Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) last fall announced they would shutter their Argo AI self-driving unit and focus on driver-assistance technology that provided more immediate returns.\nCruise's rival and Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) self-driving technology unit, Waymo, has this year laid off over 8% of its workforce.\nThe company is also developing a fully autonomous vehicle called Origin from scratch without a steering wheel and with subway-like doors for rideshare and deliveries.\n\"This is a really pivotal year for us that will really transform not just Cruise but the whole perception of autonomous vehicles.\"\nReporting by Abhirup Roy in San Francisco; Editing by Stephen CoatesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"GM's Cruise to Focus on Cost Cuts as It Ramps up Robotaxis","slug":"gm-s-cruise-to-focus-on-cost-cuts-as-it-ramps-up-robotaxis","publishDate":"2023-03-06 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-07 14:30:53.486189","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG last fall announced they would shutter their Argo AI self-driving unit and focus on driver-assistance technology that provided more immediate returns.\nCruise's rival and Alphabet Inc's self-driving technology unit, Waymo, has this year laid off over 8% of its workforce.\nThe company is also developing a fully autonomous vehicle called Origin from scratch without a steering wheel and with subway-like doors for rideshare and deliveries.\n\"This is a really pivotal year for us that will really transform not just Cruise but the whole perception of autonomous vehicles.\"\n(Reporting by Abhirup Roy in San Francisco; Editing by Stephen Coates)
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"GM's Cruise to focus on cost cuts as it ramps up robotaxis","slug":"gm-s-cruise-to-focus-on-cost-cuts-as-it-ramps-up-robotaxis","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-07 14:30:52.467055","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Fully autonomous vehicles have not rolled out as fast as originally expected due mostly to cumbersome regulations, safety investigations and arduous technology.\nFord Motor Co F.N and Volkswagen AG VOWG_p.DE last fall announced they would shutter their Argo AI self-driving unit and focus on driver-assistance technology that provided more immediate returns.\nCruise's rival and Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O self-driving technology unit, Waymo, has this year laid off over 8% of its workforce.\nThe company is also developing a fully autonomous vehicle called Origin from scratch without a steering wheel and with subway-like doors for rideshare and deliveries.\n\"This is a really pivotal year for us that will really transform not just Cruise but the whole perception of autonomous vehicles.\"
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Hankook & Company to acquire autonomous driving unit of 3Secondz","slug":"hankook-company-to-acquire-autonomous-driving-unit-of-3secondz","publishDate":"2023-03-07 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-07 14:30:51.306791","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Hankook & Company to acquire autonomous driving unit of 3SecondzHankook & Company will acquire the autonomous driving unit of start-up 3Secondz, the company said Tuesday.The investment size has not been disclosed, but the company confirmed that the deal will be finalized before mid-March.Engineers and staff members at 3Secondz's self-driving unit will be transferred to Hankook & Company.With the acquisition, Hankook & Company will be able to apply self-driving technologies when conducting vehicle road tests.\nDoing so, they will be able to collect more data than when drivers are present, the company said.Established in 2016, 3Secondz is a start-up that develops technologies for autonomous vehicles based on advanced driving data.BY SARAH CHEA [chea.sarah@joongang.co.kr]
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Monday Roundup: London’s triumph, deadly snow, battery ban, and more","slug":"monday-roundup-londons-triumph-deadly-snow-battery-ban-and-more","publishDate":"2023-03-06 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-07 14:30:49.831155","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"(Bicycling)Snow in the bike lane: Residents of Reno are questioning that city’s snow plowing policies after a bike rider was hit and killed trying to avoid a wall of the white stuff.\n(This is Reno)Doggie doping: An Olympic mountain biker was dinged by the UCI for using drugs — but it turns out it was just medicine for her dog.\n(Slate)Freeway fighting update: Portland’s No More Freeways is one of the groups involved in this roundup of what anti-freeway groups need to scale up their fights.\n(Streetsblog USA)Better batteries: The bike industry is watching New York City’s new law that would allow only UL-tested e-bike batteries to be sold.\n(Streetsblog NYC)Thanks to everyone who shared links this week.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Mixed feelings among New Yorkers on future of self-driving cars","slug":"mixed-feelings-among-new-yorkers-on-future-of-self-driving-cars","publishDate":"2023-03-05 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-06 14:31:11.348606","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Technology features are continually being introduced by automakers to benefit drivers on the road and make driving more efficient.\nAs of right now, there are no such vehicles available for purchase that allow a driver to fully disengage from driving.\n\"Sixty-eight percent of people are afraid of getting in a fully autonomous self-driving vehicle,\" said Elizabeth Carey, AAA's public relations director for Western and Central New York.\nIn a conversation with professor Selmer Bringsjord of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he would like to know what features car companies plan to implement.\nThe definition of a self-driving car is a vehicle that can drive itself without human interaction at any time.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Tesla Says Its Autonomous Systems Are ‘Safer Than A Human’ – But Is It Really So?","slug":"tesla-says-its-autonomous-systems-are-safer-than-a-human-but-is-it-really-so","publishDate":"2023-03-05 17:21:00-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-06 14:31:10.830021","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"As technology advances in the automotive world, autonomous driving becomes a bigger point of interest.\nAfter looking at the numbers, we have an idea and it turns out that autonomous driving systems have a really high bar to clear.\nA quote attributed to Mark Twain comes to mind though, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”advertisement scroll to continueThe point being that looking through simply the lens of statistics can blind us to deeper truths.\nUndoubtedly, autonomous safety aids like lane-keep assist and automatic emergency braking have prevented countless accidents and very likely saved lives.\nThe real question is how long will it be before a production vehicle has an autonomous driving program that’s unquestionably safer than a human.
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