In the same scenario with a self-driving vehicle, the car should react the same way every time—and not only that car, but every car in the fleet. A separate reporting system focuses on what are called “disengagements,” or times when a test vehi...
Ford is attempting to patent a computer system that would lock delinquent drivers out of their vehicles if late payments are not submitted "within a reasonable period of time." Some of these are geared towards entertainment and convenience, suc...
JUST IN: Army 'Pressing Forward' With Autonomous Vehicle Transport-System, Official SaysArmy photoCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The Army is developing an autonomous driving system that could prove vital to operating tactical vehicles in a contested environm...
However it is Ford that is seeking to patent a system that will make the legendary repo man redundant. The system, however, has built-in mechanisms for warning the owner before the car dramatically drives away. However, Ford makes allowances fo...
The autonomous driving technology company Waymo appears to be making considerable progress when it comes to dealing with one of the biggest challenges facing self-driving cars — inclement weather. As Yang’s video proves, however, the San Franci...
Ford vehicle repossession system patent imageAccording to the document, deactivations would start with features like "cruise control, automated window controls, automated seat controls, and some components of the infotainment system (radio Glob...
In the future, self-driving cars’ computational needs may fuel a large increase in global carbon emissions. The energy needed to run the powerful computers onboard a global fleet of autonomous vehicles could generate as much greenhouse gas emis...
Level 3 on the SAE International scale requires a human to take control of the vehicle when the automated driving system requests. Mercedes Chief Technology Officer Markus Schäfer said achieving the more advanced Level 4 driving is "doable" by ...