How automated vehicles and takeover requests can give people a false sense of security

As cars keep getting smarter, automation is taking many tricky tasks from parallel parking to backing up and out of drivers’ hands. Now, a University of Toronto Engineering study is underscoring the importance of drivers keeping their eyes on the road even when they are in an automated vehicle (AV). Using an AV driving simulator Read more about How automated vehicles and takeover requests can give people a false sense of security[…]

Project Nightonomy: Autonomous Vehicle Testing in the Dark by Ford Fusion Hybrid

Recently, under the cover of night, a Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle with no headlights on navigated along lonely desert roads, performing a task that would be perilous for a human driver. Driving in pitch black at Ford Arizona Proving Ground marks the next step on the company’s journey to delivering fully autonomous vehicles Read more about Project Nightonomy: Autonomous Vehicle Testing in the Dark by Ford Fusion Hybrid[…]