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Get Ready for Sidewalk Robots – Challenges and Opportunities

How will robots handle sidewalks that abruptly end?
How will robots handle sidewalks that abruptly end?

“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 […]

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Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment Smart Driving Car Summit

Level 3 – The Tech Is Here, But the Problem Is Us

For consumers, SAE Level 3 automation could be like “having their cake and eating it too,” so says Princeton’s Dr. Alain Kornhauser. Simply, Level 3 offers the promise of a traditional hands-on driving experience or robo-chauffeur led journey. At the same time, visions of new revenue opportunities associated with Level 3 excite and are prodding […]

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Autonomous Vehicles, New Mobility & the Built Environment

Keeping Humans in the Loop in Autonomous Vehicles

Elements of self-driving car user interface design - image courtesy of Michael Robinson, ED
Elements of self-driving car user interface design - image courtesy of Michael Robinson, ED

Editor’s Note: A couple of years ago I let my imagination run wild when trying to piece together what Google’s end-game would be with the autonomous car. The resulting article led to an introduction with many experts in the field, including one of the early pioneers in bringing automony and mobility together. Award winning car […]