The world is eagerly waiting for self-driving cars to become a reality. Before that happens, however, the industry will need to address a number of safety-related issues. There is already a lot of speculation about who would be liable when a self-driving car gets involved in an accident: the driver, the car, or a third …

While we eagerly for self-driving vehicles to be part of our routine lives, the companies producing them are working hard to make that happen.  And as if the idea of a car driving itself to places isn’t futuristic enough, every day more and more innovations are helping the idea to come to life and onto …

Self-driving is a hot topic for the past couple of years. Many companies are sweating to make a self-driving vehicle but they are still struggling on level 3 driving.  The companies have been spending tons of money on R&D for autonomous driving yet haven’t found many improvements.  Still companies like Uber, Waymo are doing quite …

Blockchain is piercing every sphere. Be it banking, telecom, or as we’ll discuss here, the automotive industry. And it comes as no surprise considering the various advantages it brings to the table.  Seeing this Toyota has decided to incorporate blockchain into their automotive manufacturing as proposed in their recent patent 20200265442A1. But before we jump …

Can you imagine using AR/VR or mixed reality for driving your car? And no, not using VR for learning how to drive. (We aren’t counting that 🙂 ) When we think of uses of virtual reality or mixed reality we think of some engineer developing futuristic and revolutionary tech (or at least that’s what the …

Doesn’t the idea to sit back and cross our hands behind our head while our car drives us on its own seem appealing? But we still feel a little skeptical about autonomous cars. And can we really blame ourselves?  Cars after all don’t possess the sentience that we humans are born with. And thanks to …

You are driving on a road enveloped by the dark moonless night, surrounded by trees, headlight on high beam. You know your destination (and any civilization) is many miles away.  Suddenly your car starts to sputter and comes to a slow halt. Even if you know your way around the insides of a car, you …

A buzz, emanated by many fans and opposers, travelled around the globe when Uber’s self-driving SUV struck a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday night. Died later, due to severe injuries, was Elaine Herzberg (49 years old) walking her bicycle across the road when Uber’s autonomous chauffeur accidentally hit her. This fatality raised serious concerns related to …

Driverless cars are the future and we all know we are going to see a lot of them around. The level-4 driverless car could be a reality by 2025 while a fully autonomous car may take more time. Few among us may own them and many of us will be riding in a rented Uber’s …

I know you have gotten a little bit confused after reading the title. But before you start feeling that I tricked you by writing a click bait headline, I must make it clear now only: No, I didn’t trick you. This is what will be happening but another way around. So stay with me for …