The costly pursuit of self-driving cars continues on. And on. And on.
It was seven years ago when Waymo discovered that spring blossoms made its self-driving cars get twitchy on the brakes. So did soap...
Read MoreElon Musk called lidar a ‘crutch,’ but now Tesla is reportedly testing Luminar’s laser sensors
A Tesla Model Y was photographed in Florida sporting rooftop lidar sensors made by buzzy sensor manufacturer Luminar. The sighting caused...
Read MoreFrom driverless cars to robotic warehouses, China looks to automation to solve population issues
GUANGZHOU, China — Qin Jiahao has been working at Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s logistics operations for around six years. Now a huge...
Read MoreGermany takes step toward autonomous driving on public roads
German lawmakers agreed to allow some driver-less vehicles on public roads, a first step toward enabling autonomous driving in...
Read MoreSolving big city murder cases and other crimes via AI and self-driving cars
The nationwide murder rate is heading in the wrong direction. It is decidedly on the rise, rather than on the decline....
Read MoreLooking ahead to autonomous trucking
Although autonomous trucks are still in their infancy, the continued development and eventual deployment of these vehicles represents a...
Read MoreFord CEO says US needs to regulate automated driving systems
Detroit: The CEO of America’s second-largest auto company is calling for the federal government to set standards for fully or...
Read MoreChinese startup Pony.ai can now test driverless vehicles in three California cities
Chinese robotaxi startup Pony.ai has been given permission by California regulators to pilot its autonomous vehicles without a human...
Read MoreSome self-driving truck developers make case for supervised autonomy
While most developers of Level 4 autonomous truck technology are targeting driverless operation, some see near-term business cases for...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars might never be able to drive themselves
The California Department of Motor Vehicles said this week it’s reviewing whether Tesla is telling people that its cars are self-driving...
Read MoreComputer vision developer StradVision to showcase its most advanced perception camera for autonomous driving & ADAS at Auto Tech 2021
StradVision, a pioneer in AI-based vision processing technology for autonomous vehicles and automotive ADAS systems, will showcase the...
Read MoreTuSimple says its self-driving trucks shaved 10 hours off a 24-hour run
Autonomous vehicle company TuSimple on Wednesday claimed that its trucks shaved 10 hours off what’s normally a 24-hour job....
Read MoreSelf-driving cars pose crucial question: Who to blame in a crash
A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation the industry says it needs...
Read MoreKodiak Robotics expands autonomous truck operations in Texas
SAN ANTONIO — Autonomous truck developer Kodiak Robotics this summer is expanding its routes, adding a Dallas-to-San Antonio run. For much...
Read More“Automotive Disruption Radar”: New technologies in the global automotive industry take off despite the pandemic
Even the Covid-19 pandemic cannot halt the disruptive developments in technology and customer attitude trends within the automotive...
Read MoreLidar startup Innovusion closes $64M round led by Temasek
More investors are joining the wave to bet on lidar, the remote sensing method that uses laser light to measure distances and has garnered...
Read MoreDiDi chooses NVIDIA DRIVE for new fleet of self-driving robotaxis
Robotaxis are one major step closer to becoming reality. DiDi Autonomous Driving, the self-driving technology arm of mobility technology...
Read MoreCalifornia regulator reviews Tesla’s self-driving claims
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – A California regulator said on Monday it is reviewing whether Tesla Inc violated regulations by falsely...
Read MoreU.S. labor leader calls for human drivers in automated vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human...
Read MoreMay Mobility launches public road testing of natively automated vehicle based on the Sienna
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — May Mobility, a leader in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and shuttle operations,...
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