State Of Autonomy:July Recap

Every month, I recap the news articles I’ve consumed around autonomous cars, calling out the highlights and keeping track of market projections. This is also your chance, dear readers, to nominate a topic for discussion in the following month.

Research was the theme of July’s news; in fact, since the start of my blog in February, this month marks the first wherein the majority of articles I read were based on real news, and not pure speculation. More doing, less talking.

This Month’s Highlights:

• Google’s Autonomous Vehicle Project Lead Discusses Latest Crash
• Researchers Showcase Threat Of Hacking In Conventional Cars
• University Of Michigan Opens A Fake City To Test Self-Driving Vehicles
• Study Projects AVs Will Obliterate Cities’ Parking And Moving Violation Income
• MCity Will Test 3D-Printed Smart Carts Built By Local Motors
• Senate Introduces SPY Car Act To Regulate Tech Security In Conventional Cars
• Study Finds NYC Could Replace Taxi Fleet With AVs At Today’s Costs
• Daimler To Test Self-Driving Trucks In Germany This Year
• VW Announces Driver Assistance Systems On Its 2016 Model Lineup

Predictions:

Predictions are based on official statements from manufacturers, technology companies, and industry consultants. Exact year claimed may be +/- 1 due to statement variations or because I was lazy in making the chart.

Media Coverage:

Reminder: the media coverage depicted here merely represents my personal consumption of articles written this month by newsworthy sources. When certain stories go viral, I usually only represent them here by the first one or two outlets to publish the story.

Coming In August:

• Video: How Money Motivates Opposing Perspectives On The Future Of Transportation (early August)
• Prejudice Against Machines Will Be Swift And Ugly (mid August)
• How The U.S. Fails To Understand Autonomous Vehicles (late August)
• Your suggestion? Send a tweet to @mitchturck

Reactions From The Public:

Re: The Study Illustrating How A Conventional Car Was Hacked

Re: The Launch Of MCity At The University Of Michigan

Re: The Latest Accident Reported By Google’s Self-Driving Car