At Audi, as part of the final of the DTM championship in Hockenheim, they set up a study RS7 and sent it driverless and at full speed around the famous race track. In doing so, they broke the record for the speed of autonomous driving with speeds of over 220 km/h. When the video was published, the manufacturer's website even canceled due to the number of visits.
Although the word smart is given to the Smart vehicle by birth, it is actually just a small and not particularly smart vehicle. A truly smart vehicle must be able to drive itself and sideways, as the Smart small EO Smart ''Connecting Car'' 2 knows. rush hour traffic is a nightmare and a free parking space is a wish.
Some time ago they wrote that Tesla's autopilot is not to be trusted, but after watching this video, you will think otherwise! Tesla's model Tesla S prevented a collision with a truck that had a driver in the blind spot on an American highway in the function of autopilot.
Driverless cars are becoming more and more common, and with the fact that drivers will soon become redundant, experts expect many to shorten their journeys by having sex. No matter how sophisticated infotainment systems are, nothing beats good old fashioned sex.
Ride-sharing provider Uber will soon start transporting its customers with self-driving cars. In fact, it has included customized Volvo XC90 models in its fleet, which will receive the first customers before September. It is the first commercial attempt to use fully autonomous vehicles and this type of technology. And while Uber will already transport customers around the world without a driver, we are still waiting for its arrival in Slovenia. How much longer? Uber assures that it has us "on the fly".
DevBot is not a model of the Danish toy manufacturer Lego from the Lego Technic series, DevBot is a working prototype of a self-driving electric racing car for the new Roborace motoring championship, in which racing cars without drivers will race. Although it is an autonomous racing car, the DevBot has a seat for the driver, as it is basically made for testing software and other equipment and, consequently, a better understanding of the vehicle that the teams will use in the championship, which will start in a good six months.
Nissan has introduced a self-driving chair for those who can't stand in line. Already half a year ago, he surprised with self-cleaning office chairs, with which he demonstrated the practicality of the advanced Intelligent Parking Assist parking system, and now there is a new type of chairs that will come in handy for everyone who is fed up with the situation while waiting in species. With them, Nissan demonstrates the usefulness of the advanced technology ProPilot, which enables automatic driving and which it presented this summer.
Startup company Otto recently set a new milestone in the field of transportation. A Volvo truck equipped with autonomous driving technology successfully completed the first commercial autonomous delivery in the history of transportation after the truck successfully delivered 50,000 cans of Budweiser beer to its destination, covering 193 kilometers without any complications.
Tesla is the concept of autonomous driving. Check out how driving on autopilot looks like through the eyes of a Tesla car.
Although opinions are still divided about the effectiveness or, better, the reliability of Tesla's Autopilot, here is new proof of how advanced technology can increase road safety. Hans Noordsij, the owner of the Tesla Model X, has it to thank for the fact that it is still in one piece today. When he was driving on the highway, Tesla's sensors - Tesla's autopilot has the ability to automatically detect danger - predicted a traffic accident in front of him and consequently slowed down the vehicle before it actually happened.
At CES 2017, Chrysler unveiled the Chrysler Portal self-driving electric minivan, the first-ever custom-built Generation Z vehicle.
While most companies are still in the development phase with their self-driving vehicles and haven't gotten further than a prototype, the startup Waymo, recently owned by Google, has teamed up with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to unveil the Pacifica, the first autonomous vehicle designed for commercial sales. In contrast to Tesla vehicles, they allow fully and not only partially autonomous driving. They will go on sale this month.