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Level Up: An Introduction to the 5 Different Levels of Self-Driving Cars

Level Up: An Introduction to the 5 Different Levels of Self-Driving Cars

With all of the talk about self-driving cars, youā€™d think that they were already on our streets. Well, technically in some states such as California, Nevada and Pennsylvania, automakers and technology vendors are already publicly testing autonomous vehiclesĀ¾with human drivers and engineers onboard. You might have also heard about the Teslaā€™s driving around town in ā€œAutopilotā€ mode where drivers are doing everything but driving. Not all autonomous cars are the same. While engineers are striving for full self-driving mode one…

Where the Streets Have No Drivers: Mercedes-Benz and Its Autonomous Future

Where the Streets Have No Drivers: Mercedes-Benz and Its Autonomous Future

As part of my ongoing research on innovation, I’ve been on a quest to visit as manyĀ innovation centers in Silicon Valley and around the hen weorld as possible. Outside of my reports with Capgemini,Ā I’m going to share those experiences with you as they happen. The list already includes Westfield, Levi’s, Target, Walmart, Sephora, among many others. So, there’s a backlog of experiences to publish. In this post, I wanted to share two recent experiences with Mercedes-Benz and my introduction to…