It has become pretty common to introduce new vehicles and concept cars at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). While GM CEO Mary Barra will be unveiling at the show the Chevrolet Bolt, attendees are lucky enough to witness as well the reveal of one Audi’s most mysterious concept cars. Until the 6th of January, the car will remain a mystery as no sneak peak information has been disclosed. What we can expect is one hell of a high-tech concept ride giving automotive enthusiasts a glance of...
Study says autonomous vehicles will increase risk of motion sickness
Date :April 13, 2015
A study conducted by the students of University of Michigan says autonomous vehicles will increase the risks of motion sickness. More than 3,200 adults in United States, Japan, China, India, Australia and UK were asked by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M Transportation Research Institute what they would do inside a fully autonomous car. More than a third of Americans said they would likely read, text, watch a movie/TV, work or play video games. More than 50% of Indians, 40% of...
A hot lap in Audi's self-driving car
Date :October 20, 2014
The team is working on the creation of a ‘brain'. While current generation cars have a bunch of ECUs individually dealing with separate functions, an autonomous car requires one, central ECU - essentially replicating the human brain - that handles every one of the car's functions. With them all together in one place, this brain can then decide which action is most appropriate in a given scenario. The 'brain' works in tandem with a central sensor unit, essentially the car's bearings,...
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