How can autonomous vehicles be tricked into dangerous stops?  

A faulty decision by the collision-avoidance system in a driverless car in motion can lead to a disaster, but it is not the end of the world. The University of California, Irvine, identifies one of the possible risks: Con artists trick AVs into an abrupt halt or place an ordinary object on the roadside. “A box, bicycle, or traffic cone may be all that is … Continue reading How can autonomous vehicles be tricked into dangerous stops?  

General Motors and Cisco

General Motors and Cisco are collaborating on “modernizing” car testing. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) will be utilised by the business. At the GM Milford Proving Ground, Cisco’s Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul network architecture will be used by GM in real-time for pre-production performance testing. The wireless backhaul provides vehicle-to-trackside connectivity and allows GM test engineers to multiple monitoring of several hundred data channels during … Continue reading General Motors and Cisco

Why is there a demand for SAEV?

SAEV- Share autonomous electric vehicles. As per the reports by Boston Consulting groups, The reasons for the need for more number of SAEV on the streets are:- They can give consumers an affordable, door-to-door means of reaching nearly any destination in a metropolitan area, thus increasing access to jobs, education, and more. And they can make it possible for many people in urban areas to … Continue reading Why is there a demand for SAEV?

How about an Auto manufacturer and network security in partnership?

Ford and Cisco. Ford is keen on making its mark in the electric autonomous vehicle market. A major issue of AVs or driverless cars is facing security issues. However, Ford is keen on addressing the issue with Cisco technology. With the initial use of V2X technology, the current automotive industry got completely reshaped towards a more futuristic way of operating the autos and making it … Continue reading How about an Auto manufacturer and network security in partnership?

How far are the autonomous vehicles on their journey?

As the customers are eagerly waiting to ride on the AVs. So, do the AV manufacturing industries. Let’s see the autonomous vehicle journey through different companies. In June, Cruise began charging passengers in San Francisco for robotaxi rides. Last night we collected our first fares from driverless robotaxi rides – a first in any major US city. Next up: bigger fleet, larger service area, more … Continue reading How far are the autonomous vehicles on their journey?

Autonomous vehicles are allowed 130 km/h by the UN

In the report published in July, one of the constraints faced by Autonomous Vehicles was the speed limit. It has been now extended from 60 km/h to 130 km/h, i.e. from  37 mph to around 80 mph. It will come into effect from January 2023. Well, AVs have been a debatable topic. Now as the rules have been relaxed with the speeds. It shows the acceptance … Continue reading Autonomous vehicles are allowed 130 km/h by the UN

The AV market overview in LATAM

The self-driving car market in Latin America is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 28.5%, generating USD 3.75 billion in worldwide revenue by 2024. It is further segmented based on applications, automation, and technological components. The application segments are further classified into personal use and commercial use. As per the experts, the LATAM region is keen on autonomous vehicles. The people are quite positive … Continue reading The AV market overview in LATAM

First Latin American Autonomous Vehicle project in Chile

A joint project by Transdev and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT) of Chile placed Latin America on the AV ecosystem world map as well on the global AV network. The main features of the operation are:- 1.107 km traveled 175 operational hours 6.550 trips made by 2.567 users 200 passengers per average working day with peak days … Continue reading First Latin American Autonomous Vehicle project in Chile

What’s the new plan from Volkswagen?

VW and Argo AI are jointly testing the self-driving technology, platform ID. Buzz AD. The ID. Buzz is a self-driving prototype. According to Automotive News, “It is not a further development of the ID. Buzz, but about a special vehicle.”  head of VW Commercial Vehicles Carsten Intra. The target groups are robot taxi, delivery, or shuttle services. In 2025, a new set of series by the … Continue reading What’s the new plan from Volkswagen?