Tag: driverless car

Roadbuilding
Look Ma, No Hands: A car that drives itself
Oh, wouldn’t it be nice to have a car that drives without assistance? Sure, you can hire a chauffeur so you don’t have to drive, but I’m talking about a car that actually drives itself. No chauffeur needed. This idea is reality. It’s not in the mainstream or on the market yet, but on September […]
September 9, 2013
A Cadillac SRX drove itself from Cranberry, Pennsylvania, to the Pittsburgh International Airport on September 4, 2013. This autonomous vehicle is the first of its kind. (Photo: Carnegie Melon University)
Roadbuilding
The Real Future of Transportation
With all of the hype and doubt over the hyperloop idea, here’s an example of a new form of transportation that is actually about to hit the roads. Combining driverless and electric technology, a new Singapore shuttle transportation system will soon be taking passengers between the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and JTC Corporation’s CleanTech Park. […]
August 20, 2013
(Photo: NTU via Science Daily)
Roadbuilding
Ford uses robots for truck test drives
Ford has begun using driverless technology to test the toughness of its trucks, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. The automaker worked with Autonomous Solutions to develop the robotic test driving system, which is the first in the industry. The system uses a robotic control module to steer the vehicle and control acceleration and braking, […]
June 19, 2013
A robotic test driving system controls a Ford Transit van. The hardware is pictured here.
Roadbuilding
Don’t cry for me, cross the road now
You want to walk across the road. A car approaches. You stare into the blue eyes of Evita, uncertain. From behind those eyes comes a soft voice telling you, “Go ahead. I see you. I’m stopping, and it’s safe to cross the road.” But the car is driverless. The eyes and the voice are computers. […]
March 28, 2013
Evita
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