The biggest design questions facing (partially) self-driving cars
Until advanced technology that enables full automation is available, semi-autonomous cars (known as L2 and L3) will require driving input...
Read MoreCook talks coming out, autonomous cars and more in CNN interview
Shared in a 10-minute clip posted to CNN’s YouTube channel, the interview starts with Cook and Amanpour discussing why the Apple...
Read MoreMapper is using Uber-precise road scanners to help develop autonomous cars for the future
San Francisco-based company Mapper is another startup looking to work in the development of self-driving cars. Unlike Waymo or Drive.ai,...
Read MoreInside Uber before its self-driving car killed a pedestrian: Sources describe infighting, ‘perverse’ incentives, and questionable decisions
At 9:58 p.m. on a nearly moonless Sunday night, 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg stepped into a busy section of Mill Road in Tempe, Arizona,...
Read MoreParis allows driverless car on its tricky streets
FT Paris correspondent David Keohane talks to Jacques Aschenbroich, CEO of Valeo, the world’s largest supplier of car parts, about...
Read MoreDrivers overestimating safety tech capabilities: AAA
Four out of 10 Americans overestimate the capabilities of semi-automated driving systems based on their names, which indicates a lack of...
Read MoreWaymo’s CEO just highlighted 2 key opportunities for its driverless-vehicle tech
In just a couple of months, Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) driverless-vehicle company, Waymo, will launch its first...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars, tires, and the great national stupidity
Do you like being alive? I do. And I try to do as many things as possible to add years to my life. In quantity and quality. When I see a...
Read MoreHere’s which self-driving test cars crash most frequently
According to a report compiled by Allianz Global Assistance, only 52 percent of Americans say they’re confident that autonomous driving...
Read MoreLegends Dario Franchitti & Allan McNish boost California technology company in race to deploy autonomous vehicles
California-based COAST Autonomous, a self-driving technology company, has recruited Allan McNish and fellow Scottish motor racing legend...
Read MoreHow automotive supplier Valeo wants to accelerate autonomous vehicle development
A few weeks ago on the streets of Paris, auto parts giant Valeo unveiled its very own autonomous car. The Valeo Drive4U roamed the streets...
Read MoreHere’s how Ford plans to make money off self-driving cars
Ford plans to launch a production self-driving car in 2021, and that said car will be used for ride-hailing and delivery services. As the...
Read MoreGM’s self-driving unit Cruise is expanding to Seattle
Cruise, the self-driving company acquired by GM in 2016, is expanding to Seattle as it seeks more engineering talent to develop its...
Read MoreAEye raises $40M to build autonomous car sensor that sees better than humans
AEye is a computer vision start-up that believes everyone else is doing solid-state LiDar wrong. Current LiDar systems are mechanical,...
Read MoreVolkwagen CEO says Waymo has one-two year headstart in autonomous cars
Volkwagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, is up to two years of development work behind Alphabet Inc’s Waymo in the area of...
Read MoreMost GCC transport firms see driverless trucks by 2028
More than three quarters (82 percent) of GCC transport companies expect autonomous trucks to become a viable option on the roads within...
Read MoreWhat’s happening with Apple’s mysterious car project?
Over the past several years, rumors have spread that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working on a secret car initiative called Project Titan that...
Read MoreVolkswagen to spend €44 bln by 2023 to develop electric, self-driving vehicles
The Volkswagen Group said that it will spend almost 44 billion euros on e-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and...
Read MoreFisker failed. But now the EV pioneer is ready for an epic redo
You might think Henrik Fisker’s best days are behind him, but he’ll tell you he’s just getting started. The 55-year old designer and...
Read MoreFisker takes on Tesla in battle to be greenest
When they peek behind the curtain, some potential buyers of green cars like the Tesla Model 3 might not like what they see. That’s...
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