2024-01-11 - By Junko Yoshida

Waymo Driver: Sensing an Autonomous Future

Notable about Waymo's latest robocar is the preponderance of sensors, including improved lidars, radars, and 29 cameras...

2020-03-13 - Colin Barnden

Blog: Walking on, Walking on the Moon

Any outstanding scientific achievement operating as a loss-making business dies when the funding stops. Where do we think the AV…

2020-02-24 - Colin Barnden

Blog: Cracks in Seams of AV-Dreams

Waymo calls its robocar “the World’s Most Experienced Driver.” But implying we aren't good enough drivers is a way to…

2019-12-23 - Junko Yoshida

Intel: Pushing for Higher Safety Standards

Intel’s Weast chairs a group building a model around RSS to answer an ‘uncomfortable’ question.

2019-11-12 - Lou Covey

AV Deployment Is Being Delayed Through Complacency and Ignorance

We have a long way to go before we see autonomous vehicles on the roads in any number.

2019-10-24 - Junko Yoshida

Navigating a Parking Lot with Ground-Penetrating Radar

Smart Summon only works when the car is within its master's line of sight. If your Tesla's in a multi-story…

2019-10-18 - Junko Yoshida

Blog: Should Robo-Cars Take a Driving Test?

Humans drivers are expected to be mature enough to anticipate what might happen on the road next. What expectations should…

2019-10-15 - Junko Yoshida

Arm-led Consortium to Set APIs for AV Hardware

Bosch, Continental, Denso, GM, Nvidia, NXP, and Toyota declared their support for the new consortium.

2019-09-24 - David Benjamin

Is Level 5 Autonomy Attainable?

Experts in AI for autonomous vehicles poured cold water on expectations that the self-driving future is just around the corner.

2019-08-13 - Junko Yoshida

The Math Behind Driving Carefully

Teaching a car to anticipate a pedestrian suddenly stepping onto the roadway remains the hardest thing to do.