San Francisco, whose persistent fog and steep hills make for challenging driving at the best of times, has been at the center of a national conversation about driverless cars.\nNalavade said future product updates will aim to address the anxiety still inspired by driverless cars, despite their frequent presence on San Francisco streets.\nBut reports of such incidents on the streets of San Francisco have given public officials pause over the speed of AV proliferation.\nSan Francisco, though monopolizing headlines with robotaxi political drama, isn’t the only city on Waymo’s vision board.\n“When you look at San Francisco from a business perspective, it’s actually a very lucrative market for rideshare,” Nalavade said.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Waymo Decouples from Autonomous Truck Market","slug":"waymo-decouples-from-autonomous-truck-market","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-02 14:30:33.344948","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Photo: WaymoAutonomous truck developer Waymo is stepping back from developing a fully autonomous Class 8 truck and shifting engineering resources to the ride-hailing and robotaxi market.\nThe authors of the Waymo blog didn’t mention any layoffs.\nThe aartificial intellience system, referred to as the Waymo Driver, has driven over well over 20 million miles autonomously (with safety drivers at the wheel) on public roads across 25 U.S. cities.\n“We don’t have specific timelines to share at the moment, but we still intend to deploy the Waymo Driver in trucking in the future,” Waymo indicated.\n“Waymo’s ongoing investment in enhancing the capabilities of the Waymo Driver, particularly on the freeway, will translate directly to the trucking business and benefit its development efforts.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"An affordable autonomous solution","slug":"an-affordable-autonomous-solution","publishDate":"2023-08-02 13:41:30+10:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-02 14:30:32.552107","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Eacon Mining’s autonomous fleet solution has been making waves overseas, and now it’s bound for Australia.\nEacon’s autonomous technology has been fitted to mining trucks ranging from 45 to 90 tonnes.\nAutonomous truck technology in general is something that’s already taken off in the Australian resources sector.\nEacon aims to remedy this issue by providing a more affordable autonomous solution to the Australian mining industry.\n“So far, we have deployed 14 and 39 autonomous trucks to those sites, respectively.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Accelerating Towards a Greener Future: The Promise of Autonomous Vehicles in Energy Conservation","slug":"accelerating-towards-a-greener-future-the-promise-of-autonomous-vehicles-in-energy-conservation","publishDate":"2023-07-31 16:30:04+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-01 14:31:14.940492","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Accelerating Towards a Greener Future: The Promise of Autonomous Vehicles in Energy ConservationAccelerating Towards a Greener Future: The Promise of Autonomous Vehicles in Energy ConservationAs the world continues to grapple with the challenges of climate change and the need for sustainable energy solutions, the transportation sector has emerged as a critical player in the quest for a greener future.\nOne of the primary ways in which autonomous vehicles can contribute to energy conservation is through their ability to optimize fuel efficiency.\nFurthermore, autonomous vehicles can be programmed to choose the most energy-efficient routes, taking into account factors such as traffic congestion and road conditions.\nAs the world moves towards a more sustainable energy future, electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming an increasingly important part of the solution.\nIn conclusion, the rise of autonomous vehicles presents a unique opportunity to accelerate the transition towards a greener future by promoting energy conservation in the transportation sector.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Uber autonomous car ‘driver’ pleads guilty to fatal crash in the US – reports","slug":"uber-autonomous-car-driver-pleads-guilty-to-fatal-crash-in-the-us-reports","publishDate":"2023-07-31 23:30:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-01 14:31:14.418852","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The human who was behind the wheel of the first autonomous car to kill a pedestrian has avoided jail time – while ride-sharing giant Uber has continued to dodge criminal responsibility for the fatal incident.\nThe ‘driver’ of an autonomous car – operated by ride-sharing giant Uber – which killed a pedestrian has reportedly been sentenced to three years of supervised probation, more than five years after the fatal incident occurred.\nIn March 2018 , 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg was fatally struck by an Uber autonomous test vehicle in Tempe, Arizona – becoming the first pedestrian to be killed by a ‘self-driving’ car globally.\nWhile Ms Vasquez was charged with negligent homicide in 2020, technology publication Wired reports she recently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of endangerment, resulting in a Maricopa County court handing down the three-year probation sentence this week.\nThe publication reports Ms Vasquez could have faced four to eight years in jail had she been charged with negligent homicide, prompting her guilty plea to the lesser charge.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Uber driver behind the wheel in fatal self-driving vehicle crash pleads guilty","slug":"uber-driver-behind-the-wheel-in-fatal-self-driving-vehicle-crash-pleads-guilty","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-01 14:31:12.858876","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The Uber driver behind the wheel during the first reported fatal collision involving a fully autonomous vehicle pleaded guilty to endangerment on Friday, and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation.\nDriver Rafaela Vasquez, 49, was streaming a show on her phone and not watching the road at the moment of the fatal accident, authorities said.\nAn Ohio driver was killed after crashing into a semi-truck while his Tesla was operating in autopilot in 2016.\nIn 2019, a Tesla Model A driver was killed when his vehicle, operating in autopilot, crashed into a tractor-trailer in Florida.\nSince Herzberg's death, Uber has pulled its self-driving cars out of Arizona, and then-Gov.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"China EVs: why BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz are revving up L3 autonomous driving tech investments","slug":"china-evs-why-bmw-volkswagen-mercedes-benz-are-revving-up-l3-autonomous-driving-tech-investments","publishDate":"2023-08-01 06:00:15+08:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-01 14:31:12.120851","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Guangzhou-based Xpeng’s X NGP (navigation guided pilot) software allows its cars to navigate autonomously in four Chinese cities, reinforcing its bid for a top position in developing autonomous cars.\nPhoto: Weibo
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"California Agency Probes Automakers' Data Privacy Practices","slug":"california-agency-probes-automakers-data-privacy-practices","publishDate":"2023-07-31 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-01 14:31:10.184767","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A California state agency on Monday said it is reviewing the privacy practices of automakers and vehicle technology companies amid concerns about the growing volume of data collected by cars.\nThe California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) said its Enforcement Division is making inquiries about vehicles embedded with features like location sharing, web-based entertainment, smartphone integration, and cameras.\nThe agency said vehicle privacy considerations \"are critical because these vehicles often automatically gather consumers’ locations, personal preferences, and details about their daily lives.\"\nRegulators around the world have raised concerns about the volume of personal data collected by vehicles that increasingly gather, store and transmit information for entertainment, performance and safety purposes.\nMobilisights said it would operate under strict privacy safeguards, sharing only personal data with customer consent and allowing owners to opt out even after consenting.
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