Research Guides: MGT 6361 Marketing Management Waymo: Autonomous Vehicles

Introduction to the Concept of Autonomous Vehicles

When you search for a concept, it's more productive to use every word or phrase that means what you want. The Internet or search engine isn't able to make the intellectual leap from one word to another. For this project, the leading synonyms are:

Driverless
Self-Driving
Autonomous

Autonomous Market - Looking Ahead

The following brief readings are from industry and government thought leaders to help you understand this technology and its dynamics.

2020 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY REPORT
Published by Wevolver. The guide to understanding the current state of the art in hardware & software for self-driving vehicles.
KPMG 2020 Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI)
Assesses the preparedness of 30 countries and jurisdictions in the race for autonomous vehicles.
Autonomous Vehicles - Plotting a Route to the Driverless Future
Accenture
CB Insights: The Future of the In-Vehicle Experience
What's Ahead for Fully Autonomous Driving - Consumer Opinions on Advanced Vehicle Technology
Deloitte
Gartner Forecasts More Than 740,000 Autonomous-Ready Vehicles to Be Added to Global Market in 2023
Gartner
A new look at autonomous-vehicle infrastructure
McKinsey & Company
Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies
January 2020 report from the NATIONAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL and the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions Implications for Transport Planning
Canadian. June 2020 report published by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute.

Autonomous Vehicles in the News

Throwing Wrenches At Autonomous Vehicles
Forbes, October 13, 2020
WAYMO PULLS BACK THE CURTAIN ON 6.1 MILLION MILES OF SELF-DRIVING CAR DATA IN PHOENIX
The Verge, October 30, 2020.
What’s in a name? For Tesla’s Full Self Driving, it may be danger
Fortune, November 8, 2020.
Driverless Cars Won’t Prevent Most Accidents, Insurance Institute Study Finds
Forbes, June 5, 2020.
Cars That are Almost Self-Driving
US News & World Report, October 22, 2020
New Algorithm May Help Autonomous Vehicles Navigate Narrow, Crowded Streets
Carnegie Mellon University, July 23, 2021
Self-driving vehicles: A greater challenge than we thought
The Hill, July 8, 2021
The self-driving race between Elon Musk’s Tesla and Domino’s pizza robots
CNBC, July 10, 2021

Partial List of Passenger Vehicles That are Autonomous

Top Models in the Industry:

Audi A8
BMW 5
Cadillac CT6
GM Cruise AV
Lexus LS
Mercedes Benz S-class
Tesla Model S and Model X
Volkeswagen Aurora
Volvo XC60
Waymo (owned by Alphabet. Inc.)