AV Report: The aftermath of pedestrian killed by self-driving Uber, winners of the AV race begin to emerge
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 2, 2018 — In this week’s AV Report: The winners of the AV race begin to emerge, aftermath of the pedestrian killed by a self driving Uber and much, much more! The burgeoning AV sector is is suddenly evolving in some very interesting ways. The recent […]
AV Report: March 26, 2018
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — March 26, 2018 — In this week’s AV Report: Will a tragedy slow the deployment of AVs? It was going to happen sooner or later. At some point one of the AVs being tested on American roads was going to strike a pedestrian. It happened last […]
AV Report: March 19, 2018
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — March 19, 2018 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, an AV fender bender in Pittsburgh and the evolution of the digital body tech. Well, it seems the age of AVs is not leading to an immediate accident-free world. Pittsburgh has hosted an AV test program for months […]
AV Report: March 12, 2018
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — March 12, 2018 — In this week’s AV Report, more human attacks on AVs, self-driving semis on the job, Magna’s industry outlook, and much, much more. The California Department of Motor Vehicles released its latest report on accidents involving autonomous vehicles (AVs). There have been six collisions […]
AV Report: March 5, 2018
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — March 5, 2018 — In this week’s AV Report, the problems with self-driving vehicles and car washes, an AV business starting from the ground up, robot deliveries to the door, and much, much more. A report on CNN this week noted that, “the most cutting-edge cars on […]
AV Report: CAR questions the AV timeline, researcher suggests driving tests for AVs
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 26, 2018 — In this week’s AV Report, the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) lets some air out of the AV hype, a scientist suggests a drivers’ test for AVs, GM’s SuperCruise is tested, and much, much more. – Major automakers, Wall Street fund managers and […]
AV Report: Smart roads take drivers into the future
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 19, 2018 — In this week’s AV Report, constitutional issues around AVs, the mighty size of the market, an AV suitcase named the Fun Puppy 1, and much, much more. -An interesting quote from the recent Senate report on automated vehicles (AVs) comes from Ian Jack, […]
AV Report: Elon Musk misses the mark, excess data in AVs
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 9, 2018 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, Tesla stocks are down, Elon Musk continues to make false predictions, a self-driving semi crossed the U.S. and much, much more. Elon Musk attracted another round of attention this past week when the SpaceX Heavy launched. The impressive […]
AV Report: The flaw in current sensors and Tesla’s financial issues
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 27, 2018 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, lawsuits related to AVs, the flaw in current sensors and much, much more. Dozens of media stories appeared this week noting a collision involving a Tesla. According reports the vehicle was traveling in semi-autonomous mode when sensors failed to pick […]
AV Report: GM could launch self-driving car next year; man ‘attacks’ autonomous vehicle
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — January 22, 2018 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, General Motor’s (GM) surprise announcement, Toronto’s AV study, Russia’s nuclear bomb-equipped underwater UAV, and much, much more. – This past Friday GM, the old symbol of corporate sluggish and bureaucratic sloth, surprised the industry when it distributed a press release […]
