Tag: driverless
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Electric Fleet Manager of the Future is a Familiar Name #CES2019
Ryder showed off their fleet management prowess at CES2019. In this interview with Chris Nordh, Sr. Dir. of Advanced Vehicle Technology and Energy Products, discusses their relationship with electric van manufacturer Chanje, the recent purchase of 1,000 of those vans by Federal Express, as well as the future of autonomous shared people and parcel movement.…
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Viodi View – 07/09/18
Sometimes the most lasting memory from a family vacation comes from an unplanned activity. One wouldn’t expect a brief stop at a rural gas station to create such a memory. Read more in the Korner, below, about the convenience/gas station that became a highlight of a summer trip to the Lone Star State. Sorry big…
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You See Driverless Mobility in the Near-Future
Beyond safety and improved accessibility, driverless technologies promise a blank canvas for vehicle designers to redefine the mobility experience. UISEE Technologies, a Beijing-based company formed in 2016, is approaching mobility from a fresh perspective that is often difficult for incumbents. In the above interview, filmed at International CES2017, UISEE co-founder, Xin Zhou, explains how the…
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Viodi View – 03/27/17
As readers may observe, the publication frequency of the Viodi View newsletter has slowed a bit in the last several months from once every two to once every three weeks. The slowing isn’t for lack of content, as there are literally dozens of interviews from shows like CES that are sitting on the hard-drive or in…
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Self Driving versus Driverless – A Mobility Update with Alain Kornhauser #CES2107
Driverless is like an elevator, explains Princeton Professor, Dr. Alain Kornhauser, in the above interview filmed at International CES2107. The difference between driverless and self-driving is that self-driving allows human involvement in the operation of the car (e.g. it has a steering wheel). His explanation simplifies the multiple levels of autonomous operation, as defined by SAE (see…