DETROIT - Vince Chmielewski, the president and founder of Visual Compass of Ann Arbor (formerly VCWebdesign in Ypsilanti, MI), joins Internet Advisor to talk about the future of self-driving cars and the impact that they will have on our culture as well as our means of transportation. What are some of the biggest changes coming and when will they hit? Insurance,
DETROIT - Mayor Kevin Hinkley of Wixom, MI joined us to proudly announce the arrival in his city of Uber’s newest R&D facility in Michigan. According to an article in Crain’s Detroit Business Sherif Marakby, vice president of global vehicle systems for Uber, first revealed the plan to open a metro Detroit technology outpost in
LANSING - Michigan took another step this month in solidifying its' hold on a global leadership position in the self-driving vehicle industry by the legislature's passage of, and the Governor's signature on, a package of laws that put the state well ahead of all others in regard to its policies toward the testing and future
DETROIT - North American International Auto Show officials have announced that John Krafcik, CEO of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project, will kick-off AutoMobili-D with a keynote presentation on Sunday, Jan. 8. AutoMobili-D will run in conjunction with the 2017 NAIAS Press Preview and will feature more than 100 technology and mobility-focused companies from around the world,
BEIJING, China - With two federal safety investigations already underway in the U.S., Tesla Motors could face scrutiny in China, as well, in the wake of an incident involving a Model S sedan operating in Autopilot mode. The crash last week was relatively minor – unlike the fatal accident in Florida on May 9 –
BEIJING, China - Driving in China sucks. Getting anywhere in a city like Beijing means slogging through colossal traffic jams and chaotic, bewildering intersections. Crashes kill 500 people daily, and everyone views the rules of the road as advisory at best. “Many drivers and pedestrians think that traffic signals are just for reference,” says Jing Wang.
GRAND RAPIDS - The dawning age of self-driving vehicles will radically transform the century - old love affair with humans driving cars, and lead to swarms of connected vehicles motoring down the roads in orchestrated packs - while transforming ownership from individuals to companies, such as Uber, Google and Lyft, predicted technologist Keith Brophy, in
SANTA MONICA, CA – Congress will put lives at risk if it rushes to grant self-driving robot cars a shortcut around safety rules to eliminate the requirement that humans be able to intervene, Consumer Watchdog said today as the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the developing technology. According to Google reports, a
