Following three crashes involving Autopilot since the start of the year, Tesla is pushing out an update called 2018.21.9. This new update shortens the time a driver can have their hands off the wheel of their vehicle before it begins to warn them to return their hands to the wheel. These measures... Read more
While Elon Musk focuses on putting “boring tunnels” underneath LA to ease traffic jams, his company’s cars can’t stop running into emergency vehicles. In Laguna Beach, California, on May 30th, a Model S in autopilot mode crashed into an unoccupied police car. This isn’t the first (or second) time... Read more
Just how independent is an independent contractor? And if your company is worth billions, what responsibility do you have to your employees? San Francisco is taking the two big ride sharing apps to task over how they answer these questions. While the two companies currently hold that their drivers are... Read more
Self-Driving Technology Will Change the Face of Transportation in Unexpected Ways
CarsElectronicsNews May 31, 2018 0
When you think of self-driving cars, you’re likely thinking of hopping in a normal car and telling it where you want to go. The car would then take off, using lidar to navigate to where you want to be. And this is certainly an eventuality that will come to... Read more
Is a complex mathematical treatise a sufficient substitute for real-world safety testing? Israeli company Mobileye, owned by Intel, is seeking to show that its unique approach to self-driving cars is more practical and effective than methods employed by companies like Waymo. Their CTO, Amon Shashua, wrote in a blog post in October: “We target a vehicle that gets from point A to... Read more
Whether you want to save some money or save the environment, a gas saving car is something that interests many people. There are even cars on today’s market that are hybrids that you can plug in and run on electricity. Below is a list compiled of ten cars with... Read more
Whether you want to save some money or save the environment, a gas saving car is something that interests many people. There are even cars on today’s market that are hybrids that you can plug in and run on electricity. Below is a list compiled of ten cars with... Read more
NEW YORK—The New York International Auto Show was chalk full when it came to concept cars. Jaguars debuted the anticipated I-Pace and Hyundai’s Kona Electric vehicles created quite the buzz. But the star of the show was the jaw dropping, strictly protoype car, Genesis Essentia. The Essentials. The Essentia has a... Read more
Speak Music’s Muse is terrific way to bring Alexa voice commands to your car. Plug the Oreo-sized accessory into your car’s USB port or lighter socket and connect it to your phone via Bluetooth and you’ll be able to order Alexa to play and control your music, get the... Read more
We have all been hit with an augmented reality buzz on all our apps. From Pokémon go to every shopping app, we are being given the ability to use our camera to bring a whole new layer to our lives. Here are the top five out of the box... Read more