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The right voice ups trust in self-driving cars
The right voice ups trust in self-driving cars A new study found that the voice of a self-driving car can significantly affect people’s trust in it, particularly when the voice matches the driver’s gender and traditional gender roles. The study, which involved over 300 US drivers, showed that when the voice matched both gender and […]
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Aurora’s driverless trucks are making deliveries in Texas
Aurora’s driverless trucks are making deliveries in Texas Aurora’s fully autonomous tractor-trailers are now operating on public highways in Texas, making customer deliveries between Dallas and Houston. The company has completed over 1,200 miles of autonomous driving without a driver and plans to expand its service to El Paso and Phoenix by the end of […]
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Waymo is still good at avoiding serious death and destruction after 56.7 million miles
Waymo is still good at avoiding serious death and destruction after 56.7 million miles Waymo has released a new study showing its fully driverless vehicles have traveled over 56.7 million miles, outperforming human drivers in various crash scenarios. The study found that Waymo’s vehicles demonstrated a 92% drop in pedestrian injuries, an 82% decline in […]
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