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Contents
2 Editorial
Fool Self-Driving II
3 The Navigator
What will result from NHTSA's Tesla Autopilot investigation?
4 Data Drives Driverless Truck Launch
Smart diagnostics and advanced validation help support the reliability
metrics required to gain confidence that autonomous trucks are ready for
the road.
9 Peering into the Distance
New sensors of all types look out longer distances - and provide higher
resolutions - for engineers pushing ADAS capabilities and higher-level
vehicle automation.
15 Ford Drives into SAE Level 2
Driver monitoring was an essential component to engineering the new
" hands-free " BlueCruise/Active Glide enhanced ADAS system.
18 A Chore No More?
The Detroit Smart Parking Lab opens to develop and test emerging parking
technology in real-world settings.
19 Share and Share Alike
The concepts of rideshare and urban mobility continue to evolve as new
projects test what's possible.
22 Ethernet Backbones will Support Many Branches
Ethernet is going mainstream, but CAN and other networks still will be
needed as software and electronics do more.
24 V2X Signals are Looking Up
Security concerns and the move to autonomy should spark acceptance, but
engineers must overcome challenges in sensor fusion, reliability and security.
28 New Tools & Technologies
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Audited by
Autonomous technology developer
Embark's recently-launched prototype
tractor fronts SAE Level 4 automateddriving
capability and leverages " active
learning " in its data-gathering to
constantly improve the application of
machine learning. (Embark)
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