Self-operating shuttle bus crashes after Las Vegas launch (All Things Self Driving)

ronjor · Jul 30, 2018

Drive.ai’s self-driving vehicle service is now live in Texas

Kirsten Korosec@kirstenkorosec
Drive.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup, launched the self-driving on-demand service Monday that will cover a two-mile route. The service will be operated in conjunction with Frisco TMA, a public-private partnership focused on “last-mile” transportation options. People within this geographic zone can hail a ride using a smartphone app.
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ronjor · Aug 1, 2018

Sacramento Eases Into the Self-Driving Scene

Aarian Marshall 08.01.18
And it seems to have attracted a mate: Today, Sacramento rolls out a partnership with Phantom Auto, a company dedicated to building remote-driving solutions for self-driving vehicles.
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ronjor · Aug 2, 2018

Tesla is building its own AI chips for self-driving cars

Greg Kumparak@grg
Tesla has thus far relied on Nvidia’s Drive platform. So why switch now?
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ronjor · Aug 15, 2018

Uber told by investors to sell self-driving unit:The Information

Reuters Staff August 15, 2018
(Reuters) - Investors have told Uber Technologies Inc it would be wise to sell off its self-driving car unit after it racked up losses of $125 million to $200 million each quarter for the past 18 months, tech news site The Information reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed person familiar with the issue.
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ronjor · Aug 16, 2018

Kroger begins testing driverless grocery deliveries

By The Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Aug 16, 2018
Kroger will begin testing grocery deliveries using driverless cars outside of Phoenix.
The biggest U.S. grocery chain said the project will begin Thursday in Scottsdale at a Fry's supermarket, which is owned by Kroger.
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guest · Aug 16, 2018

How Ford plans to ensure its self-driving cars are safe
August 16, 2018
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-self-driving-cars-safety/

Ford plans to launch a fully self-driving car by 2021 -- an idea of what it might look like is shown below -- and the automaker is keen to reassure the driving public that such a vehicle will prioritize safety.

Ford's autonomous vehicles will follow what the company calls a Minimal Risk Condition mode -- basically, a way for the vehicle to safely stop if possible. The car's response will depend on how serious the error or problem is.

The self-driving vehicles will also only be allowed to operate in specific situations that Ford deems its Operational Design Domain. That might list specific roads, types of roads, traffic situations or weather conditions.

Of course, we're still a long way from the day Ford will actually put its self-driving taxis on the roads. Expect to hear much more about the models in the coming years.
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hawki · Aug 17, 2018

"Norway signs off on world's first autonomous container ship

The Norwegian fertilizer giant Yara on Wednesday signed off on the world’s first electric and self-propelled container ship — the so-called Tesla of the seas — in a landmark in the development of autonomous shipping.

The vessel is expected to start operations in 2020..."

https://www.thelocal.no/20180815/no...al-for-worlds-first-autonomous-container-ship

ronjor · Aug 19, 2018

As Cars Collect More Data, Companies Try to Move It All Faster

By John R. Quain Aug. 16, 2018
Speed has always been part of the mystique of the automotive business. But cars have been notoriously slow when it comes to handling information. It is a problem that has only become more pressing as the era of autonomous vehicles looms, with competing interests racing to be the first with a solution.
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ronjor · Aug 20, 2018

The Self-Driving Startup Teaching Cars to Talk

Alex Davies 08.20.18
Drive.ai is counting on AI and machine learning expertise to teach its robots to drive, but from the start, it has focused on teaching them to communicate too. In places like Frisco, a suburb of Dallas, this technology is novel and (especially after Uber’s deadly crash in Arizona in March) can make people nervous. A successful service, the company believes, relies on making its customers as well as everyone else outside the vehicle confident in how it will behave. Confidence begets comfort. And confidence comes from communication.
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guest · Aug 20, 2018

WaveSense adapts ground-penetrating radar tech for self-driving cars
August 20, 2018
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/wavesense-ground-penetrating-radar-self-driving-autonomous-car/

The way it works is the WaveSense system will scan up to 10 feet below the surface of the road in order to lock on to stable ground. It can then use this data, combined with data from the vehicle's other onboard sensors, to build itself a map of subterranean features which is can then use to maintain its position on the road.

Obviously that is a supersimplified version of what is a technologically complex process, but the company says the system has been proven to work at an accuracy of up to 1 inch at highway speeds, regardless of road conditions.

