Harsh Finnish Lapland Is Setting For Autonomous Driving Testing (Video)
What weather? A Level 4 autonomous driving company is strutting its stuff in cold and snowy Finland.
Autonomous Vehicles
Automotive Grade Linux Releases 10th Version Of Unified Code Base
Recently, Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) released the 10th version of its unified code base (UCB) for automakers, codenamed “Jumping Jellyfish.” Developed through a joint effort by dozens of member companies, the AGL Unified Code Base (UCB) is an open source software platform for infotainment, telematics, and instrument cluster applications.
2021 Tesla Model 3 Walkthrough, Mazda’s Suicide Mission, Supercharging Model 3 With LFP Batteries —…
Below were the top 20 articles published on CleanTechnica in November and then the top 20 articles published on CleanTechnica in the past week.
Tesla “Full Self-Driving” Beta: Speed Bumps, Cyclists, No Destination, Lane Centering With On-Street Parking (Videos)
A couple of days ago, I published an article about some videos showing what Tesla Full Self-Driving (beta) can do and cannot do so well at this stage of its development. The videos were from a great YouTuber located up in Michigan who goes by the stage name “DirtyTesla.”
Concern About Tesla Autopilot Is Sort Of Like Concern About Seatbelts
We seem to have a never-ending loop of stories about Tesla Autopilot and Tesla’s budding “Full Self-Driving” package, which is really just underneath the broader Autopilot umbrella. Perhaps this article fits into that loop, but I think it covers a part of the story that is mostly ignored.
What Can “Tesla Full Self-Driving” Do? Where Does It Struggle? (Video)
Last Friday, November 27, Tesla Chief Engineering Officer Elon Musk tweeted that the rather advanced beta version of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite would probably be going out to significantly more owners in ~2 weeks, which would now make that about a week away.
Safety As The #1 Priority For Semi-Autonomous Vehicles Requires A Reform Of European Regulations
Safety is rightfully defined as the number one priority for all regulators who make decisions about vehicle systems like driving assist or autonomous driving on European roads and it’s fair to assume all people involved try their best to accomplish it.
The German Constitution May Protect A Right To Human Driving
How the law treats self-driving cars is very important to the future of the technology. Some places are going to be hostile to even the testing of autonomous vehicles, while other places will embrace it early to help its development along. Once mature, some jurisdictions might even choose to ban human driving altogether on public roads if it’s far less safe than autonomous driving, and that’s something I’m personally against.
We Can’t Always Wait For The Government To “Do Something”
We can’t wait for Joe Biden to direct federal agencies to force Tesla to do things the way other manufacturers do, even if that was the right approach to addressing these issues.
Ford Plans 30-Acre Walkable Community
Yes, we’re talking about Ford the automaker, and a massive mixed-use, multimodal development project centered around a train station.
