autonomous vehicle safety

A new approach to LiDAR technology invented by University of Washington researchers resides on a computer chip and uses sound waves running over its surface to steer a laser beam. It allows self-driving cars to see objects like pedestrians…

Merging is a nightmare. I’ve driven in California, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, and several other states. It sucks everywhere and all comes down to a fundamental question: should I wait, or should I…

According to research by the University of Tokyo, Japan, adding robotic eyes to autonomous vehicles can save lives. During the study, participants worked in virtual reality (VR) and needed to determine whether to cross the road in front…

The NVIDIA DRIVE Sim platform now supports Aeva's Aeries 4D LiDAR sensors. The Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D LiDAR sensors detect 3D position and instant velocity for each point at distances up to 500 meters. The NVIDIA…

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. just became the first company to demonstrate a "fallback" system that can autonomously pull a self-driving truck over to the side of the road in the event of a truck or system failure. According to the company, the…