'Bosch wants their "pedestrian avoidance" technology in all cars by 2018' 'Auton Leaf based EVs'
http://tvnewsroom.org/newslines/business/tesla-s-autopilot-helps-seattle-uber-driver-avoid-a-vehicle-crash-7427/ Tesla’s autopilot helps Seattle Uber driver avoid a vehicle crash 31 October 2015 A Seattle Uber driver was saved from what was sure to be a bad accident by his Tesla’s autopilot feature when it kicked in and slammed on the breaks – preventing a crash. High-end electric vehicle maker Tesla presented its new over-the-air software update for its Model S, the Version 7.0, which has several auto-pilot or autonomous driving features, to car owners in Beijing on October 23, the National Business News reported. An UberSelect driver shared video Wednesday from the dashboard camera of his Tesla Model S, showing how the car’s self-driving technology helped him avoid an accident on southbound State Route 99. Hall added that the autopilot was set to follow cars at the “maximum distance” and that he couldn’t honk the horn before the driver stopped. The automatic collision-avoidance system took control in an instant: “I did not touch the brake”, Hall wrote on his description of the dashcam video he posted to YouTube. ‘It’s easy to say that in hindsight, I should be going slower, but traffic tends not to pull out from you in that direction’. Having said that, on October 19th, Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO of DreamWorks Animation and producer of many of Disney’s hit movies from my childhood, decimated his Tesla Model S when he was in a brutal vehicle accident, totaling the auto. He wrote that the “car did all the work”. According to Hall, this neat save happened while he was travelling a little under 45 miles per hour, and occurred without him touching the brake at all. The Autopilot software is not as completely automated as it is made to sound: drivers are still required to keep their hands on the steering wheel. ‘In the long term, it will be safer than a person driving’. [© tvnewsroom.org] ... http://www.consumerreports.org/cars/reality-check-wasnt-tesla-autopilot-that-prevented-crash-in-viral-video Reality Check: It Wasn't Tesla's Autopilot That Prevented Crash in Viral Video Consumeeff S. Bartlett October 30, 2015 ... the reality is that forward-collision warning with automatic braking is the hero—a feature that many brands offer across the price spectrum ... http://wakeywakeynews.com/4676/watch-teslas-new-autopilot-system-stop-a-near-head-on Watch Tesla's new Autopilot system stop a near head-on collision November 01 2015 [video http://youtu.be/9X-5fKzmy38 ] http://financialspots.com/2015/10/31/self-driving-cars-more-prone-to-accidents-but-its-not-their/ Self-Driving Cars More Prone to Accidents, But It's Not Their Fault Michael Mitchell Oct 31, 2015 Financial [image http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jJ6hJl8H8WA/VjPHyOBoyBI/AAAAAAAAHK0/38GcOfCDf_Y/s1600/GM-Cadillac-Super-Cruise-0.jpg (arms crossed hands free driving) ] Based on narratives supplied in the crash descriptions for the crashes occurring in autonomous mode, the self-driving vehicles do not appear to be at fault in any of the crashes that have occurred to date. The all-electric, high-powered Tesla recently downloaded a few driverless features to its cars. After driving hundreds of thousands of miles during tests, its fleet of autonomous vehicles has never caused a single accident, giving the impression that self-driving cars may already be safer than human driven ones. It's made of carbon fiber, so it's a relatively lightweight vehicle. The study puts it this way: "The overall severity of crash-related injuries involving self-driving vehicles has been lower than for conventional vehicles". For a new study, the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute took the crash records of three self-driving vehicles now on United States roads-Google, Audi, and Delphi-and compared those to the crash records of all vehicles on USA roads in 2013. There are reasonable explanations for how the crash rates have been higher in this very small data set: where a human driver might react to an impending rear-end collision by driving unsafely, self-driving systems do not - they have no misgivings about sacrificing themselves, relying on safety systems to keep passengers safe in a fender-bender. Yet self-driving cars do have another point in their favor. Researchers found driverless cars were more likely to be involved in a crash than conventional vehicles, though the human occupants were likely to be injured less severely. The crash reports, along with other public data released by Google, Delphi and Audi, were then compared to the safety records for all conventional vehicles in the U.S.in 2013. What's most interesting, however, is the type of crash that conventional vs. autonomous cars tend to have. A report by McKinsey & Co. earlier this year predicted that in the future, widespread adoption of self-driving cars could cut accident rates by as much as 90 percent. All 11 crashes involved other motor vehicles while only 68% of conventional vehicle crashes involved other vehicles and 15.8% involved fixed objects, 14% involved non-fixed objects and 2.2% were non-collision events. The authors note two important caveats. Today, Bosch announced a "pedestrian avoidance" technology which it wants to have in all cars by 2018. [© financialspots.com] http://www.govtech.com/state/California-DMVs-Self-Driving-Rules-Keep-Apple-Tesla-on-Edge-of-Their-Seats.html California DMV’s Self-Driving Rules Keep Apple, Tesla on Edge of Their Seats October 30, 2015 Matt O’Brien, San Jose Mercury News Many states are hesitant to embrace autonomous vehicles, but California could serve as a model on how to establish regulations for this new technology. Connected and autonomous vehicle technology will help optimize roadway ... a day before the company reprogrammed its electric cars to allow the new tools. https://cleantechnica.com/2015/10/31/autopilot-wicked-smart-getting-smarter/ Autopilot Is Wicked Smart, And Getting Smarter! October 31st, 2015 Kyle Field Tesla pushed autopilot to all capable Model S vehicles out in the wild with the past few weeks, and fairly quickly, ... This truly is “The Revenge of the Electric Car. ... http://www.eweek.com/mobile/why-apple-and-google-will-dominate-the-self-driving-car-industry.html Why Apple and Google Will Dominate the Self-Driving Car Industry 2015-10-31 Mike Elgan NEWS ANALYSIS: Self-driving electric cars will be about content consumption, not just about transportation. Here's why Silicon Valley will own this nascent ... ... http://www.slashgear.com/nissan-autonomous-vehicle-testing-kicks-off-in-japan-30412387/ Nissan autonomous vehicle testing kicks off in Japan Oct 30, 2015 Shane McGlaun - The autonomous cars are based on the Nissan Leaf EV. The first prototype autonomous vehicle has a millimeter wave radar, laser scanners, cameras, computer ... ... http://mashable.com/2015/10/30/autonomous-drive-mexico/#Pq1cnD1coiqA Autonomous car completes 1500-mile trip through Mexico [October 30, 2015] Nick Jaynes Autonomous [VW ice] car completes 1,500-mile trip through Mexico ... After that, Rojas will turn his attention to outfitting an electric car with self-driving tech. 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