A new report released today by The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) highlights that the huge investment already going into research and development for connected vehicles is reaping rewards. However, several obstacles still remain – from privacy and security concerns, to a lack of infrastructure, the need for a legislative framework, issues around congestion and pollution and the very real threat from on-demand transport disruptors such as Uber and Lyft.
Matt Kendall, telecoms analyst at The EIU, sa
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are at the heart of a new exhibition at the London Science Museum.
Driverless: Who is in control? opens on 12 June and looks at “how close we are to living in a world driven by thinking machines”.
Continuing until October 2020, the show examines themes familiar to ITS professionals wrestling with the legal, ethical and logistical issues around the introduction of driverless cars to public roads. The museum says it will focus on “how much of this seemingly futuristic technolog
