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Tag: self driving car
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EV/AV Report: Self-Driving vehicle attacked; while Chrysler looks to the stars
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Waymo’s self-driving vehicle was set on fire. Meanwhile, Chrysler reveals its latest new electric concept car. Waymo on fire In San Francisco, on the evening of February 10, a crowd vandalized a Waymo self-driving vehicle by setting it on fire with a firework around […]
February 16, 2024
Collision Repair
Vehicles Against Violence: GM files patent for an in-vehicle violence detection system
Toronto, Ontario — A new patent from General Motors is designed to detect violence inside the vehicle cabin. Filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and published on December 28, 2023, the patent specifically describes a camera-based system for detecting violence inside the cabin of a vehicle using a standard camera to capture […]
January 4, 2024
EV
EV/AV Report: Free-range EVs; what the Cybertruck
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, the Michigan Department of Transportation announces the installation of EV charging roads; and Tesla’s Cybertruck finally hits the consumer market. Follow the copper-brick road In Detroit, Michigan, crews have begun installing what’s billed as the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles. In […]
December 1, 2023
EV
EV/AV Report: EV’s come packaged; while self-driving cars see in the dark
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Luvly describes how its EV models come flat-pack delivered; and BMW announces that legal self-driving will arrive in 7 Series vehicles in 2024. DIY driving An early-stage Swedish automotive company called Luvly reveals its Ikea-esque approach to automotive production through the development of the […]
November 10, 2023
Collision Repair
Snoozin’ While Cruisin’: UWindsor study finds drivers distracted while driving semi-autonomous vehicles
Windsor, Ontario — A study by a kinesiology professor at the University of Windsor has found that drivers are frequently distracted when behind the wheel of semi-autonomous vehicles. “We suspected this would be the case, but it was much worse than we anticipated,” said associate professor Francesco Biondi. Biondi hooked up special headgear to 30 […]
October 27, 2023
Charging Infrastructure
EV/AV Report: Electric vehicles charge up; self-driving cars chill out
Toronto, Ontario – In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, B.C. rolls out faster electric vehicle charging stations; and LG announces the future of autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) councillors in cars. Rural-area rollout B.C. Hydro recently announced plans to install faster electric vehicle charging stations in the areas of Surrey, Manning Park, Tumbler Ridge […]
September 15, 2023
Collision Repair
EV/AV Report: Liquid hydrogen planes take to the skies; self-driving cars take to the streets
Toronto, Ontario – In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, H2FLY announces the world’s first successful hydrogen-fueled distance flight; and Tesla quietly rolls out autosteer on city streets. Hydrogen is Taking Off The everyday world of the Jetsons may soon be our own as the German company, H2FLY, announces the successful flight of their […]
September 8, 2023
Collision Repair
EV/AV Report: Confused AVs, Ford price-cuts and Montreal on the map
Toronto, Ontario — A first responder yells at an autonomous vehicle (AV) driving towards a San Francisco fire truck, Ford announces its own electric vehicle (EV) price cuts in a bit to compete with Tesla’s own reductions, and Montreal’s EV investments begin to bear fruit in North America’s e-trucking industry. This is the latest in […]
May 5, 2023
ADAS
Are We There Yet: Tesla releases Full Self-Driving beta to U.S. drivers, Canadians still waiting
Toronto, Ontario — Do you have a Tesla and drive with a safety score above 95? You might have full self-driving on your system as we speak: but probably not, if you live in Canada. Over the weekend, Tesla’s 10.11 software update provided updates for safer assisted driving and unlocking the self-driving beta for some […]
March 16, 2022
Technology
New Driver, Caution: self-driving Teslas in Canada by Feb. 25, says Musk
UPDATE: As of March 14, 2022, Drive Tesla Canada reports there have been no known Full Self-Driving beta downloads in Canada. Toronto, Ontario — Elon Musk confirmed that 60 self-driving cars in Canada were being tested by Feb. 25, marking the first expansion of Tesla’s self-driving beta outside the United States. “Hoping to go wider […]
March 4, 2022
Collision Repair
Autonomous Future: GM expects to offer self-driving vehicles this decade
General Motors CEO Mary Barra says she expects the automaker to offer self-driving vehicles in the next 10 years.“Later in the decade, I believe, and there’s a lot to still unfold, but I believe we’ll have personal autonomous vehicles,” she told investors Wednesday during the company’s first-quarter earnings call.
May 6, 2021
Technology
Autonomous Vehicle Report – overestimating the arrival of self-driving cars
By CRM staff Toronto, Ontario – April 12, 2019 — In this week’s Autonomous Report, a CEO from a major OEM casts doubt on the public’s timing expectations for autonomous vehicles as self-driving cars as self-driving vehicles roam around a major European city. Delayed Arrival We’ve been hearing about it for years and expecting it any […]
April 11, 2019
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