"But before broad adoption of self-driving vehicles can occur, navigation safety and reliability must improve significantly. WaveSense's technology radically improves the safety of self-driving vehicles in all conditions and provides the confidence and reliability our sector must demonstrate in order to earn the public's trust."
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ronjor · Aug 21, 2018

A day in the life of a Waymo self-driving taxi

By Andrew J. Hawkins@andyjayhawk Aug 21, 2018
In a nondescript depot in suburban Arizona, the future of transportation is getting a tune-up. This is where Waymo, the self-driving unit of Google parent Alphabet, houses its growing fleet of self-driving cars: hundreds of Chrysler Pacifica minivans fitted with highly advanced hardware and software that enables them to safely ride on public roads without a human driver behind the wheel.
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guest · Aug 21, 2018

ronjor said: ↑

Self-driving cars hit the Las Vegas Strip thanks to Lyft and Aptiv
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Lyft and Aptiv complete 5,000 self-driving rides in Las Vegas
Passenger are reportedly happy with the autonomous trips.
August 21, 2018
https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/21/lyft-and-aptiv-reach-5000-self-driving-las-vegas-rides/

Lyft and its partner Aptiv have revealed that they've completed 5,000 autonomous trips since launching service earlier in 2018. The passengers are happy with the experience, Lyft claimed. About 96 percent said they planned to use self-driving service again, while 20 percent have already used the service at least twice.

There are still some unknowns. Each car in the program (20 so far, 30 total) has a backup driver in case the system fails, and it's unclear how many of these trips required human intervention. It's also important to put Lyft's boasting in context.

This shows that Lyft can sustain service over a significant period and a larger area (in this case, the Las Vegas Strip). The next challenge may be to scale to the point where Lyft can both cover very large areas and improve the reliability to the point where a backup driver isn't necessary.
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guest · Aug 22, 2018

Don't believe the naysayers: Self-driving cars are already here in many ways
August 21, 2018
https://mashable.com/2018/08/21/self-driving-cars-waymo-predictions/?europe=true&utm_cid=hp-r-1

On Monday, The Outline published an article titled "The self-driving car that will never arrive," calling self-driving cars "delusional" and part of "our grossest capitalistic dreams."

But innovation happens incrementally, step by step. Just because it's not instantaneous doesn't mean it will never happen.

Waymo is leading the charge here, clocking in 8 million self-driven miles and gearing up for a truly driverless taxi service. [...] Lyft's partnership with Aptiv just hit 5,000 rides in their commercial self-driving program in Las Vegas [...] Autonomous shuttle services in what The Outline reduced to a "carnival ride" — cordoned-off, safe, predictable areas — are ramping up.

[...] We’re seeing the first uses of self-driving in taxi and fleet services. These are very much controlled by the companies themselves; no regular driver is given keys to this expensive equipment and told to drive safely.
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guest · Aug 27, 2018

AutoX is using its self-driving vehicles to deliver groceries
August 27, 2018
https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/27/autox-is-using-its-self-driving-vehicles-to-deliver-groceries/

Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX has launched a grocery delivery and mobile store pilot in a partnership with GrubMarket.com and local high-end grocery store DeMartini Orchard.

The pilot will initially be limited to an area of about 400 homes in north San Jose. The company, which employees nearly 90 people, has just two autonomous vehicles that will be used for the initial launch.

“We don’t think it makes sense for people to drive around these two-ton vehicles to go pick up an apple,” AutoX director of business and operations Hugo Fozzati told TechCrunch. “These errands are creating congestion and a ton of pollution. We want to focus on something that’s going to have a lot of impact.”
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ronjor · Aug 27, 2018

Toyota Investing $500 Million in Uber in Driverless Car Pact

By Greg Bensinger Aug. 27, 2018
Auto maker and ride-hailing company will jointly work on driverless-vehicle development as part of investment
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guest · Aug 28, 2018

Yandex leads Europe‘s autonomous taxi push with public test launch in Russia
August 28, 2018
https://venturebeat.com/2018/08/28/...-taxi-push-with-public-test-launch-in-russia/

Russian internet giant Yandex has announced a new autonomous ride-hailing service in the fledgling tech-focused town of Innopolis.

Though various car companies across Europe are currently pursuing autonomous car programs, this is the first time such a service has launched to the public on the continent.

