News By Topic: Autonomous Vehicles

Nutson's Mega-Tweet Sized Auto News Factoids W/O February 8-14, 2016

Feb 14, 2016

* The Chicago Auto Show opened this week led by media previews. At the opening press breakfast, the Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) announced that the 2016 Volvo XC90 has been named the winner of its sixth annual Family Vehicle of the Year award. During the keynote address from Mark LaNeve, vice president, ... Continue reading

Broken Car? Buying A Car? Auto Enthusiast? - Let's Talk About - AUTO LAB Saturday February 13, 2016

Feb 13, 2016

February 12, 2016 Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 27 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, prov ... Continue reading

Honeywell Develops Virtual Reality Technology for Future DARPA and U.S. Army Ground Vehicles

Feb 11, 2016

PHOENIX, Feb. 11, 2016 -- Honeywell has signed an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to provide the Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program with a virtual reality instrument panel that replaces glass windows with display technology from Honeywell. As part of the GXV-T program's g ... Continue reading

NHTSA Wrong To Say Computers Count As Drivers Of Robot Cars

Feb 11, 2016

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 10, 2016 - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is wrong to say the artificial intelligence guiding an autonomous robot car counts as the driver, Consumer Watchdog said today, adding that Google's own test data demonstrates the need for a human driver who can take control when n ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Auto News Digest - February 1-7, 2016

Feb 7, 2016

*January auto sales beat the expectations of many but were still down from a year ago by 0.4%, taking a big hit from the heavy snows around he country. FCA, Nissan, Hyundai and Subaru were up. GM was flat. Ford, VW, Toyota and Honda were down. Sales were 1.148 million. ... Continue reading

Need A Job? Train For Autonomous Vehicles Repair

Feb 5, 2016

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 5, 2016 -- In the less than distant future, your car may drive itself, but the infrastructure that communicates with your vehicle will require a staff of highly trained technicians. The supply of talented technicians able to maintain and support the technology required for the autonomous transportat ... Continue reading