Tag Archive | "Driverless Vehicles"
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SBIR CONSULTANT BULLETIN – See National Science Foundation Proposal SBIR Topic WT1 on Smart Vehicles for Potential Bidding Opportunities According to the Guardian, “The FBI believes the “game changing” vehicle (i.e., driverless vehicles) could revolutionize high-speed car chases within a matter of years. The report also warned that autonomous cars may be used as ‘lethal weapons'”. […]
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SBIR CONSULTANT BULLETIN – See National Science Foundation SBIR Proposal Topic, WT2, Wireless Devices and Components for Potential Bidding Opportunities Driverless vehicles are equipped with several sensors to monitor the roadway and surrounding environment. These sensors include radar on the front end, a forward-looking video camera, a roof mounted LiDAR sensor, rear-mounted ultrasonic sensors, also another […]
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How will Donald Trump’s election victory impact R&D conducted by the U.S. Government regarding driverless vehicles? There may be reason for a bit of optimism. During his post-election speech on November 9th, President-elect Donald Trump stated, “We are going to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals. We’re going to […]
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The attention-grabbing headlines about driverless vehicles tend to obscure the fact that there is a history to this exciting transportation mode. The trajectory of this history to the present time may portend a path towards the ultimate commercialization of driverless vehicles. During 2016 According to Business Insider, “…19 companies are striving to put driverless cars on […]
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Politico recently commented on driverless vehicle regulations from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). “NHTSA’s guidance for self-driving cars left open the possibility that the agency could seek the power to approve vehicle prototypes before they hit the market…If the federal government had to certify ‘every model, every car,’ it would be a ‘huge […]