“We are very excited to be developing an AGV for the DLA,” said Alberto Lacaze, co-founder and president of Robotic Research.\n“Not only would an unmanned tow vehicle save the DLA money, and increase safety and efficiency.\nAbout Robotic ResearchRobotic Research is U.S.-based, global leader in localization, autonomy, and robotic technology transforming the way we move.\nFrom people to platforms, at home or overseas, Robotic Research is driven to make the way you move smarter, safer, and more efficient.\nTo learn more about Robotic Research, visit www.rr.ai, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Reporter’s driverless van ride: Cool tech, freaky turns","slug":"reporters-driverless-van-ride-cool-tech-freaky-turns","publishDate":"2021-05-20 13:26:00-04:00","createdLocal":"2021-05-21 14:31:05.041079","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Welcome to the United States’ first large-scale ride-hailing service with no backup drivers, which Waymo recently launched in suburban Phoenix.\nA Waymo minivan also made an aggressive turn at a green light that we would have never taken.\nIts ride-hailing program serves hundreds of passengers each week and offers prices in line with Uber and Lyft.\nWe hailed another Waymo minivan to a public library, but were dropped off on a nearby private street instead.\nWith my Waymo account locked up, I requested a ride from another ride-hailing service with a human driver.
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"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"As autonomous cars hit the road, insurers must navigate complicated future","slug":"as-autonomous-cars-hit-the-road-insurers-must-navigate-complicated-future","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2021-05-21 14:31:01.800656","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A hybrid minivan equipped with Waymo's driverless technology takes to the streets.\nWhen autonomous vehicles join the traffic flow, however, ultimate responsibility for car accidents could fall on a number of different parties.\nWaymo is one of seven companies that California has permitted to test fully autonomous driverless vehicles on public roads as of April 12.\nIn commercial applications of driverless vehicles, such as robotaxi services, liability will more clearly rest with the manufacturer, Sarzen said.\nEven though the mainstreaming of fully autonomous vehicles is still years away, liability issues are being fought in court now.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"ARC annual event stresses engineering research for nation, industry","slug":"arc-annual-event-stresses-engineering-research-for-nation-industry","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2021-05-21 14:31:00.979369","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"A leading group of researchers and engineers from the U.S. Army, the domestic automotive industry and esteemed universities – collectively known as the Automotive Research Center (ARC) – held its annual conference May 10-11 virtually.\nThey addressed more than 325 registered attendees across both days of the event about the importance of engineering research to the nation, the state, as well as their industries.\nThis groundbreaking work conducted through the ARC is dedicated to advancing ground vehicle modeling and simulations.\nGVSC has created the Army’s ground vehicle autonomy strategy built on a foundation of Modular Open Systems Approach, which will enable common unmanned maneuver capabilities across the ground vehicle fleet.\nEpureanu pointed out that the future of ground systems in both commercial and military contexts is going through revolutionary change.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Consumer Reports Slams Tesla's Full-Self Driving Capability","slug":"consumer-reports-slams-tesla-s-full-self-driving-capability","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2021-05-21 14:31:00.378998","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Consumer Reports updated an in-depth report this week on Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Full Self-Driving and Autopilot capabilities, and the review is far from flattering.\nUnreliable Features: Consumer Reports said Tesla’s ambitious self-driving technology promises some extremely cool features, but the reality of what drivers actually get when they cough up $10,000 for FSD is inconsistent, unpredictable and potentially very dangerous.\nJake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports, said Tesla has made significant strides in autonomy in recent years — but Tesla owners should not rely on Autopilot or FSD to make driving easier or safer.\nSmart Summon sometimes drove on the wrong side of parking lot driving lanes and failed to stop at stop signs.\nConsumer Reports said it reached out to Tesla with a series of questions about its features, but Tesla did not respond.
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"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"‘It is nerve-wracking’: More than 50 high school teams compete in engineering competition at Kettering University","slug":"it-is-nerve-wracking-more-than-50-high-school-teams-compete-in-engineering-competition-at-kettering-university","publishDate":"2021-05-20 22:17:43.436000+00:00","createdLocal":"2021-05-21 14:30:58.422385","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"FLINT, MI -- More than fifty Michigan high school teams gathered at Kettering University this week to compete in the 14th annual Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge.\nHigh school students competed in four different categories, all pertaining to engineering and re-engineering vehicles: Autonomous Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge, Mini Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge, V2X Innovative Vehicle Design and the Full-Scale Innovative Vehicle Design Challenge.\nThe university has an educational model that differs from most, as students learn and work with university partners in 11-week periods.\n“Since I was a toddler, I always loved RC cars,” Jaxon Chandler, a sixth-grader at Flint Cultural Center Academy said.\n“I always wanted to go fast and try to break the laws of physics.”Max Cromf, another sixth-grader at Flint Cultural Center Academy, said the competition can be “nerve-wracking” since you helped engineer the vehicle.
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