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Driverless Cars Not Here, but More Autonomous Technologies Increasing Safety
2013-09-27 01:16:52| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Forget about Googles driverless Prius test cars. Autonomous driving is already here on cars in dealer showrooms. Its packed into the safety features on the flagship S550 Mercedes sedan; on the new Acura MDX sport utility that sells for half its price; and on less expensive vehicles such as the Ford Fusion, which can parallel [...]The Article Driverless Cars Not Here, but More Autonomous Technologies Increasing Safety appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Automakers Rolling Out Driverless Cars / Spam Attack Defeated / Tesla vs. BMW
2013-09-19 21:12:56| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
In this week's blog: Driverless cars are becoming something more than Google-customized Priuses being tested in a few states - now it's starting to look like a competitive segment; Green Auto Market has survived an onslaught of phony reader comments, or spam; Tesla is competing with BMW in its homeland; and more.The Article Automakers Rolling Out Driverless Cars / Spam Attack Defeated / Tesla vs. BMW appeared first on Automotive Digest.
General Motors promises nearly driverless cars by end of decade with 'Super Cruise' system
2013-09-03 03:05:43| Automakers - Topix.net
Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself.
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Driverless Cars Could Start Soon Driven by Auto Hackers
2013-08-12 22:39:26| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
You can read all about a Forbes writer behind the wheel of a Ford Escape that refuses to stop or slow down with two hackers in the backseat cackling in the back seat as he tries to gain back control. There werent real hackers and were on a test run. Two security experts are testing out what hackers are capable of doing through a Pentagon-funded program. These days, just about every US carmaker offers a cellular service or WiFi network. Thats where the hackers may gain access. And what about driverless cars? A hacker who goes by the name of Zoz is fascinated with every unmanned, robotic device, and he knows its all vulnerable and participated at a DefCon conference on the urgent issue. When youre talking about an advanced vehicle like Googles driverless car, the attraction is there for hackers. Check out whats being done about hackers...The Article Driverless Cars Could Start Soon Driven by Auto Hackers appeared first on Automotive Digest.
NHTSA Strict on State Testing of Driverless Cars and then Loosens Up
2013-06-01 18:08:51| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is dealing with the tricky issue of what to do exactly about upcoming driverless cars. Agency wants to see very detailed, strict testing by states as technology evolves. But once thats done, NHTSA warns states about imposing too many specific guidelines. NHTSA very enthusiastic about the potential for reducing crashes and highway fatalities with autonomous cars. Agency also being more specific and detailed in how it sees the technology defined five different levels of where its going. Deputy NHTSA Administrator David Friedman said guidelines aimed at advising states on how to ensure that autonomous vehicles can co-exist safely with other vehicles on roads. One issue NHTSA wants to see tested and deal with is how much warning drivers need of a problem that requires them to retake controls of a car that has been driving itself. General Motors had an encouraging statement on the decision check it out and other issues being explored for autonomous cars to make it fairly soon to US roads. The Article NHTSA Strict on State Testing of Driverless Cars and then Loosens Up appeared first on Automotive Digest.