FutureStructure Automation
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The Boring Company will construct a four-mile tunnel to connect a rail station with Ontario International Airport in the Los Angeles region. The tunnel will accommodate zero-emission and possibly autonomous vehicles. -
The COVID-19 health crisis has undoubtedly pushed companies toward automated processes and robotic systems. As the vaccine is rolled out, some worry workers may be permanently displaced as health restrictions loosen
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Zoox, the maker of a bidirectional autonomous taxi backed by the Internet retailer Amazon, unveiled the latest iteration of its driverless taxi earlier this week in Foster City, Calif.
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The robotic device will be tooling around in the city’s largest sewer pipes, collecting data that someday soon will help locate cracks and wear before they cause a major pipeline collapse.
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The task force met Wednesday for the first time in Pittsburgh to talk about how it will shape the state’s approach to autonomous vehicles.
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The Concord Naval Weapons Station is today a testing site for automated driving. In the future, its city and county want it to be much, much more.
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A state legislation package is aiming to clear hurdles obstructing the development of autonomous vehicles.
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Google plans to use the facility in the auto industry's backyard to work on self-driving minivans.
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The company joins Lyft, Google and others in the race to develop the technology that will allow humans to let go of the wheel.
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Researchers argue that if society is going to switch to automated driving, people must first trust the technology.
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The companies plan to test self-driving taxis as part of a race to get automated vehicles on the road.
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The consortium will advocate for autonomous vehicles as federal and state regulators develop rules.
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Will vehicles ever be able to handle the complex and unpredictable challenges of driving without ever needing humans? One leader in the field is skeptical.
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Even as the world of transportation technology rushes forward, two of the Golden State's largest cities are preaching evolution rather than revolution.
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In the absence of national standards, some states are taking steps to welcome self-driving cars.
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The transportation bill signed by Gov. Rick Scott earlier this month explicitly allows riderless cars to hit public roads for research.
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Although the Research and Development Center may not be as transparent about its operations as others in the autonomous vehicle industry, director John Bares is pleased with the progress being made.
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One estimate shows that by 2020, 75 percent of new cars will have Internet connectivity, causing some officials to worry about the possibility of a terrorist attack on smart vehicles.
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The sterling reputation of autonomous vehicles, according to a transportation expert, is based on global statistics which claims “human error” as the cause of 90 percent of accidents. But this statistic is not necessarily accurate.
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From 1990 through 2014, factory employment nose-dived by 39.5 percent -- yet it remains a significant industry in California.
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People and machines need to be able to interact and communicate effectively. Right now we – and they – can't. But without that, we risk missing the potential benefits of collaboration.
