Digital Trends Live: Self-driving cars, ocean exploration, and holiday shopping
Wednesday’s episode of Digital Trends Live saw the launch of Waymo’s self-driving car service, a project to explore the deepest points of...
Read MoreAn app for operating a self-driving car
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and IT Engineering, a Korean electric vehicle producer, have jointly...
Read MoreElon Musk’s Boring Company to unveil ‘fully road legal autonomous transport cars’
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has slightly delayed the launch of its first tunnel, but Musk said that it will also include the unveiling of...
Read MoreSamsung to build 5G and V2X networks for autonomous car tests at South Korea’s K-City
Samsung is collaborating with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) to develop mobile network infrastructure for autonomous...
Read MoreFord CEO denies allegations of GM-eclipsing layoff plans
On Wednesday, Ford CEO Jim Hackett contested a claim that the automaker plans widespread layoffs in a restructuring whose extent is...
Read MoreDriver training needs to pair safety technology and human instinct
Today’s long-haul trucks are integrated with more sophisticated safety features than ever. Truckers and fleet managers have access to a...
Read MoreDriverless future a long way off
“Without drivers to pay, to carry, or to protect, autonomous vehicles will be much less expensive to produce than conventional delivery...
Read MoreDid that car just wink at you? Daimler previews car-to-pedestrian signals
If you’re walking or driving in San Jose, California, later this year and have the sense that a late model Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan...
Read MoreRiding in Waymo One, the Google spinoff’s first self-driving taxi service
Waymo, the self-driving subsidiary of Alphabet, launched its first commercial autonomous ride-hailing service here in the Phoenix suburbs...
Read MoreUber’s self-driving cars are set to return in a downsized test
Eight months after one of Uber’s self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, the ride-hailing company is close to putting its...
Read MoreFor self-driving cars, sensors galore
Self-driving cars bring both opportunities and challenges to photonics-based sensors. Autonomous vehicles will need dozens of sensors...
Read MoreDriverless buses to roll out in Providence, R.I., in 2019
Driverless buses are set to hit Providence streets next spring offering free rides between downtown Providence and the Olneyville Square...
Read MoreWaymo launches nation’s first commercial self-driving taxi service in Arizona
On the chilly October day the New York City subway opened in 1904, the marvel of engineering and grit was greeted with horns, steam sirens...
Read MoreRhode Island DOT taps May Mobility for autonomous transit pilot
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has awarded a contract to May Mobility to pilot an automated vehicle service. May...
Read MoreBosch and Veniam ensure seamless vehicle-to-everything connectivity
What is true for people is also true for cars: communication works best with a common language and a good connection. To enable connected...
Read MoreUber will soon put its self-driving cars back on the road, months after one got into a fatal crash
Uber Technologies is close to putting its self-driving cars back on the road in a downsized test that it had suspended after a car hit and...
Read MoreWaymo’s service launch highlights its lead — and how much farther it has to go
There’s a decent amount of fine print attached to Waymo’s launch of a commercial self-driving service in Phoenix, and little...
Read MoreWelcome To ‘Waymo One’ world: Google Moon Shot begins self-driving service—with humans at the wheel for now
Waymo, the Alphabet Inc. unit that started out as the Google Self-Driving Car Project, begins operating today in metro Phoenix as the...
Read MoreOhio’s first self-driving shuttle service begins on December 10th
Ohio wants to be a haven for self-driving cars, and it’s already acting on those plans… if slowly. Smart Columbus and...
Read MoreAudi to spend nearly $16 billion on self-driving car tech, electrification through 2023
Audi, the German luxury automaker under VW Group, said Tuesday it will invest €14 billion ($15.95 billion) over the next five years on...
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