5G’s important role in autonomous car technology
The momentum for the realization of autonomous vehicles in mainstream use is reaching critical mass. Companies such as Tesla and Toyota...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could soon navigate the world via micropayments
With autonomous vehicles already debuting on our roads and in our airspace, you’ve probably grown accustomed to the idea of a new future...
Read MoreSelf driving safety steps into the unknown
On August 30, 2017, I published an article in TheDrive about lessons that the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry could learn from decades of...
Read MoreGM’s self-driving division Cruise plans to double in size by year end
Cruise Automation, the San-Francisco startup acquired by General Motors in 2016, has plans to double in size this year. To help with its...
Read MoreLocal Motors wants to prove 3D-printed self-driving shuttles are safe
In a sun-drenched Arizona parking lot in late 2018, a pod-like autonomous shuttle smashed into a wall at 25 miles per hour. The glass on...
Read MoreHow John Deere’s autonomous vehicles are besting self-driving concept cars
In this special edition of MashTalk, Mashable sits down with John Stone, Senior Vice President of Intelligent Solutions for John Deere, at...
Read MoreThe future of autonomous shuttle design is modular and flexible
The challenge of automated transportation is one that is likely to keep the automotive industry scratching its head for years to come....
Read MoreTesla updates self-driving language, creates confusion and walks back features
Today, Tesla updated its language regarding Autopilot and self-driving capability on its website – walking back some previously announced...
Read MoreDaimler, BMW seek to define self-driving rules
Daimler and BMW want to set an industry standard that can help to shape future regulation for self-driving cars, senior executives said....
Read MoreCould unsupervised A.I. enable autonomous cars to learn as they go?
Most autonomous vehicle tech ventures such as Waymo, GM Cruise and Nvidia rack up miles of deep learning experience to build reliably safe...
Read MoreProsecutors don’t plan to charge Uber in self-driving car’s fatal accident
Arizona prosecutors said Tuesday that they had not found evidence to charge Uber with a crime in connection with an accident in which one...
Read MoreWhy Waymo is selling its autonomous driving sensors
Waymo, the autonomous driving unit for Alphabet (GOOGL – Get Report) (GOOG – Get Report) , is considered the leader in the...
Read MoreHacked driverless cars could cause collisions and gridlock in cities, say researchers
Even a small scale hack of automated cars could cause collisions and gridlock in Manhattan, hindering emergency services, according to the...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars are ‘more likely’ to hit and kill non-white pedestrians
Last month, a major police force piloting the use of AI in frontline policing used a real-world surveillance video to test leading facial...
Read MoreNext 5 to 10 years could be ‘really tough’ for our competitors, VW chief says
The transition towards the electrification of vehicles is a challenge for car industry and whoever manages it best will succeed, the CEO...
Read MoreVDA projects $68 billion investment in electric & autonomous cars
Verband Der Automobilindustrie, known to English speakers as the German Automobile Association, says the country’s automakers as a group...
Read MoreApple’s car of the future may use fiber optic heads-up display
Passengers in an Apple-designed car of the future may find the vehicle to have a unique interior lighting system, consisting of fiber...
Read MoreDriverless electric bus launched by NTU and Volvo in ‘world first’
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Volvo Buses on Tuesday (Mar 5) launched a 12-metre autonomous electric bus in what they said...
Read MoreMicrosoft is quietly poised to profit from self-driving cars
Everywhere you look, automotive companies are running into shotgun technology marriages. BMW (BMWYY) and Mercedes (DDAIF) announced on...
Read MoreSkoda’s Vision iV electric concept has self-driving tech
Skoda said its Vision iV concept is a “concrete preview” of its first full-electric car based on parent Volkswagen Group’s MEB modular EV...
Read More