Tag Archives: Volvo

Why I think an Autonomous Vehicle Won’t Be Able to Reliably Guess Where a Pedestrian Will Go

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

In 2016, Volvo ‘promised’ that we would have ‘Deathproof Cars’ by 2020. That’s next year! You may also recall that about this time last year, an Autonomous Uber Volvo crashed and killed a pedestrian. According to the NTSB the car … Continue reading →

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Trucks to be able to Share Black Ice Information with Aftermarket Solution

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Luigi Cappel

There have been some great stories of V2V communications but they have typically been proprietary. Volvo for example are developing some wonderful systems whereby a truck can share information about a crash or other conditions, with other Volvo trucks, or … Continue reading →

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Volvo promises ‘DEATHPROOF’ cars by 2020

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

The Swedish company, which has built its reputation on safety, says a world where nobody dies in car accidents is closer than most people think. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk Volvo has always had a great reputation for safety and … Continue reading →

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Volvo and Ericsson want to make life a stream in autonomous cars

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

Volvo’s recently unveiled Concept 26 is its vision for the autonomous car of the future. Its “Relax Mode” would allow occupants to watch video content while the car takes care of driving. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.gizmag.com It’s starting to … Continue reading →

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Self-driving cars will crash, warns the man responsible for overseeing their … – Telegraph.co.uk

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

Head of government policy unit says autonomous cars won’t be infallible, even though they have the potential to dramatically reduce road deaths Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk Does Volvo have it wrong and are they taking great risks when they … Continue reading →

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Volvo Wants to Know What You Think About Autonomous Cars – Automobile

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

Why own a car at all? Continue reading →

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Volvo To Accept Full Liability If Their Autonomous Cars Crash : Related Articles | OOYUZ

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

RT @mbnews_: Volvo To Accept Full Liability If Their Autonomous Cars Crash.. Related Articles: http://t.co/75ACN99ENC Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ooyuz.com Great news, of course we can totally trust car manufacturers, even more than insurance companies, who like car sales companies … Continue reading →

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Volvo Cars Autonomous Parking Concept

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

Volvo Car Group has developed an ingenious concept for autonomous parking. The concept car finds and parks in an open space by itself, without the driver … Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.youtube.com The autonomous parking car. Personally, I am pretty … Continue reading →

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6 questions for Carnegie Mellon autonomous car prof Rajkumar – Washington Times

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

This Back in 1984, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a self-driving car called the “Terregator” that used video cameras, sonar and laser to travel a few centimeters per second. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.washingtontimes.com Countries who’s liability laws are … Continue reading →

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Follow that Car App: Jaguar Land Rover Developing 360° Windscreen and Ghost Car Navigation

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

Following people when you don’t have nav and don’t know where you are going is a traffic hazard. Continue reading →

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