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Wie selbstfahrende Autos von Ford, Drive.ai, Uber & Waymo mit Fußgängern und anderen Autofahrern kommunizieren

19. November 2018 by Marcel Weiß

Gute Übersicht über die verschiedenen Wege, wie selbstfahrende Autos mit ihrer Umwelt kommunizieren (könnten) auf Axios:

Automakers are experimenting with different ways that cars can communicate intention to drivers and pedestrians.
Ford’s AVs have a screen on top of the windshield that blinks in various ways to signal their movements.
Drive.ai is testing Nissan NV200 robotaxis in Dallas with LED screens on their sides that display text in English.
Uber is exploring AV intention systems that could communicate to pedestrians using flashing lights, sounds and potentially a projection.
**Yes, but: **Waymo, it’s worth noting, has not equipped its cars with any special signals to communicate vehicle intent. It has instead focused on preparing its AI for the unpredictability of interactions with pedestrians.

Wie Ford daran arbeitet, sich vom reinen Hersteller zum Mobility-Anbieter zu wandeln

14. November 2018 by Marcel Weiß

Ford, dessen Geschäftsmodell-Suche wir hier bereits angeschnitten hatten, kooperiert mit Dominoes, Postmates, lokalen Händlern und Walmart, um Flottenmanagement und mehr zu lernen:

Ford is pursuing two parallels tracks — develop and test the self-driving vehicle system while separately work on the business side of how a dedicated fleet of autonomous vehicles might operate in the real world —as it moves towards its targeted commercial launch in 2021. The company is testing the business model through pilot programs with Dominoes, Postmates, local businesses in the Miami area and now Walmart.
Ford has already completed more than 1,000 deliveries as part of the initial phases of building up its self-driving business.
Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based startup that Ford invested $1 billion in 2016, is developing and testing the self-driving vehicle technology.

Wie Ford sich an die Frage des Geschäftsmodells für selbstfahrende Autos herantastet

12. Oktober 2018 by Marcel Weiß Leave a Comment

Gute Übersicht über die Herangehensweise bei Ford, um herauszufinden, wie genau der Autohersteller künftig Geld mit selbstfahrenden Vehikeln verdienen kann. Axios:

Ford invested $1 billion in Argo AI, a tiny Pittsburgh-based artificial intelligence company with a handful of employees in February 2017.
It offered lucrative stakes in the company to lure talent from Uber, Apple and Waymo, among others.
Including Argo AI, Ford now has more than 800 people working on autonomous technology.
The carmaker recently carved out its AV project as a separate business, to accelerate development and attract investors.
The company expects to invest $4 billion in its AV efforts through 2023.

Technologie ist eine Sache, das Geschäftsmodell eine andere.

[Ford CEO Jim Hackett] says automated goods delivery has as much promise as driverless taxis.