Author: Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
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Autonomous Shuttle Pilots in Europe, AMD Aspirations in Austin
Comprising an area approximately twice the size of New Jersey, the Netherlands punches above its weight, to use a boxing metaphor, in the piloting and implementation of autonomous vehicles. This is one takeaway from the recent TU-Delft webinar, Deployment potential of automated minibuses for first/last mile transport. Professor Bart van Arem explains that TU-Delft’s mission…
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R.I.P. Dutch Hemler – Solid, Loyal, & Wise
Pennsylvania Dutch evokes an image of an oak tree. Something that is solid and firmly planted in the ground. loyal and true. wise, yet ageless. It is appropriate, that Jerome Hemler got his nickname thanks to his Hanover heritage. Dutch had a great story about how he got that moniker. And like many of his…
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Driverless – The VOD of Today?
It was an honor to be on the Smart Driving Car podcast with Cade Metz, Fred Fishkin, and Alain Kornhauser for a thoughtful discussion of what makes driverless different than an Internet app. Inspired by Metz’s recent New York Times article, The Costly Pursuit of Self Driving Cars Continues On and On and On, the…
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Resilient Positioning, Navigation, and Timing – Right Now
“Miss the beat, you lose the rhythm, And nothing falls into place” Van Halen, circa 1991, Right Now Van Halen’s insight about timing and seizing the moment in its song, Right Now, is a great metaphor for the current situation with PNT. As background, the most prevalent source of PNT, Positioning, Navigation, and Timing, is…
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Get Ready for Sidewalk Robots – Challenges and Opportunities
“We are not ready for sidewalk robots,” exclaims Harmonize Mobility”s Bern Grush in the above interview. Grush is qualified to make this statement as he is leading the efforts to standardize the curb interface for autonomous vehicles. It is important to note that in the context of the above conversation, autonomous vehicle means everything from…