#semiautonomous

Study Measures How Fast Humans React to Road Hazards

Imagine you’re sitting in the driver’s seat of an autonomous car, cruising along a highway and staring down at your smartphone. Suddenly, the car detects a moose charging out of the woods and alerts you to take the wheel. Once you look back at the road, how much time will you need to safely avoid the collision?

MIT researchers have found an answer in a new study that shows humans need about…

Semi-autonomous cards: Zooming off, quietly

Often called the best car in the world, the new S-Class can perform self-driving functions such

Last month, Volvolaunched the new XC40 luxury SUV in India. Among other things, this vehicle is equipped with a number of semi-autonomous driving features—it can take over certain driving modes, although the driver is still in control. It’s nothing new. Over the last year, many such cars have…

Mazda’s new CX-9 offers family-friendly semi-autonomous tech

LOS ANGELES — Before cars can become fully autonomous and drive themselves from point A to point B without any human input, drivers are going to have to get used to — and trust — the technology. That’s where Lane Keep Assist systems (LKAS), a technology that uses radar and digital cameras to keep a car in its lane on the freeway, comes into play. See also: Volvo shows what the interior of a…

.feedflaredisplay:none The media drumbeat is getting louder with an increasing number of stories predicting that we are close to a time when all cars will be driverless. The press and many analysts are usually wrong about what will the future of driving will be and what it could mean for your...

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