Audi’s head of design, Marc Lichte, says the upcoming autonomous vehicle that will come out of the automaker’s Project Artemis effort will be a “revolution.” The vehicle, rumored to be code-named Landjet, will be built on the PPE architecture that will underpin high-end electric vehicles from Audi, Porsche, and Bentley. …
Read More »Car-Hacking Expert Says Autonomous Cars Would Be Terrible Drug Mules
The idea of self-driving cars being used for crime has been suggested, but a car-hacking expert told us success for autonomous drug mules or other criminal endeavors is not that likely. The systems will surely be exploited at some point, experts told Car and Driver, but likely not for high-level …
Read More »Germany Says Tesla Can’t Advertise Autopilot, Autonomous Driving
Michael SimariCar and Driver A German court ruled that Tesla cannot use phrases including “full potential for autonomous driving” and “Autopilot inclusive” in its ads or on its website to describe its driver assist system. The court ruled that such phrases could mislead consumers into believing that the cars can …
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