Transportation

The project will help demonstrate what it takes to pave the way to an autonomous driving future. It could answer key questions, among them: Can shared autonomous vehicles become a new kind of public transit? What law enforcement issues could they raise? And can driverless cars win the public’s trust?

A former mayor of Portland, Oregon, outlines what a smart ride-hailing tax looks like for American cities.

"Normally this is a time-consuming and costly process," says Ben Schmidt, Roadbotics CTO. "Here, we snap our fingers and there’s a comprehensive view of your road network."

The latest announcement of additional funding and the formation of the LLC shows that Ford is ready to mean business when it comes to autonomous vehicles.

More cars generate more gas tax revenue while also doing more damage to the road, requiring more upkeep and more roads to support more cars. That loop is broken, as Millar’s talk illustrated.

The new initiative is part of a series of partnerships with companies to offer customers self-driving cars to run errands and shop.

Unlike many flying car designs we’ve seen in recent years, the CityHawk doesn’t use any kind of winged flight option to help increase its efficiency over a longer range.

The service is an expansion of GM’s existing car-sharing platform Maven, the company said. Maven allows people to rent cars on-demand, at low cost.

Plowing a field is a lot more than just running a tractor up and down a field.

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