A growing body of research suggests our attachment to driving may be more emotional than practical. A new analysis argues that reluctance toward self-driving cars stems less from genuine love of being behind the wheel and more from fear—fear of losing control,[...]
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John Deere autonomous tillage system gets test run in Morton County field
Out in the fields near Glen Ullin, a John Deere tractor fires up, rolls forward—and there’s no one behind the wheel. It’s not broken. It’s the future. Gooseneck Implement is test-driving a new autonomous upgrade kit that turns traditional tillage tractors into[...]
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Archer Aviation begins piloted air taxi test flights
A new kind of taxi just took to the skies—this time with a pilot onboard. Archer Aviation, the California-based company developing electric air taxis, completed its first crewed test flight of the Midnight aircraft after more than 400 autonomous runs. The sleek,[...]
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Minnesota planners begin to envision driverless future
We can resist it however we want, the world we live in is going to change around us. One change that’s virtually guaranteed, driverless cars. They’ll be safer, more efficient, and more convenient, and that will equal adoption by consumers. So if[...]
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A look inside the small US towns that will be crushed by the trucking revolution
Disruption is coming. Automated cars have been a regular topic here on The Minot Voice, and that will continue. The reason, the technology is going to reshape the base fabric of this country. One of the likely less considered implications, how the[...]
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The world’s first crewless ship will launch next year
Automation is coming; there’s nothing to be done about it. Why? Because it will be safer and more efficient. There’s no way to stop evolution toward those values. And it won’t just be cars and trucks. The video below tells the story[...]
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Self-Driving Cars Mean Cops Won’t Have Excuses to Pull People Over
Self-driving cars are coming; there’s nothing to be done about it. Automation, in general, is going to radically remake the way we live our lives and our society, and if we look at self-driving cars as one of the early dominoes, the[...]
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Congress Working on National Self-Driving Car Regulations
The U.S. Congress has finally acknowledged that self-driving cars are coming whether we’re afraid of them or not. And if that’s the case, then we should probably have a few laws and regulations that govern the who, how, and when they’re operated.[...]
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Self-Driving Cabs on the Way, London trials driverless shuttle service
The driverless future will force us to rethink a lot of the ways we operate in and around our community, and Minot will not be immune to the changes. As evidence, London is already trialing a driverless shuttle program. If it’s there[...]
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ND could be especially affected by self-driving cars
A report from the Center for Global Policy Solutions suggests North Dakota’s economy and workers have a better chance of being disrupted by the adoption of self-driving cars. Car manufacturers and technology companies alike are in a race to get to the market first,[...]
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Autonomous, Self-Driving Cars are Coming, Want to Know When?
Whether you like it or not, car manufacturers, tech companies, and ride sharing companies are competing like crazy to win the race to deliver the fully autonomous, self-driving car. This technology is coming and there’s nothing we can do about it. But[...]
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Trump administration is reevaluating Obama era rules for self-driving cars
Elain Chao, U.S. Transporation Secretary, said her department would be taking a second look at regulations designed to shepherd our transition to self-driving cars. One of her larger concerns is the need to educate a skeptical public on how the vehicles and[...]
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Watch: Uber’s Self-Driving Truck Makes Its First Delivery: 50,000 Beers
Self-driving cars have been in the news a lot recently, and there’s no doubt there coming. But an equally big cultural shift will take place in the shipping industry — self-driving trucks. And this shift won’t be at the whim of consumer[...]
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U.S. Government: Google’s self-driving cars now legal drivers
In the eyes of the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, the computer inside of Google’s self-driving cars is now a legal driver. If you’ve had your eyes closed, open them now — this technology is closer than you realize. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Google’s self-driving cars are learning to deal with bad weather
They day when you don’t have to worry about driving your car — because it will drive itself — is closer than you realize. Google is testing their vehicles in harsh climates to make sure they can handle winter driving. Maybe we[...]
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Google’s Self-Driving Cars Might be too Good at Braking for Cyclists
Every driver has been frustrated by a four-way stop stand-off, but what would you do if there were no driver in the other car? Apparently, Google’s self-driving cars are too good at yielding the right-of-way to cyclists; the cyclists didn’t mind. [...]Read[...]