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- Americans More Excited for Self-Driving Cars than for Google Glass, Not ... - Next City April 17, 2014Americans More Excited for Self-Driving Cars than for Google Glass, Not ...Next CityIf that's true, we're mostly hopeful about our future. And also a little weirded out. On the over-arching question of whether advancements in science and technology will make life better in the next half-century, 59 percent said that they would, while ...Americans f […]
- Self-Driving Cars: Are the Safety Features Worth It? - Fox Business (blog) April 16, 2014Fox Business (blog)Self-Driving Cars: Are the Safety Features Worth It?Fox Business (blog)You've been hearing about it for a long time now – the advent of the self-driving car – and while it seems like science fiction, the reality is, that we are getting darn close to vehicles that can do all the heavy lifting for you. They call it ...and more » […]
- Self-driving cars could keep seniors in the driver's seat - Dallas Morning News April 16, 2014Dallas Morning NewsSelf-driving cars could keep seniors in the driver's seatDallas Morning NewsMy Grandma Bobbie is 93 and lives on her own, in a spotless condo decorated with enviable midcentury furnishings. The daughter of a General Motors millwright, she grew up in Detroit riding the streetcar, but one of her goals was to get to the promised ... […]
- Likely defects dampen zeal for self-driving cars - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette April 14, 2014Likely defects dampen zeal for self-driving carsFort Wayne Journal GazetteComputers are slowly taking over one of the most potent symbols of human independence: driving. The government says that shift will make the roads safer and eventually free people to work, read or even watch a movie as they travel from place to place. […]
- A self-driving car for $4000? College student says it can be done - Christian Science Monitor April 13, 2014Christian Science MonitorA self-driving car for $4000? College student says it can be doneChristian Science MonitorThat fact, paired with Budisteanu's own dislike of driving ("I hope I will finish the self-driving car so I never had to drive again."), the young computer scientist set himself a goal of creating an autonomous car system for less […]
- Study finds concern over security breach potential in self-driving car technology - Christian Science Monitor April 11, 2014Christian Science MonitorStudy finds concern over security breach potential in self-driving car technologyChristian Science MonitorConnected cars, like autonomous cars, are coming. In fact, connected cars will likely arrive first, because the underlying vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology is simpler, cheaper, and enhances the effectiveness of self-driving ve […]
- Navigation Without Representation: DC's DMV Prepares for Self-Driving Cars - Slate Magazine (blog) April 9, 2014Slate Magazine (blog)Navigation Without Representation: DC's DMV Prepares for Self-Driving CarsSlate Magazine (blog)Over the past two years, a handful of states have cautiously legalized the operation of autonomous vehicles, allowing tech companies like Google to test out self-driving cars on public roadways. But for the general public, the ability to z […]
- Four-Wheeled Future: Has the Autonomous, Self-Driving Car Arrived? - Vanity Fair April 8, 2014Vanity FairFour-Wheeled Future: Has the Autonomous, Self-Driving Car Arrived?Vanity FairAfter bringing you reports on solar-powered car chargers, colorful carbon-fiber wheels, and synthetic leathers, we finally have some forecasting news about the auto industry that car-hating New Yorkers can really use. The self-driving vehicle has ... […]
- The Problem With Self-Driving Cars: They Don't Cry - Businessweek April 3, 2014The Problem With Self-Driving Cars: They Don't CryBusinessweekSure we can make a self-driving car, but can we make a self-driving car with feelings? Noah Goodall, a University of Virginia scientist, asks that question in a new study of autonomous driving. Goodall (no doubt a big fan of the Terminator movies) isn ... […]
- Self-Driving Cars Will Make Accident Claims Easier - New York Times (blog) April 2, 2014Self-Driving Cars Will Make Accident Claims EasierNew York Times (blog)Self-driving cars will literally have photographic memories of their accidents. Other “witnessing” self-driving cars may be nearby an accident, and photographically record the event, too. With less uncertainty as to what really happened in an accident ...and more » […]