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Who Will Benefit The Most From Autonomous Cars?

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Ever since the very first cars rolled off of the assembly line, people have been dreaming about having an autonomous car effortlessly whiz them around the city from place to place. From Elon Musk and Tesla to Ford and Domino’s fleet of autonomous vehicles, it seems that many of the largest players in the auto industry are getting a piece … Continue reading “Who Will Benefit The Most From Autonomous Cars?”

What’s Stalling The Dream Of Autonomous Cars In The U.S.?

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Self-driving cars are being tested on public roads and actively pursued by engineers, but if you haven’t seen one on the road, you aren’t alone. Despite the fleets owned by Waymo, General Motors, and Tesla, there are plenty of reasons why autonomous cars have stalled out for the general population of consumers. Recent years saw a jump in hype and … Continue reading “What’s Stalling The Dream Of Autonomous Cars In The U.S.?”

Will Autonomous Cars Break Your City’s Bank?

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Expectations for Autonomous cars is growing each year, and as technology continues to improve, we are seeing science fiction coming closer to reality. From the Jetsons and other cartoons, the public started to imagine a world where self-driving vehicles drove around cities as their occupants read the morning newspaper or watched T.V. Autonomous cars promise that our vehicles will drop … Continue reading “Will Autonomous Cars Break Your City’s Bank?”

Onboard Maps: The Future Of Autonomous Cars

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How Can Cars Understand The World Around Them? Autonomous cars use many onboard technologies to understand the world around them as they travel on public roads. From radar to measure the distance between other vehicles and LiDAR sensors to interpret the surrounding objects around it, engineers are using a wide range of advanced technologies to make self-driving cars a reality. … Continue reading “Onboard Maps: The Future Of Autonomous Cars”

Will Autonomous Delivery Vehicles Help The Struggling USPS?

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The Struggling USPS Needs A New Fleet Of Delivery Vehicles The U.S. Postal Service handles around 187.8 million packages each day across the United States. Delivering everything from traditional letters to large boxes of goods, the USPS is the leading delivery service in the U.S. However, even with the volume that the USPS serves each day, it has not allowed … Continue reading “Will Autonomous Delivery Vehicles Help The Struggling USPS?”

Will Autonomous Cars Spark A New Form Of Road Rage?

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Self-driving cars have seen many improvements in recent years in both onboard technologies and the development of friendly policies in many cities. Both of these developments are leading to the public expecting a brighter future with safer roads and more environmentally friendly transportation as our public roads move from human drivers to vehicles driven by autonomous technologies. The most recent … Continue reading “Will Autonomous Cars Spark A New Form Of Road Rage?”

Ford & Domino’s Lead In Autonomous Car Deliveries

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Autonomous Car Campaign Launched By Ford Motor And Domino’s Pizza Ford Motor Company and Domino’s Pizza have teamed up to launch a test run of autonomous delivery cars in select cities. Leading the way in this new innovative technology the two Michigan based companies sent out their first test car in Domino’s hometown of Ann Arbor. After testing and positive … Continue reading “Ford & Domino’s Lead In Autonomous Car Deliveries”

Will Autonomous Vehicles Help Reduce Risks For Wildland Firefighters?

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Fighting Wildfires With Autonomous Vehicles To Save Lives Regardless of the underlying causes of wildfires, the fact is that the United States is trending to experience more acres burned this year due to wildfires than at any time in our nation’s history. Not only does this general trend upwards impact our economy and civilian life, but it also puts the … Continue reading “Will Autonomous Vehicles Help Reduce Risks For Wildland Firefighters?”

Walt Disney World Is Driving The Future Of Autonomous Cars

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When Disney Announced Self-Driving Car Tests The tech community was rocked in 2017 when Disney World announced that they would begin testing self-driving shuttles for Cast Members and employees. Upon the release of this news, many experts started seeing evidence that Disney would use autonomous shuttles to transport thousands of Cast Members and support staff from the parking lots and … Continue reading “Walt Disney World Is Driving The Future Of Autonomous Cars”

How Will Autonomous Cars Change The Insurance Industry?

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Public Perspective Of Roadway Safety It is no surprise that many drivers are wary of giving up control of a moving vehicle to computers, algorithms, and artificial intelligence even though the NHTSA shows that 94% of auto accidents are due to human error. In 2016 the U.S. DOT reported that we saw 37,461 deaths resulting from traffic accidents. Compared to … Continue reading “How Will Autonomous Cars Change The Insurance Industry?”

How The Administration Is Redirecting The Future Of Autonomous Cars In The U.S.

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Bumps In The Road: Biggest Obstacles Preventing Self-Driving Cars Since the beginning of motorized vehicles, our infrastructure, laws, and insurance systems have been developed around the idea that humans would be in control of cars and trucks. This is important because the responsibility of drives are set around human’s liability. Lawyers hold human drivers responsible for crashes. Laws hold drivers … Continue reading “How The Administration Is Redirecting The Future Of Autonomous Cars In The U.S.”

How Self-Driving Cars Will Disrupt The Hospitality Industry

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The Future Is Speeding Towards Us There has been a lot of buzz around autonomous car technology. From the advancements shown by Tesla, Ford, and other auto manufacturers to the ongoing tests by Waymo, we are seeing self-driving cars speeding towards reality faster than ever before. Just a decade ago driverless cars seemed like a sci-fi fantasy that we could … Continue reading “How Self-Driving Cars Will Disrupt The Hospitality Industry”

Will Autonomous Cars Be Powered By Gas, Battery, Or Hybrid Energy?

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Power Consumption Is An Important Consideration The future of self-driving is exciting, and as we dream about what tomorrow’s public roads will look like there are many promises beyond the horizon. From the ability to travel without having to worry about poor driving conditions or reckless drivers causing a collision on the road, autonomous technology promises a brighter and safer … Continue reading “Will Autonomous Cars Be Powered By Gas, Battery, Or Hybrid Energy?”

Driverless Cars: What Are The Biggest Obstacles For The Road?

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Recent Acceleration Of Self-Driving Cars While self-driving technology is nothing new and this area of study has seen years of experiments, the general public has only recently started seeing the technology in the news as companies like Tesla, BMW, and Waymo publicize their successes. There has been a leap in self-driving technology that is allowing their complex systems to take … Continue reading “Driverless Cars: What Are The Biggest Obstacles For The Road?”

Driverless Cars Will Create Jobs In These 6 Industries

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The Job Market And Driverless Cars As the autonomous car revolution continues to roll forward, many experts foresee a future where self-driving cars destroy a lot of jobs. Even though most people imagine a world where cars drive around our city streets on their own and reduce accidents and deaths, many anticipate a society where unemployment skyrockets due to economic … Continue reading “Driverless Cars Will Create Jobs In These 6 Industries”