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automation

These 3 Examples Show Driverless Cars Are Getting Safer And More Advanced Than Ever

William Messner Tufts University
June 16, 2017
When a May 2016 crash killed the person operating a Tesla Model S driving in Autopilot mode, advocates of autonomous vehicles feared a slowdown in development of self-driving cars.
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Robots

Forget Self-Driving Cars: Autonomous Trucks, Trains And Ships Will Transform Commerce

Grayson Brulte Brulte Company
August 11, 2016

Will self-driving trucks, trains or ships make it to the mass market before autonomous cars? Automation can improve the efficiency of the freight and transportation industries, which will be good news for a range of global businesses.

 

 
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Big Data

How Big Data Can Tackle Traffic

David Metz Honorary Professor In The Centre For Transport Studies At Ucl
March 21, 2016

Big Data shows how “selfless” driving could ease traffic congestion.

 
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This Sim City Is Exploring the Future of Auto Transport

October 20, 2014
Though fully functional self-driving vehicles are considered another 10 years or so away from commercial viability, industry leaders are already preparing for what will surely revolutionize transportation as we know it, investing millions into research and development.
 
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Uncertain Waters Ahead for Unmanned Ships

September 22, 2014

Driverless transport seems poised to disrupt.

 

Amazon and pizza companies are conducting early tests to use airborne drones for bringing packages to customers’ doors. Google and others are building autonomous cars that don’t take sick days or get paid by the hour. Trucking analysts, meanwhile, anticipate the day when convoys of robotic semis haul freight over highways.

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