Pages Navigation Menu

News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

Apple developing LiDAR mapping tech & touch sensitive contextual dashboard for Apple Car

Posted on Dec 8, 2020 in Cars, News, Technology

Apple is continuing its development of technology that could end up in a potential Apple Car, including LiDAR barrier detection systems...

Read More

New Eagle sponsors Indy Autonomous Challenge

Posted on Dec 7, 2020 in Cars, Finance, News

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Mechatronic control system engineering company New Eagle announced today that the...

Read More

Ford’s autonomous cars are delivering fresh produce in Miami

Posted on Dec 7, 2020 in Cars, News

Ford’s long-running Miami self-driving car tests might just prove vital during the pandemic. The automaker, Argo AI and The Education Fund...

Read More

Amazon/Zoox custom vehicle design revealed early and leaks some details

Posted on Dec 7, 2020 in Cars, News, Perspective

Zoox, the self-driving robotaxi startup acquired for over $1B earlier this year by Amazon AMZN -0.1%, has promised a big reveal for Dec...

Read More

Elon Musk makes clear his stance on self-driving cars, AI oversight, and his ‘ad for Mars’

Posted on Dec 7, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

In an interview with Mathias Döpfner, the CEO of Axel Springer, Business Insider’s parent company, Elon Musk revealed his thoughts...

Read More

Autonomous vehicle: How safe is safe enough?

Posted on Dec 7, 2020 in Perspective, Technology

How safe is safe enough? This is a question which has perplexed the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry since its inception. Every time I...

Read More

The impassioned debate: Self-driving cars parking head-in versus nose out

Posted on Dec 6, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

A parking lot can become a feuding landscape akin to the Old West and the infamous rivalry between the Hatfields and the McCoys....

Read More

New electronic module to safeguard self-driving vehicles against total failure of onboard electrical systems

Posted on Dec 6, 2020 in News, Technology

Autonomous electric vehicles draw power from two sources: a high-voltage battery and, additionally, a conventional 12-volt battery that...

Read More

VW CEO expects autonomous cars on market from 2025-2030

Posted on Dec 6, 2020 in Cars, News

BERLIN — Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess expects autonomous vehicles to be ready for sale between 2025 and 2030....

Read More

What can “Tesla Full Self-Driving” do? Where does it struggle? (Video)

Posted on Dec 5, 2020 in Knowledge Center, Perspective, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

Last Friday, November 27, Tesla Chief Engineering Officer Elon Musk tweeted that the rather advanced beta version of Tesla’s Full...

Read More

Recap: Who’s responsible if a self-driving car has an accident?

Posted on Dec 5, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

With self-driving cars gaining traction in today’s automobile landscape, the issue of legal liability in the case of an accident has...

Read More

Safety as the #1 priority for semi-autonomous vehicles requires a reform of European regulations

Posted on Dec 5, 2020 in Perspective, Policy & Regulation

Safety is rightfully defined as the number one priority for all regulators who make decisions about vehicle systems like driving assist or...

Read More

Einride’s next-generation ‘Pod’ promises NVIDIA-powered unmanned electric heavy freight

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 in News, Technology, Trucks

Einride, a Swedish company focusing on autonomous electric trucks, announced today that their next-generation Pod will use NVIDIA’s “Orin”...

Read More

Israeli lidar startup Innoviz in talks to merge with SPAC

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 in Finance, News, Technology

(Bloomberg) — Innoviz Technologies Ltd., an Israeli startup focused on lidar, laser sensors used in autonomous vehicles, is in talks...

Read More

Alibaba-backed autonomous car firm AutoX starts driverless testing

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 in Editor’s Picks

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said on Thursday it has...

Read More

Luminar going public makes 25-year-old Austin Russell one of world’s first, and youngest, self-driving billionaires

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 in News, Technology

Tesla isn’t the only upstart auto industry player having a big year. Luminar, which creates lidar technology critical to many automakers’...

Read More

Developing autonomous vehicles faster with end-to-end solutions from dSPACE on Microsoft Azure

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 in News, Technology

San Jose (Silicon Valley), CA, December 3, 2020. dSPACE will offer customers its comprehensive solutions for data-driven development of...

Read More

CEO of Yandex Self Driving Group predicts that autonomous vehicles will roam freely around major cities within five years

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Self-driving cars are yet to become the everyday reality in Europe, but one European tech giant is racing to compete with Google’s...

Read More

Self-driving cars being tailgated by obnoxious human drivers

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 in Cars, Perspective

Let’s talk about those obnoxious people that insist on driving their car as though it is an extension of the rear bumper of your car....

Read More

Alibaba-backed autonomous car firm AutoX starts driverless testing

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 in Cars, News

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said on Thursday it has...

Read More

Would you like to receive regular updates on new links?

Your Email