Curious Tesla Driver Takes on ‘Drunk’ Lines, Plus: A Look Inside the Robotaxis of the Future
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A curious Tesla owner tested their car’s abilities on a very abnormal stretch of road. You can watch the video below. Check out futuristic car interior concepts, and read up on Sony’s latest innovations as they take aim at lowering the energy consumption of autonomous electric vehicles by a staggering 70%.
Take a tour of the incredible Zoox robotaxi, learn about Tesla limiting a formerly unlimited service, and see how infrastructure and vehicles will be connecting in Florida and Colorado.
Learn more about trade-secret litigation, two petitions to test out vehicles with no steering wheels or brake peddles, and, Shenzhen, China is allowing autonomous vehicles with empty driver’s seats.
Plus, is it possible to build a Digital Twin to something as large as the entire road network on planet earth?
-Tesla navigates ‘drunk’ lane lines. When contractors went to add a bike lane on Ladd Lane in Hollister, CA, things didn’t go quite as planned. The zig-zagging lines were put to the test by a curious Tesla owner, who said they tested the self-driving capabilities against the strange lines. The video is shared above.
-How will car interiors change in the future? When we think about the future of cars, we think about automation. In the coming decades, how will the growing technology fundamentally change how we approach the interiors of cars?
-Sony is developing sensors with lower power consumption. Sony is developing sensors that it claims to use 70% less electricity. Using less power to function would help maximize the battery life and the range of electric vehicles.
-A look inside. Take a tour with techcrunch.com and view the interior of Zoox’s prototype robotaxi. Preparing to test in multiple US cities, these driverless taxis will one day be a commercial service. Featuring a modular design that will allow for them to upgrade their fleets as their technology advances, they’re a great peek into the future of autonomous taxis.
-End of an era? Tesla adds a new eight-year time limit on Standard Connectivity. As the number of Teslas on the road grew, so too did the costs of keeping them all connected.
-Connected Vehicle Infrastructure in Florida and Colorado. .Connected Vehicle Roadside Units (RSUs) will let vehicles communicate with infrastructure, allowing for expanded road safety measures, including prioritization of buses and emergency vehicles.
-Look ma, no steering wheel! Ford and General Motors have both petitioned US auto safety regulators to allow them to test self-driving vehicles with no steering wheels or brake pedals. GM is petitioning specifically for Cruise’s Origin to be used on public roads. Ford’s petition did not name their vehicle of choice, but described it as a “hybrid-electric … platform that has been specifically designed and tailored to support mobility services”
-Trade secrets can cause a lot of legal headaches. Trade-secret litigation can be costly. This article shares a few notable high-profile trade-secret litigation cases and covers what you can do to lower your risk.
-.Shenzhen, China now allows autonomous cars without anyone in the driver’s seat. While limited to certain areas designated by the city’s authorities, Shenzhen, China, is now allowing autonomous vehicles to operate without anyone in the driver’s seat. The rules also cover the confusing and thorny situation of liability. Could this new rule give the world a glimpse into a world one step closer to a fully autonomous vehicle?
-Digital twins for the world’s roads. Roads cross the globe, as undeniably important to society as veins are to a body. They are an important asset to individuals, companies and governments, and now even technology. As autonomous vehicles grow in capability, it becomes ever more important to be able to share a digital twin of the road with the vehicles navigating them.
