New York Times reporter John Markoff discusses the challenges of self-driving cars with Professor John Leonard. “I have amazing respect for Google, but I do worry about public misunderstanding of what has been accomplished," says Leonard.
Professor John Leonard speaks with Bloomberg TV about Google’s self-driving car and the advanced mapping and sensor technology that allows the car to operate.
Chunka Mui of Forbes reports on research from MIT and Stanford that assesses the feasibility of autonomous taxis in modern cities. Using extensive traffic data provided by the Singapore government, the researchers determined a robo-taxi service could potentially handle all of the city’s transportation needs.
The Atlantic’s Rebecca Rosen reports that researchers at MIT have examined the driving patterns of Singapore residents and found that the city would need one-third of the vehicles currently in use if residents relied on a system of shared, autonomous, driverless cars.