The company’s push into public-facing autonomous ride-hailing will be modest at first, however, and will constitute just two self-driving vehicles. The service will be offered for free, though, and — as with similar initiatives around the world — a safety driver will be present inside the vehicle at all times.
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ronjor · Aug 28, 2018

'I hate them': Locals reportedly frustrated with Alphabet's self-driving cars

Jillian D'Onfro | @jillianiles
Alphabet's self-driving cars are reportedly annoying their neighbors in Arizona, where Waymo has been testing its vehicles for the last year.
More than a dozen locals told The Information they they hated the cars, which often struggle to cross a T-intersection near the company's office.
The anecdotes highlight how challenge it is for self-driving cars, which are programmed to drive conservatively, to handle certain situations.
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ronjor · Aug 29, 2018

Silicon Valley Takes a (Careful) Step Toward Autonomous Flying

By Cade Metz Aug. 28, 2018
A new flying ambulance service will use small helicopters outfitted with tech that could eventually let them fly without pilots.
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ronjor · Aug 29, 2018

Humans—Not Technology—Are the Leading Cause of Self-Driving Car Accidents in California

By Don Reisinger August 29, 2018
In a study of vehicle incident reports in California, Axios found that humans were at fault in the vast majority of accidents that occurred on the roads. The study, which spans 2014 through 2018, found that when the self-driving cars were in autonomous mode and driving on their own, 38 incidents occurred while moving. In all but one of those cases, the accidents were caused by humans.
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guest · Sep 1, 2018

Apple self-driving test car gets rear-ended by a Nissan Leaf in first ever crash
Predictably, it was a human’s fault
August 31, 2018
https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/31/...us-vehicle-first-crash-nissan-leaf-rear-ended

One of Apple’s autonomous cars, which are currently driving around Sunnyvale, California and other nearby Silicon Valley cities, got into its very first crash one week ago, according to a report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Like many self-driving car crashes, this one was not the software’s fault.

This isn’t indicative of Apple’s progress on self-driving cars in any way really, as most self-driving accidents tend to be caused by human error. Although it is interesting that so many companies operating autonomous vehicles in pilot tests report crashes that involve being rear-ended

“A possible explanation is that these cars don’t drive the same way that people do,” [...] “And if they don’t drive the same way that people do, people’s expectations of the vehicles would be incorrect.”
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Keatah · Sep 1, 2018

People's expectations would be incorrect?? BS on that! The car's response to human behavior is incorrect. The hubris and self righteousness of those engineers are through the roof.

guest · Sep 2, 2018

Franken-algorithms: the deadly consequences of unpredictable code
The death of a woman hit by a self-driving car highlights an unfolding technological crisis, as code piled on code creates ‘a universe no one fully understands’
August 30, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/29/coding-algorithms-frankenalgos-program-danger

Unlike our old electro-mechanical systems, these new algorithms are also impossible to test exhaustively. Unless and until we have super-intelligent machines to do this for us, we’re going to be walking a tightrope.

[...] the pedestrian killed by an automated Uber car in Arizona [...] Was this a result of poor programming, insufficient algorithmic training or a hubristic refusal to appreciate the limits of our technology? The real problem is that we may never know.

[...] we need to ask: ‘What’s the worst thing that could happen in this algorithm once it starts interacting with others?’ The problem is we don’t even have a word for this concept, much less a science to study it.”
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Bill_Bright · Sep 2, 2018

I personally will not feel safe with self-driving cars until all cars on the road are self-driving and interactive with each other and interactive with traffic (including pedestrian) control systems. I would still be worried about basketballs, little kids and puppy dawgs running out in front of me.

Keatah said: ↑

People's expectations would be incorrect?? BS on that! The car's response to human behavior is incorrect. The hubris and self righteousness of those engineers are through the roof.
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Yeah, I agree 100% with this. Looking for the unexpected and abnormal behavior should be the normal behavior for these cars.

“A possible explanation is that these cars don’t drive the same way that people do,” [...] “And if they don’t drive the same way that people do, people’s expectations of the vehicles would be incorrect.”
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Yeah, Heaven forbid there would be a car that comes to a full stop at a stop sign, signals turns and lane changes, stays centered in its lane, does not exceed the speed limit, or (my pet peeve) does NOT putz along in the fast/passing lane.

ronjor · Sep 5, 2018

Volvo reveals new robo-taxi in race to autonomy

Reporting by Esha Vaish in Stockholm; editing by Georgina Prodhan and Jason Neely September 5, 2018
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Volvo Cars presented a fully electric robo-taxi on Wednesday, as the Geely-owned Swedish company races to meet an ambitious target for driverless vehicle sales with its Uber supply deal on hold.
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ronjor · Sep 5, 2018

Robot boat sails into history by finishing Atlantic crossing

By kelvin chan, ap business writer
SOUTHAMPTON, England — Sep 4, 2018, 5:06 AM ET
All summer, the small boat drifted steadily eastward across the churning North Atlantic until it neared the Irish coast, where it made history by becoming the first unmanned sailboat to cross the Atlantic.
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