View original post.Waymo has announced plans to open the world’s first factory dedicated to making autonomous vehicles in Michigan later this year. The details: Waymo, Google’s self-driving spinoff, has said it will spend $13.6 million to retrofit an as-yet-unspecified factory in Detroit, hiring up to 400 people, according to the Associated Press. State authorities will hand the company a grant worth …

View original post.A tech-led mobility revolution is about to overtake the planet, changing everything we think we know about personal transportation. Craig Thomas assesses how business can take advantage of the Mobility as a Service concept. Autonomous cars stand to transform private and business travel. Technology has transformed society so radically in the last couple of decades, we’re now living …

View original post. American commuters spend roughly 250 hours per year inside their car, the equivalent of six 40-hour work weeks annually. The passenger economy—a new term for the increase in idle time when drivers become riders—is expected to reach $7 trillion. That’s more than twice the size of the sharing economy in which Uber and Lyft participate. Therefore, it’s no …

View original post. A autonomous car simulator from BCS Automotive Interface Solutions was one of the high-tech items on display at the Detroit auto show, but remains decidedly for the car of the future The Detroit auto show kicked off this week with glitzy, high-production value debuts of mostly sports cars, giant trucks and SUVs—new versions of age-old themes. But …

View original post. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is underway in Las Vegas. CES attracts pioneering thinkers and business leaders from around the world.  It also attracts a lot of media!  CES BY THE NUMBERS The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which owns and produces the show, Attendance expected: 182,000 Exhibiting companies: 4,400 Speakers: 1,000 The Future of Driverless Mobility Disruptive …

View original post.There is no doubt that 2018 was a significant year in the ongoing transformation of the transport industry as new technological solutions came into use, new mobility players entered the market and trials of autonomous vehicles were widely reported in the news. Put simply, the industry is evolving rapidly and in 2019 we will certainly see further changes …

View original post.In 2017, the World Bank reported that 54% of the entire global population is in cities. To put that into perspective, that is a little over 4 billion people. Even more interesting is the fact that the United Nations reports that there are a total of 1.3 million people moving into cities every week, with the urban populations …

View original post. Technology is invading every aspect of our lives. So why should the automotive industry be any different? Whether you realize it or not, cars have transformed from mechanical beasts into feats of electronics. Their future is entirely automated. While not many of the cars on the road today are automated, they will make an entrance in the …

View original post.The driverless-car revolution is way behind schedule. Is it still just a matter of time? Here’s everything you need to know: What’s gone wrong? Carmakers have been claiming that autonomous vehicles, or AVs, will start filling the roads by 2020 and take over by 2030. Instead, AVs are pumping the brakes, as their futuristic technology has faltered in …

View original post. Telecommunications company KT Corp. tested its first fully autonomous bus at South Korea’s largest international airport last week, according to the Friday press release. The Incheon International Airport (IIA) hosted a demonstration on November 11, showcasing how autonomous vehicle technology is becoming less of an idea and more of a reality for business and other travelers. The …