Tesla Mapping Potholes
Welcome to The Autonomy Report.
A roundup of recent news in the autonomous vehicle industry.
A 5G outage in Canada inspired people to ask an important question: what happens to autonomous vehicles when their connectivity goes down? Ride-hailing technology seeks to pinpoint riders in a crowd, and ultrathin metalens could lead to compact self-driving kits.
Tesla is mapping potholes, a fleet of three-wheel driverless vehicles are ready to hit the streets, and how do Super Cruise and BlueCruise compare to one another?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is paying close attention to autonomous vehicles, California is being pressured to allow testing of large trucks on public roads, plus, in accidents involving autonomous vehicles, who is liable?
Lastly, we discuss the importance of reflecting the real world in HD maps.
-5G network outage in Canada sparks questions. After several vital services were down for nearly the entirety of July 8th, 2022, questions arose about the future of autonomous vehicles during such events.
-Road-ready driverless three-wheelers. A fleet of three-wheelers from Faction, powered by Nvidia’s Drive AGX system, is ready for the road. They are purpose-built for driverless services.
-Super Cruise and Bluecruise: how do they compare? Two of America’s top automakers feature limited hands-free driving. How do the two compare to one another? Rober Duffer, Senior Editor at The Car Connection, shares his findings.
-The NHTSA has its attention on automated driving. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration head Steven Cliff said, “I think it’s important to move quickly, but not so fast that we’re getting it wrong.”
-California pressured to allow larger self-driving truck testing. In an open letter to Governor Newsom, thirty-five autonomous vehicle leaders such as Waymo, Uber, and Volvo, argued that California stood to lose a competitive edge if tests on autonomous trucks were not allowed on public roads.
-Autonomous vehicles bring legal questions. Who is liable for accidents involving autonomous vehicles? Automotive World explores this question.
-Reflect the real world. HD maps are an important component of autonomous navigation. Tesla’s adaptive suspension is a perfect example to show why it’s important to reflect the real world in your HD maps. But potholes and rough terrain aren’t the only changes roads undergo. What happens when roads are updated, and lane lines change? We have the answer for that.
