Big Growth Plans for Booster Fuels in 2019 and 2020
Big growth is planned for Booster Fuels in 2019 and 2020, as this innovative company aims for a presence in most major metropolitan areas.
Apple Buys Self-Driving Startup Drive.ai
Technology giant Apple has purchased self-driving car startup Drive.ai just as it was preparing to close up shop. The startup was prepared to shut down and lay off its 90 employees. Drive.ai had been seeking a buyer for its company since February.
Drive.ai had ran self-driving prototype cars since 2018. Most recently, it expanded to run autonomous vehicles in Arlington, Texas. The autonomous cars ran at Level 4, which allows a vehicle to operate on its own accord in nearly all situations and does not need to hand over controls to a human in the event of system failure.
Read the article at The Car Connection.
Logistics is Experimenting with Electrification and Autonomy
Logistics companies in Europe are doing some interesting, innovative pilot tests involving electrification and autonomy.
Happy 243rd Birthday, America!
“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.” ~ Erma Bombeck
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We wish you all a happy and safe July 4th!
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Can GPS ‘Spoofing’ Send Your Car Into a Tree?
An autonomous systems defense company contends it has successfully spoofed the GPS mechanism of a Tesla Model 3 using the automaker’s latest Autopilot technology, sending the vehicle off its intended route.
The issue of GPS spoofing has hovered over autonomous driving from its inception. Relying on a wonky signal to get to your destination in a normal car may simply mean missing your exit. Relying on it to keep your car on the right path at 60 mph is something else entirely. Now that the general public has awakened to the fact that autonomous driving is getting closer to reality, addressing consumer safety concerns will be critical to facilitating mass adoption.
Read the article at The Detroit News.
