One day, cars will drive themselves. Driving will be a thing of the past, and if the tech industry is to be believed so will traffic and road accidents. All because the autonomous car’s computer brain is more connected and aware than any human driver could be. It’s a prospect that would change the way human beings get around the world.
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Maker of Autonomous Personal Electric Vehicle is Conducting Trials at Airport
Airports around the world may soon be easier to navigate for travelers with reduced mobility, thanks to a high-tech wheelchair being tested in Winnipeg.
Legally Blind Engineer Makes Self-Driving Car Sensors See
Nico Gentry, a 25-year-old manufacturing engineer from Orlando, Florida, is working in the autonomous car industry, where “they’re building the eyes for cars,” as he put it. He works at a LiDAR company called Luminar. LiDAR stands for Light Detection and Ranging; it’s a sensor technology that uses light to measure distance and detect objects, and it’s often called the “eyes” of self-driving cars.
Lyft Partners with Autonomous Company and NFB to Provide Rides to Blind and Partially Sighted Passengers
Lyft announced it will partner with autonomous vehicle (AV) company Aptiv and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) to provide self-driven rides to blind and low-vision passengers as part of its Las Vegas pilot program.
Self-Driving Shuttle Launches in Beaumont
Beaumont is the first city in Canada to integrate a driverless shuttle into mixed traffic and pedestrians.
Google Assistant Wants to be Your Personal Secretary, But at What Cost?
Google is gearing up to release its Duplex technology that was presented at the Google I/O event in May 2018.
Autonomous Pilot Program Will Be Free to General Public This Fall
The shuttle used will be the EZ10 made by French company EasyMile. The shuttle has been named ELA, seats 12 passengers, and has a built-in mobility ramp. It is fully electric and has no steering wheel. It uses 3D mapping and localization data from four sensors and additional video cameras as it steers itself.
Are Autonomous Vehicles Ready to Help the Blind?
New research conducted outside of the auto industry aims to develop data and software to ensure that the needs of the blind are met when autonomous cars become commonplace.
Self-Driving Cars Could Revolutionize How Disabled People Get Around Their Communities
People who can’t see well or with physical or mental difficulties that prevent them from driving safely often rely on others, local government or nonprofit agencies to help them get around.
Voyage Tests Self-Driving Cars in Retirement Community
Online learning company Udacity decided to redirect the engineers it’s training into a new spun-off self-driving tech company, Voyage, back in April. Now they’re starting to test their autonomous technology with Retirees in San Jose bringing more independence with self driving vehicles.
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