For self-driving cars, car washes are a nightmare
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For self-driving cars, car washes are a nightmare
A self-driving vehicle's exterior needs to be cleaned even more frequently than a typical car because the sensors must remain free of obstructions. ... Avis, which has years of experience managing large fleets of rental cars, has been tasked with cleaning and refueling the self-driving van fleet of Waymo, ...
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Washington, DC, Dips Its Toe Into Self-Driving Cars
In addition to issuing the RFI, Mayor Muriel Bowser established the Interagency AV Working Group to examine AV technologies, and the public policy needed to facilitate self-driving cars while ensuring safety for residents and visitors. “We, like many cities, are thinking about autonomous vehicles in our ...
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These were some of the weirdest self-driving vehicle accidents in California
They probably aren't the kind of accidents you'd expect a self-driving car to get into: Pedestrians and bicyclists have apparently intentionally run into driverless vehicles in the Bay Area, and one taxi driver took it upon himself to get out of his car and slap an autonomous car's window. Self-driving vehicle ...
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Google won the last maps war. Self-driving cars give other mapmakers a chance to find their own ...
For example, a flock of mapping vehicles congregates every year in the vicinity of the CES technology trade show, a hot spot for self-driving advances. “There probably have been 50 companies that mapped Las Vegas simply to do a CES drive,” said Chris McNally, an analyst with Evercore ISI. “It's such ...
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Most Americans Uncomfortable With Self-Driving Cars, Survey Finds
Many Americans are reluctant to embrace self-driving vehicle technology, recent survey results suggest. Fifty-four percent of respondents to the Northeastern University/Gallup survey said they are unlikely to use fully self-driving cars, and 59 percent say they would be uncomfortable riding in the vehicles ...
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The Truth About Guns, Self-Driving Cars And Saving Lives
Which brings us to the hypocrisy around guns, self-driving cars and saving lives. Let's start with first principles. If there's one thing everyone can agree on, it's that any death that isn't by natural causes is a bad thing. Ergo, anything that saves lives is a good thing. This makes the gun control debate ...
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Car Washes May Cause Problems for Self-Driving Cars, Companies Say
From ambiguous regulations to the unpredictable chaos of public roads, self-driving cars face a lot of challenges. But one of the toughest of those challenges just might be automated car washes. Sending a self-driving car through a modern car wash could be a recipe for disaster, according to a recent ...
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Driving the Future: Self-driving cars are coming sooner than you may think
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The first thing you notice riding in a self-driving Uber, it kind of drives like an overcautious teenager who just got their learner's permit. At least, that's my take. It seems to hit the brakes when anything that could possibly be a threat comes too close. Also, when it does lay on the brakes, ...
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Nissan Self-Driving Cars Are Ready to Pick up Passengers In Japan
Nissan is teaming up with tech company DeNA (pronounced "D-N-A") to launch an autonomous ride-sharing pilot program in Japan. Self-driving cars will ferry select members of the public around the city of Yokohama, but only March 5-18. The pilot program, dubbed Easy Ride, is relatively small scale, ...
Nissan takes on Uber with the launch of a self-driving taxi trial in Japan next week ahead of rolling ... - Daily Mail
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New Poll Reveals Nobody Is Excited About Riding in Driverless Cars
Self-driving cars may seem like the next big thing, but it turns out most people don't want them. According to a new Gallup poll, Americans are “hitting the brakes” on autonomous vehicles. This is true across all age groups and genders. The survey of 3,297 U.S. adults was conducted in September and ...
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For self-driving cars, car washes are a nightmare
Car washes have been automated for decades, but companies developing fully autonomous vehicles must rely on a human touch to keep their cars and trucks in working condition. There are a range of problems with putting a self-driving vehicle through a traditional car wash, experts say. For example ...
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For self-driving cars, car washes are a nightmare
Car washes have been automated for decades, but companies developing fully autonomous vehicles must rely on a human touch to keep their cars and trucks in working condition.
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Will We Be Allowed to Drink in Self-Driving Cars?
In the future, will self-driving cars be our designated drivers? To those of us who enjoy a spirited spin along a twisty back road, an off-road adventure in a 4x4, or even a good old-fashioned stoplight drag race, a self-driving car has all the appeal of a self-eating cheeseburger. Unless, of cours...
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Driving tests for self-driving cars
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Smartphone sales drop for the first time, people aren't sold on self-driving cars, and other trending ...
Americans are wary of self-driving cars. In 2016, the consultancy firm McKinsey said the self-driving vehicle market could be worth more than $1.5 trillion in 2030. But there's one major barrier — people. According to Axios, 54% of US adults don't trust self-driving tech and would be unlikely to use it on a ...
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