
By John R. Quain
- Jul 12, 2019
The Great Race to Autonomy: Ford, VW Tighten Partnerships
Ford and Volkswagen confirmed what many have argued for some time: the future of transportation will be electric and autonomous--and it's...

By John R. Quain
- Jun 28, 2019
Annals of Micromobility: E-Scooter Insurance
E-scooters--it's all fun and games until you fall off and hurt yourself--or someone else. Many people have opined about what happens to...

By John R. Quain
- Jun 18, 2019
Traffic Fatalities Hold Steady
Ending traffic fatalities is the ultimate goal of autonomous vehicle developers. So every year that the introduction of self-driving cars...

By John R. Quain
- May 28, 2019
Waymo Out West: Horse Hockey
Classification is what folks in the autonomous car business call the process of correctly identifying objects, people, cars, and trucks...

By John R. Quain
- May 3, 2019
The Push for Autonomous Vehicle Engineers is Global
There's a "desperate shortage" of engineers needed to make self-driving cars a reality. Even with some optimistic predictions that...

By John R. Quain
- Apr 24, 2019
Electric Rivian Gets a Boost From Ford
Electric vehicle startup Rivian, which is making a major push at the New York Auto Show this week, just got a $500-million boost from...

By John R. Quain
- Apr 19, 2019
The Week in Autonomy: NY Auto Show Kicks Off
The New York Auto Show gets underway this week and by way of comparison to previous shows it feels a little perfunctory. There are few...

By John R. Quain
- Apr 12, 2019
Does it Matter Whether or Not Your Autonomous Car Can Think?
Much is made these days about artificial intelligence or AI particularly as it may be the savior for what ails self-driving vehicle...

By John R. Quain
- Apr 5, 2019
The Week in Autonomy: Florida Law, Public Skepticism, and Tesla
In the ignorance-is-bliss category, another poll found that most people in the U.S. are skeptical about autonomous vehicles. A Reuters...

By John R. Quain
- Mar 25, 2019
Teleoperation Gets Serious, and an Autonomous Shuttle Heads to NYC
What was once considered an afterthought, remote control operation of autonomous vehicles is starting to become another area of serious...