Tesla offers three autopilot tiers: standard, enhanced, and full self-driving. Full Self-Driving requires constant driver attention and hands on wheel. Autosteer and freeway driving capabilities are excellent but not fully autonomous. Navigate on Autopilot allows point-to-point navigation with driver supervision
Pandemic has temporarily increased personal transportation needs. Public transport and sharing platforms will likely win long-term. EV sales will reach quarter of new car sales by 2050
Google's self-driving car project began in 2009 with Sebastian Thrun and Anthony Levandowski. Project evolved from Stanford Racing Team's DARPA Grand Challenges. First public driverless ride occurred in Austin, Texas in 2015
TSR enables vehicles to recognize road signs like speed limits and children. Technology uses image processing and is part of ADAS features. Vienna Convention standardizes traffic signs across 52 countries
UTAUT explains user intentions and behavior in information systems. Model consists of four key constructs: performance, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions. Gender, age, experience, and voluntariness moderate the impact of constructs. Venkatesh et al. (2003) found it explains 70% of behavioral intention variance
Baidu is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in internet services and AI. Founded in 2000 by Robin Li and Eric Xu, headquartered in Beijing. First Chinese company listed on NASDAQ-100 in 2007. Market cap reached US$99 billion by May 2018