It doesn’t appear that you can read the news each day without seeing an article about autonomous vehicle technology.
Following is a list of the latest articles on the subject that caught my attention and represent a cross-section of the industry. I also included four specific quotes that will give you a deeper sense of what it means to be autonomous.
Autonomous cars will bring a moveable feast of products and services
Porsche develops autonomous racing car software
Energo Labs: Building a Decentralized Autonomous Energy Community
Hackers race DIY autonomous cars — and it may revolutionize your ride
Navy Sponsors Autonomous Boat Competition for Students
Autonomous Vehicles Could Change the Lives of People Who Are Most in Need
Uber ATG upgrades its autonomous truck test fleet with new tech
Autonomous Cars Can Handle Reckless Drivers, But Not Hopping Kangaroos
Waymo has offered its first clues into its autonomous truck development
Forget Cars, for One Spaniard the Autonomous Future Is Forklifts
“The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without: to follow one’s own path, not that of the crowd.””
“Because to take away a man’s freedom of choice, even his freedom to make the wrong choice, is to manipulate him as though he were a puppet and not a person.”
“Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.”
“Human beings possess the gift of personal freedom and liberty of the mind. We each possess the sovereignty over the body and mind to define ourselves and embrace the values that we wish to exemplify. Personal autonomy enables humans to take independent action and use reason to establish moral values. We are part of nature. Consciousness, human cognition, and awareness of our own mortality allow us to script an independent survival reality and not merely react to environmental forces.”
