Autonomous vehicle implementation predictions: Implications for transport planning
Victoria Transport Policy Institute, November 26, 2018 This report explores autonomous (also called self-driving, driverless or robotic)...
Read MoreAutomakers face fight to stand out in driverless era
Self-driving vehicles won’t generate much buzz on Wall Street — or much of a profit — if automakers and technology companies...
Read MoreWest Midlands driverless cars project wins £19m boost
More roads in the West Midlands will be used to test driverless cars as part of a £19m grant. The money has come from the...
Read MoreWill the kids be all right in self-driving cars? A new report offers guidelines
Autonomous test vehicles are being piloted on roads in nearly two dozen cities nationwide, but little attention has been given to the...
Read MoreBuses and taxis to lead UK self-driving public transport push
The first driverless public transport services on the UK’s roads will be in action by 2021, the government has announced, led by an...
Read MoreDriven to safety — it’s time to pool our data
For most Americans, the thought of cars autonomously navigating our streets still feels like a science fiction story. Despite the billions...
Read MoreTrump is tightening the screws on U.S. tech exports to China
The Trump administration is proposing sweeping new limits on U.S. exports of advanced technologies to China in an effort to stop the...
Read MoreMilton 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,...
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