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.\nA separate reporting system focuses on what are called “disengagements,” or times when a test vehicle’s self-driving system stops operating for any reason.\nWithout federal regulation, there’s not even a widely accepted benchmark for how safe autonomous vehicles should be to use as a target.\nWithout federal regulation, there’s not even a widely accepted benchmark for how safe autonomous vehicles should be to use as a target.\nAlso of concern are the 130 crashes reported in Level 4 autonomous vehicles in testing, seven of which involved cyclists.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford Files Self-Driving Car Patent To Abandon Deadbeat Drivers For Missing Payments","slug":"ford-files-self-driving-car-patent-to-abandon-deadbeat-drivers-for-missing-payments","publishDate":"2023-03-01 10:20:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-02 14:31:06.416305","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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.\"\nSome of these are geared towards entertainment and convenience, such as Apple Car Play and Android Auto , on-board navigation systems, and adaptive cruise control.\nIn the future, computerized hardware could be used in ways that help the lender, not the driver.\nAs described in Ford's patent, a lender could send a default payment notice to the car's owner, followed by an intent to initiate repossession proceedings after a set amount of time.\nPart of what's interesting about this is that Ford abandoned its pursuit of developing full self-driving cars (Level 4, or L4) through its Argo AI investment last year.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Army 'Pressing Forward' With Autonomous Vehicle Transport-System, Official Says","slug":"army-pressing-forward-with-autonomous-vehicle-transport-system-official-says","publishDate":"2023-03-01 00:00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-02 14:31:05.634448","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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 environment, service officials said March 1.\nThe Army is \"pressing forward\" with the Autonomous Vehicle Transport-System, said Brig.\n“What do you do in a full autonomous vehicle system where you are far away from your troops?” he said.\nWe're starting this incrementally with, ‘How do you teleoperate and reduce the number of soldiers in that formation?’”The Autonomous Vehicle Transport-System will mature and “evolve over time” as the Army introduces additional capabilities, Bruner said.\nThe Army completed an operational technical demonstration of the Autonomous Vehicle Transport-System in January, according to Bruner’s presentation.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford patents system for autonomous vehicle repossession","slug":"ford-patents-system-for-autonomous-vehicle-repossession","publishDate":"2023-03-01 16:25:26+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-02 14:31:04.919908","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"However it is Ford that is seeking to patent a system that will make the legendary repo man redundant.\nThe system, however, has built-in mechanisms for warning the owner before the car dramatically drives away.\nHowever, Ford makes allowances for being hospitalized, out of the country, or in financial hardship, in which case the car owner can work out a deal with the lender.\nThe car might also try to frustrate the owner by playing irritating and incessant sounds through the audio system.\nThe company’s Blue Cruise active driving assistance system was recently rated as the best by Consumer Reports.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Watch Waymo self-driving car navigating San Francisco in heavy rain","slug":"watch-waymo-self-driving-car-navigating-san-francisco-in-heavy-rain","publishDate":"2023-03-01 13:33:05+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-02 14:31:03.415294","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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.\nAs Yang’s video proves, however, the San Francisco Bay area does receive variable weather, with not just rain but also frequent heavy fog.\nWaymo cars are also fitted with an array of lidar, radar and other sensors along with video cameras to help them navigate through traffic, adverse weather and times of low light.\nAre self-driving cars legal?\nSuch Level 4 technology could be coming to UK roads soon though, albeit with a back-up driver behind the wheel.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Ford patents autonomous vehicle repossession","slug":"ford-patents-autonomous-vehicle-repossession","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-03-02 14:31:02.634567","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"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 Global Positioning System (GPS), MP3 player, etc.\nIf that's not irritating enough, an \"incessant and unpleasant sound\" could play \"every time the owner is present in the vehicle.\"\nFord vehicle repossession system patent image\"In some other cases, the vehicle can be an autonomous vehicle and the repossession system computer may cooperate with the vehicle computer to autonomously move the vehicle from the premises of the owner to a location, such as, for example, the premises of the repossession agency, the premises of the lending institution, an impound pound, or any other pre-designated location.\"\nThe lending institution could analyze the market value of the vehicle and, if it's determined to be below a threshold of financial viability for repossession, \"the repossession system computer may cooperate with the vehicle computer to autonomously move the vehicle from the premises of the owner to a junkyard.\"\nFord in particular regularly peppers the USPTO with patent applications, albeit not as dystopian-sounding as this one.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Self-Driving Cars Could Drive Global Carbon Emissions","slug":"self-driving-cars-could-drive-global-carbon-emissions","publishDate":"2023-03-01 14:43:06+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-02 14:31:01.994895","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"In the future, self-driving cars’ computational needs may fuel a large increase in global carbon emissions.\nThe energy needed to run the powerful computers onboard a global fleet of autonomous vehicles could generate as much greenhouse gas emissions as what all global data centers combined currently emit.\nThat’s one key finding of a new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that explored the potential energy consumption and related carbon emissions of autonomous vehicles if they are widely adopted.\nThey account for about 0.3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, or about as much carbon as the country of Argentina produces annually, according to the International Energy Agency.\n“We are hoping that people will think of emissions and carbon efficiency as important metrics to consider in their designs,” says Sze.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Mercedes says Level 4 hands-free automated driving ‘doable' by decade's end","slug":"mercedes-says-level-4-hands-free-automated-driving-doable-by-decade-s-end","publishDate":"2023-03-01 07:44:17-05:00","createdLocal":"2023-03-02 14:31:01.300177","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Level 3 on the SAE International scale requires a human to take control of the vehicle when the automated driving system requests.\nMercedes Chief Technology Officer Markus Schäfer said achieving the more advanced Level 4 driving is \"doable\" by the end of the decade.\nSchäfer sees a market for hands-free, eyes-free driving in congested cities, especially in China, where traffic jams lasting several hours are common.\nBMW, like Volvo, is planning to install the hardware it believes will be necessary for automated driving and then update the software as capabilities and regulations allow.\nGermany passed a law in 2021 allowing Level 4 automated driving in specific public spaces.
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