GM’s Quest to be a Leader in Autonomous Vehicles Highlighted in New York Times Piece
A June 4 New York Times article looks at GM’s big bet on self-driving cars, and suggests that driverless vehicles might be on our streets “sooner than we think.”
Autonomous Driving Will Spur $7 Trillion ‘Passenger Economy,’ Intel Report Says
A new Intel-commissioned study predicts that the rise of autonomous vehicles will give birth to a $7 trillion Passenger Economy by 2050, as today’s drivers become idle passengers.
Half of Consumers Say They’ll Never Buy a Fully Autonomous Vehicle: Survey
The annual survey by the MIT AgeLab and the New England Motor Press Association found that consumers of all ages are feeling less comfortable with self-driving technology.
Car Brands Form ‘Powerful Bonds’ with Consumers, Marketing Agency Says
When it comes to “brand intimacy,” nobody does it better than the automotive industry. The auto industry ranked No. 1 in a new report by MBLM.
U.S. Lags Behind U.K. in Preparing for Insuring Autonomous Vehicles
The United Kingdom has lapped the United States in preparing for how to insure autonomous vehicles, according to an article on PropertCasualty360.com.
Connecticut Senate Approves Pilot Program for Testing Autonomous Vehicles
A bipartisan bill sponsored by state Sen. Carlo Leone creates a pilot program in four Connecticut cities to test self-driving vehicles.
Insurers Will Need to Cash in on Autonomous Vehicles by 2025, Report Says
The rise of autonomous vehicles will be a mixed blessing for U.S. auto insurers, according to a new report.
Autonomous Vehicles Will Shrink Automakers’ Collision Parts Revenue By Nearly 50 Percent By 2030, KPMG Projects
KPMG projects that OEMs’ collision parts sales, which was $5.6 billion in 2015, could drop to $2.7 billion by 2030 and dwindle to $1.4 billion by 2040.
Delphi to Join BMW, Intel, Mobileye in Effort to Develop Autonomous Driving Platform
The four partners intend to jointly deploy a cooperation model to deliver and scale the developed solutions to the broader OEM automotive industry and potentially other industries.
Toyota Partners with Artificial Intelligence Firm Nvidia on Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Toyota will use the Nvidia Drive PX artificial intelligence (AI) car computer platform to power advanced autonomous driving systems planned for market introduction, according to Santa Clara, Calif.-based Nvidia.
