Bringing AI up to speed – autonomous auto racing promises safer driverless cars on the road

Artificial intelligence systems that can handle the pressure of high-speed auto racing could lead to driverless vehicles that can safely manage the morning commute.

Madhur Behl, Associate Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Virginia • conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 ~8 min

Driverless cars: stopping dead seems to be a default setting when they encounter a problem — it can cause chaos on roads

Self-driving cars still perceive what’s going on very differently to how humans do.

Barry Brown, Professor of Human Computer Interaction, Stockholm University • conversation
Jan. 3, 2024 ~7 min


Tesla's recall of 2 million vehicles reminds us how far driverless car AI still has to go

Autonomous driving technology needs to be able to think and behave more like a human.

Saber Fallah, Director of Connected Autonomous Vehicles Lab at the University of Surrey, University of Surrey • conversation
Dec. 14, 2023 ~6 min

Driverless cars could be a revolution for people with disabilities – but they also have good reason to be worried

People with disabilities are concerned about breaking down or having accidents when alone in driverless cars.

Roger Bennett, Visiting Professor of Marketing, Kingston University • conversation
Sept. 27, 2023 ~7 min

How the UK is getting AI regulation right

With fine-tuning, the approach correctly balances the risks with the need to encourage innovation.

Asress Adimi Gikay, Senior Lecturer in AI, Disruptive Innovation and Law, Brunel University London • conversation
June 8, 2023 ~8 min

Driverless cars: what we've learned from experiments in San Francisco and Phoenix

Trials in US cities of self-driving taxis could have implications for road users around the world.

Jack Stilgoe, Professor of Science and Technology Policy, UCL • conversation
Feb. 24, 2023 ~7 min

Autonomous cars: five reasons they still aren't on our roads

Despite what Elon Musk says, there are numerous challenges to overcome in creating completely self-driving cars that work in the real world.

John McDermid, Director, Assuring Autonomy International Programme, University of York • conversation
July 30, 2020 ~7 min

Autonomous cars could revolutionise transport for disabled people – if we change the way we design

Driverless cars could revolutionise transport for disabled people – so why aren't more companies including them in the design process?

Paul Herriotts, Professor of Transport Design, Coventry University • conversation
May 20, 2020 ~6 min


Linking self-driving cars to traffic signals might help pedestrians give them the green light

Pedestrians are wary of autonomous cars, but they trust traffic lights. Researchers suggest driverless cars could communicate directly with the signals to make their own actions more predictable.

Lionel Peter Robert Jr., Associate Professor of Information, University of Michigan • conversation
April 21, 2020 ~6 min

Autonomous vehicles can be fooled to 'see' nonexistent obstacles

Driverless vehicles rely heavily on sensors to navigate the world. They're vulnerable to attack if bad actors trick them into 'seeing' things that aren't there, potentially leading to deadly crashes.

Z. Morley Mao, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan • conversation
March 6, 2020 ~6 min

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