The Autonomous Report: Tesla modifies Autopilot and self-drivers are evolving along two different lines
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 2, 2016 — There was a lot of action in the autonomous vehicle (AV) space in the last week, with Tesla making some changes to its Autopilot software, advance reports from the upcoming Connected Car conference and a look at how various OEMs seem to be following two […]
The Autonomous Report: NuTonomy beats Uber to the punch and MIT and DARPA are teaming up to make cheaper LIDAR
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 28, 2016 — Singapore is trying out the world’s first self-driving car service, MIT and DARPA have teamed up to put LIDAR on a microchip, a UK start-up is developing technology to allow autonomous vehicles (AVs) to do without pre-generated maps and Domino’s autonomous pizza delivery robot is […]
Friday Fun: Teslas catch fire, Service King goes big and mirrorless cars may be on the way
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 25, 2016 — Congratulations on making it through another week! In this edition of Friday Fun, we look at flaming Teslas, the “iphonification” of the car and the coming advent of mirrorless vehicles. – Tesla has done very well in Denmark, but apparently was not able […]
The Autonomous Report: Ford sees self-drivers on the road by 2021, Uber plans to deploy them later this month
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 19, 2017 — Will this be remembered as the official start of the modern world of autonomous vehicles (AVs)? There’s been a lot of heat and hype about driverless cars, but lately it seems like it’s solidifying into something a little more concrete. – Ford has announced it […]
The Autonomous Report: US man claims AV saved his life, business is booming for auto-suppliers in the industry
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 12, 2016 — In this week’s autonomous report we take a look at one US man’s claims that his Tesla AV saved his life, while also delving into the business end of the market with Bloomberg reporting there has been an influx of car-supplier takeovers over the past […]
The Autonomous Report: new automated taxi service on the way in Asia, and auto executives speak out against Tesla’s autopilot mode
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 5, 2016 — It’s been another busy week for the autonomous vehicle industry, with several developments from across the world making both global and local headlines. Amongst those, an Asian automotive firm is expected to test a small fleet of automated taxis next year, Uber is looking to […]
The Autonomous Report: Recommendations for Canadian AV developments and OEMs ‘cannot wait’
by Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 29, 2016 — The autonomous vehicle space continued to generate hype and heat this week, including a statement from Mark Rosekind, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), that OEMs “cannot wait” until the technology is perfect before deployment. – We start off this week with […]
The Autonomous Report: Tesla will move ahead with Autopilot, Germany wants ‘black boxes’ and Mercedes-Benz tests out its autonomous bus
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 22, 2016 — The autonomous vehicle (AV) space generated a lot of interesting headlines in the last week, including Elon Musk’s second “Master Plan” for Tesla, a self-driving bus built by Mercedes-Benz and poor, lonely Ontario still can’t find anyone to test AVs here. – Elon […]
Report: Most companies unprepared for autonomous vehicles
Princeton, New Jersey — July 19, 2016 — If you feel like you’re unprepared for the emergence of autonomous vehicles, at least you’re in good company. According to corporate risk managers surveyed by Munich Re at the 2016 Risk and Insurance Management Society Conference (RIMS), most companies are unprepared for the emergence of autonomous vehicles […]
The Autonomous Report: Self-driving presents insurance challenges, and another Tesla crashes while on Autopilot
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — July 17, 2016 — Every week seems to bring more developments in autonomous vehicles (AVs). Last week we saw Nissan move forward by introducing its ProPILOT on vehicles that will be available in Japan later this summer. In addition, a new report suggests that autonomous cars will see auto […]
