Startup says end-to-end machine learning is “only scalable solution” for self-driving cars
It’s a solution that Tesla CEO Elon Musk would approve. No lidars, no high-definition maps. No hand-coded rules. A small startup in...
Read MoreToyota looks to an autonomous and electric future
Toyota announced creation of a $100 million venture fund to invest in autonomous driving and robotic technology start-ups as automakers...
Read MoreAn inconvenient truth: Human drivers and autonomous cars mix like oil and water
For those automakers and tech firms aiming to produce a truly autonomous car, considered a Level 5, they are using our public roadways as...
Read MoreApple self-driving car could use ‘confidence’ algorithm to speed up sensor processing & decision-making
Self-driving vehicles in Apple’s “Project Titan” could reduce the amount of processing required to recognize objects and...
Read MoreConfidence that your self-driving car won’t drive off a cliff while you’re sleeping
The high-tech and automotive industries are coming to terms with the likelihood that a truly driverless car – one in which it’s safe...
Read MoreWhat’s the piece-of-the-pie for driverless cars in $2 trillion infrastructure plan?
There are emerging discussions that perhaps Congress and the White House might agree to a rather significant spend on America’s...
Read MoreBill governing driverless vehicles advances in Louisiana
Though still a few years away, a Louisiana House committee considered and advanced Monday legislation that would set up the legal and...
Read MoreElon Musk calls Lidar “a fool’s errand” … & other autonomous driving experts starting to agree
Tesla presented its latest and greatest vehicle autonomy features at its recent Autonomy Investor Day. The brain of the system is the...
Read MoreGM Cruise autonomous vehicle unit gets $1.15B investment
A group of institutional investors is sinking $1.15 billion into GM Cruise LLC, the autonomous vehicle unit of General Motors. Cruise...
Read MoreWaymo’s self-driving cars are now available on Lyft’s app in Phoenix
Lyft riders in the Phoenix area will soon be able to summon one of Waymo’s self-driving minivans for a ride, the companies said Tuesday....
Read MoreNissan markets ProPilot cautiously
Tesla infamously pushes the envelope with the promotion of its semi-autonomous tech- nology. Even the brand name, Autopilot, has sparked...
Read MoreSpecial report: Mastering the autonomous vehicle map
Maps used by humans will not be sufficient when the driving is taken over by artificial intelligence (AI). Proponents of high definition...
Read More‘Special report: Mastering the autonomous vehicle map’ by Automotive World
A new Automotive World report looks at the role of maps in the development and roll-out of autonomous vehicles. Maps used by humans will...
Read MoreETFs for investing in self-driving cars
The three words – connected, autonomous, and electric – have become an integral part of the automobile bibliography. The...
Read MoreMIT paper tackles the challenging economics of autonomous taxis
Several of the most high-profile mobility technology companies are increasingly betting their futures on the dream of autonomous...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles: The mix of opportunity and uncertainty
A Rapidly Changing World We have been engulfed with ideas, spirited discussions and emphatic opinions on what it would take to create the...
Read MoreWatch crazy video of Tesla Model 3 autonomously picking up owner in parking lot
Tesla is currently working on a new version of its Summon feature that enables its vehicles to autonomously navigate parking lots and pick...
Read MoreCOMMENT: Autonomous vehicle maps must combine precision with flexibility
Navigation has been a core component of the automotive industry for decades. While the market today has progressed far from its paper...
Read MoreTesla crash lawsuit nails the achilles heel of driverless cars
When you were a young child, you might have placed your hand near a stovetop that was hot or tried to grab the handle of a pot or pan that...
Read MoreWho wins when robot race cars cross the finish line? Consumers who want self-driving tech
“Racing improves the breed” is a bon mot that’s been likely bantered about since one person told two other people on...
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