Self Driving Car
December 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Sensors and the Self Driving Car
According to a New York Times report, Delphi Automotive, an Israeli company known for producing the sensors that help cars recognize roadway obstacles, has partnered...
December 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Self-Driving Cars and the Impact on Society
It is generally assumed that the advent of self-driving car technology will change the dynamic of society. One facet of this change will, of course,...
November 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
High Hopes for Self Driving Cars
An interview of the technical leader of Ford’s autonomous car project reinforces that the American auto manufacturer has high hopes for self-driving cars. According to...
November 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
New York State and the Self Driving Car
Governor Cuomo recently announced that, during a year-long pilot program, New York will allow testing of autonomous driving technology. Under the program, if the application...
November 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Behind the Wheel of a Self-Driving Car
An article in IEEE Spectrum, assuming that occupants of self-driving vehicles will retain some element of control over the box of steel transporting them, poses...
October 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
When can I buy a self-driving car?
An article in USA Today cites, “Three stages before cars are fully self driving,” breaks the transition to autonomous cars down into three stages. While,...
October 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Will Self-Driving Cars Make Roads Safer?
As outlined in a number of previous entries, the proponents of self-driving cars argue that their widespread use will drastically reduce the number of collisions...
September 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Autonomous Autos to Navigate with ‘Lidar’
As examined in a previous blog entry, autonomous vehicle rely on an array of technologies—from cameras to sensors to more sophisticated “lidar”—to navigate roadways. An...
September 2017 |
By William Mattar, P.C.
Autonomous Car Liability
A law review article published in the Southern Methodist University Science and Technology Law Review makes the novel argument that “[l]aws governing canine ownership are...