revenue through mobility as a service and shared mobility/subscriptions. …

View original post. Discussion about autonomous driving tends to focus on the leading company in the field, Google, which back in October 2010 set the ball rolling. Following the restructure that led to the creation of Alphabet, a subsidiary was set up called Waymo, which already has fleets of self-driving cars without safety driver on the roads of Phoenix, Mountain View, San …

View original post.Like DeepMind and OpenAI, Wayve’s new autonomous vehicle learns to drive using “reinforcement learning” to stay within a lane. A team of researchers in the UK have taught an autonomous car to stay in its own damn lane in just 20 minutes — an impressive feat considering I know a few human drivers that couldn’t achieve that in their lifetime. …