Elon Musk sur Twitter : "Almost ready to release highway autosteer and parallel autopark software update"... Consumers Desire More Automated Automobiles, According to Cisco Study. Cisco report reveals that half of all global consumers surveyed purchase cars based on technology reputation of the brand SAN JOSE, Calif. – May 14, 2013 – Cisco today announced results of the Cisco Customer Experience Report focused on the automobile buying and driving experience. The study surveyed more than 1,500 consumers across 10 countries. The global report examined consumer preferences of technology used when buying and driving an automobile.
Consumers also identified key influencers preference for car dealers/manufacturers to provide a more personal driving experience, and their trust in future automotive innovation. Consumers demonstrated in the survey how information and technology are crucial throughout the car experience. Globally, consumers are eager to see more transportation changes in customization, safety, time, and cost savings. Key Highlights: Prior to purchasing a vehicle, consumers prefer to begin their process online. Supporting Quotes: Supporting Resources: Volvo Plans to Roll Out Self-Driving Cars in 2014 - Driver's Seat. Sartre A car drives itself during a Sartre road test. By Charles Duxbury and John D. Stoll HALLERED, Sweden—Mired in losses, Volvo Car Corp. is staking its future on the equivalent of an automotive moon shot: promising by the start of next decade to sell vehicles that can avoid passenger injuries. The 85-year-old company believes it can produce an accident free vehicle in just seven years.
“Our vision is that no one is killed or injured in a new Volvo by 2020,” said Anders Eugensson, Volvo’s head of government affairs. Underpinning Mr. The company says it is preparing to launch in 2014 its first batch of autonomous vehicles capable of driving up to 31 miles per hour. Volvo says it is working on higher-speed autonomous driving, but isn’t yet disclosing when it would be available.
“We are convinced this is the future and we want to get there first,” Marcus Rothoff, head of developing Volvo’s driver assistance technology, said during a recent autonomous-driving event at a track in Hallered. Self-Driving Cars: Coming Soon to a Highway Near You by Dave Levitan. 23 Jul 2012: Report by dave levitan Imagine standing on a street corner in Manhattan, in need of a taxi to take you from Union Square up to Columbia University.
You punch your destination into an app on your phone, which tells you the cab should be there in 30 seconds. A car pulls up as promised, and you get in and relax on your way uptown, just as with any cab ride. The only difference? No one is driving this cab. View gallery Courtesy of Google Google’s self-driving car cruises along the Las Vegas strip on a test run. This is one scenario that impressive advances in self-driving vehicle technology have turned into a legitimate possibility in the not-so-distant future. The environmental benefits promise to be significant. One expert says some of the self-driving technology is less than ten years away from being mass produced. far-lighter cars and slashing fuel consumption and emissions by more than a factor of 10 in some cases. Inter-vehicle communication is, of course, crucial.
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