Checking in with Columbus, Ohio, Winner of the 2016 Smart City Challenge
In 2016, Columbus, OH, beat out 77 other US large and small cities to win the coveted $40 million US Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge. As the state capital and the largest city in Ohio, Columbus has the distinction of being the largest US metropolis (2018 population 892,533) not to have a subway or […]
Big Data in Connected Smart Cars: Myths & Reality
Today’s smart cars collect a wide variety of data, from the road’s width, information about potential hazards, a history of user behavior, and so much more. Connected cars are just a small piece of the IoT, which is helping to make our world more interconnected than ever before. Whether you are feeding information to your […]
Top Security Risks That Threaten Autonomous and Connected Vehicles
With the advent of technology, the number of inventions in the autonomous and connected vehicle industry will increase exponentially to such an extent that manual vehicles might fade out completely. Undoubtedly, connected vehicles have some advantages such as Wi-Fi connection, live music streaming, remotely controlled car operations, and much more. With so many advantages for […]
NHTSA launches Voluntary Website Platform for AV Testing—Why do we Need This?
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Transportation Secretary Elaine Chou made a big splash this week announcing a voluntary reporting mechanism for driverless car companies and states. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration calls the new program, Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing, or AV TEST. It will be online, and anyone with […]
The Unintended Consequences of Self-Driving Cars
Driverless cars have not yet attained acceptance all over the world. The big companies like Alphabet’s Waymo are attempting to make driverless cars a reality. With the development of driverless cars, it is clear that driverless or autonomous cars/vehicles (AVs) can be harmful to humans in distinct ways. Not Affordable For All AVs will be […]
Do we really need Smart Cities?
Written by Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director with Joe Cadillic, MassPrivatel Blog The Street Surveillance Watch Blog comes to you biweekly on the National Motorists Association Blog. If you have comments or suggestions, write a comment after this blog or contact us at nma@motorists.org. Do we really need Smart Cities? Even before the COVID0-19 crisis, […]
Another Study on Why we don’t like Driverless Cars
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director I don’t know about you, but I am tired of seeing stories on why we don’t “like” driverless cars. How many studies has it been already? The latest study comes from an advocacy group called Partner for Automated Vehicle Education or PAVE. Nearly half of the 1,200 adults surveyed […]
So What Happens if We Don’t Want Them?
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared as NMA Newsletter #891 on March 1, 2020. If you would like to receive our newsletter, join the NMA today. In August 2019, 20 truckers with nine trucks held a rally at the Missouri State Capital, protesting the safety of autonomous trucks. They were […]
Despite the COVID-19 Crisis, Automakers Announce New Auto Tech
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Due to the COVID-19 crisis (and problems from before the crisis), the auto industry around the world is in free fall. I have noticed that any time there is some bad news, automakers release information that keeps us excited. I am not sure if all the automakers will survive […]
Amazon and Blackberry Collaborate on Next-Gen Smart Cars
Modern touch-screen smartphones may have replaced Blackberry phones, but that doesn’t mean that the brand has gone the way of the dodo. It has simply shifted its focus in an effort to stay relevant in the modern age. In 2020, Blackberry announced a new collaboration–this time with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Making Smart Cars Smarter Blackberry […]