Zoox can cruise San Francisco without drivers, but now it needs cash
San Francisco’s Lombard Street is famous for its eight hairpin turns. Tourists in rental cars slowly snake their way past the street’s...
Read MoreThe UK is testing its first full-sized autonomous bus
The UK unleashed its first full-sized autonomous bus today — albeit in limited fashion. For now, the single-deck bus will navigate...
Read More10 lessons from Uber’s fatal self-driving car crash
The single most important moment in the world of self-driving cars was around 10 PM on a Sunday evening, one year ago today. On that fatal...
Read MoreA new startup aims to be a ‘Designated Driver’ for autonomous vehicles in need of assistance
In 1997, General Motors introduced OnStar, a cellular communications system allowing a driver to connect to a human operator at the touch...
Read MoreNvidia’s Safety Force Field is ‘mathematically’ designed to prevent autonomous vehicle crashes
Today at Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, CEO Jensen Huang detailed the latest developments regarding the chipmaker’s...
Read MoreTrump’s views about ‘crazy’ self-driving cars are at odds with his DOT
President Donald Trump is an automated-vehicle skeptic, a point of view that lies in stark contrast with agencies within his own...
Read MoreUAW puts its money where its mouth is
With dollars and declarations, the UAW is signaling that it’s prepared for a long and costly strike to get what it wants. Are...
Read MoreSeven in 10 Americans afraid to ride in fully-autonomous cars
There’s a lot of talk nowadays about how everyone will use self-driving cars in the not-so-distant future, but a new study doesn’t paint...
Read MoreHow TomTom is evolving for autonomous vehicles
To many, TomTom is a brand synonymous with satellite navigation (“Sat Nav”) devices plastered to car windshields. But behind the scenes,...
Read MoreUnrestrained by heritage, Polestar sets its sights on becoming a digital brand
Sweden-based Volvo skipped the 2019 Geneva Auto Show, but sister company Polestar attended the event to quietly show off its second and...
Read MoreWhat the Boeing 737 Max can teach us about self-driving cars (and the dangers of machine learning)
We don’t yet know exactly what happened with the Boeing 737 Max crashes. But it’s clear from other non-fatal 737 Max incidents...
Read MoreAutomakers are spending billions on self-driving technology people are afraid of
On the surface, cost-cutting is the name of the game in the automotive industry. Many automakers are slashing unprofitable, low-volume...
Read MoreGM’s driverless car petition to NHTSA enters public comment phase
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is taking action on General Motors Co.’s request to put a driverless car —...
Read MoreDrivers embrace tech, but unsure about self-driving cars
Drivers may love their backup cameras, but remain unsure about a car’s ability to drive itself. As car manufacturers pile on more...
Read MoreIs Tesla Autopilot way ahead of rivals in self-driving race? Video
Sure, Tesla Autopilot is still a “hands-on” system. To say that there haven’t been problems caused by the technology would be a lie....
Read MoreNavigant Research Leaderboard: Automated driving vehicles
Navigant Research, March 14, 2019 2018 proved to be a year of both advancement and setbacks in the commercialization of automated driving...
Read MorePicking and ranking leaders in the automated driving sector
In my primary job as a principal analyst with Navigant Research, I cover the mobility industry and produce a number of reports that...
Read MoreWhat Uber really gets from selling a $1 billion stake
There’s more going on under the hood of a consortium’s planned $1 billion investment in Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving car unit...
Read MoreDetroit at center of autonomous tech universe, Navigant report shows
The Motor City is firmly at the front of the auto industry’s next revolution. A new study by Navigant Research rates three companies as...
Read MoreUber driverless talks signal IPO imminent
Uber’s initial public offering appears imminent, with the news it is trying to boost its valuation prospects with a possible stake...
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