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Engineering AVs to ‘Play Nice’ With Humans
The reality of automated driving is that it’s going to take many years, decades even, to largely supplant human driving.
The Navigator Transportation
Ideas for Multi-Modal Mobility
E-scooters, electric sports cars, hyperloops, ubiquitous wireless connectivity, cloud computing — each on their own are precursor components that offer some benefits, just like lithium-ion cells and Segways.
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The Navigator: Explosion in Compute Power Enables Automated Driving
Over the course of this summer as I continue to follow all the companies developing automated driving systems, I’ve also been reading a preview copy of the new book from...
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The Navigator: Traversing the Autonomous Trust Gap
During a recent conference hosted by semiconductor maker NXP in Silicon Valley, I had the honor of moderating a panel on the Autonomous Trust Gap. The timing was fortuitous in the wake of...
The Navigator Transportation
Shifting Sands in the AV Landscape
Over the past 130 years, the auto industry playing field has become scattered with the ashes of countless defunct companies. Where there once were thousands of OEMs, a mere 10 vehicle makers took 73% of...
The Navigator Design
Time for Standard Naming of Safety Features
Smart cruise control. Intelligent cruise control. Adaptive cruise control. Radar speed control. As The Bard wrote so long ago, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Sadly that tale...
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For Future Vehicles, Communication Equals Trust
It’s said that communication is the key to trust. Between us humans, we need to honestly communicate our intentions to build trust. But in any relationship, communicating can be a complex...
The Navigator Electronics & Computers
Printer Patent Ruling Could Impact Automated Vehicle Sales
Most of us (aside from some lawyers and activists) have become accustomed to simply clicking ‘OK’ or ‘Accept’ the first time we use a new device or piece of software. We...
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