Milton Keynes, the model town building itself around self-driving cars
In October, the largest self-driving car project backed by the British government wrapped up three years worth of testing aimed at getting...
Read MoreThe tech comfort zone: Is the UK public ready for driverless cars? It depends on your gender, age, and where you live
While more than half of the UK public (53 per cent) feel positive about the way technology is driving change in the country, there is some...
Read MoreNvidia on the road to success with autonomous driving ‘AI’ chip
Nvidia hasn’t had a wonderful time recently, what with the imploding cryptocurrency scene causing its stock to plunge — lower virtual-coin...
Read MoreTesla, Uber, Waymo, and Cruise are facing a major reality check as problems mount for their self-driving car tech
Timelines presented by auto and tech companies have positioned 2018 and 2019 as milestones in the development of autonomous driving...
Read MoreNew blockchain platform for autonomous vehicles
The blockchain comes from U.S. company Filament and it is called Blocklet for Trusted Vehicle Applications. The technology is described as...
Read MoreCongress considers extending electric vehicle tax credits, approval of self-driving cars
With Congress returning to Washington on Tuesday for a flurry of legislative activity before the end of the year, transportation advocates...
Read MoreCombining real, virtual worlds improves driverless vehicle testing
Augmented reality technology can accelerate testing of connected and automated vehicles by 1,000 to 100,000 times, and reduce additional...
Read MoreThe UK’s geospatial data infrastructure: challenges and opportunities
Open Data Institute, November 20, 2018 Geospatial data is about places. It might be about a specific building, a river or other natural...
Read MoreGoogle, Apple, and Uber should be forced to share their mapping data
The UK government should encourage companies like Apple, Google, and Uber to publish more map data to help the development of technologies...
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 MoreThe 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 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...
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