Ford plans a self-driving service—but tech problems still loom
The automobile industry’s future looks a bit rough thanks to a decline in auto sales and sign-ups for driver’s licenses. So, Ford is...
Read MoreRussia’s Yandex offers driverless rides and passengers say ‘Da!’
Russsian Internet giant Yandex is offering robotaxi rides that are not only self-driving, but there is no driver behind the wheel at all....
Read MoreAdaSky raises $20 million to build far-infrared sensor for autonomous cars
In October 2017, two-year-old Israeli startup AdaSky emerged from stealth with what it claimed was the first far-infrared (FIR) thermal...
Read MoreApex.AI raises $15.5 million for autonomous-vehicle software
Apex.AI is emerging out of stealth today with quite the claim — an operating system for autonomous vehicles that will never fail. Founded...
Read MoreFord’s self-driving cars are really good, but are they good enough to win?
It was a humid, overcast day in Miami, and I needed to get from the city’s crowded downtown to the trendy, mural-splashed neighborhood of...
Read MoreWinnebago could be one of the most unexpected winners of the self-driving car revolution
Phone calls, yoga, a haircut… the list of things to do while commuting in a self-driving car is virtually endless. Because of this new...
Read MoreAustralia makes leap forward to embrace driverless vehicles
The Ipswich Connected Vehicle Pilot, which is a trial of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) technologies is estimating...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars expand the fight over airwaves
Hungry for more Wi-Fi capacity, the telecom industry is looking to snatch control of underutilized airwaves reserved for the auto...
Read MoreMany adults believe fully self-driving cars are already traversing U.S. highways
The American Automobile Association‘s (AAA) research group reported disconcerting findings of driver expectations of semiautonomous cars...
Read More“There is no such thing as a 100 percent security guarantee”
Joachim Langenwalter, Germany-based director automotive at Nvidia, is responsible for software deliveries to automakers and suppliers in...
Read MoreRiding inside Waymo’s self-driving minivan
Forbes’ Alan Ohnsman takes a test ride through Chandler, Arizona, in a Waymo self-driving Pacifica Hybrid minivan, without a human safety...
Read MoreFord partners with Walmart and Postmates to test autonomous grocery delivery
Ford is partnering with Walmart and Postmates to test the business of delivering goods like groceries and pet food using self-driving...
Read MoreCars without drivers still need a moral compass. But what kind?
Loved by some philosophers, loathed by others, the so-called trolley problem is the quintessential moral puzzle. A runaway train is...
Read MoreBerman Institute of Bioethics focuses on robotics and autonomous vehicles
Ethics or rules as a template for glitch-free man-machine interaction be it Artificial Intelligence or automated vehicles has always been...
Read MoreHow autonomous vehicles will upend transportation
Autonomous vehicle technology is advancing rapidly, and hard-core promoters contend that driverless cars could soon be the norm rather...
Read MoreInvestigating connected and autonomous vehicles with real-life driving data
A new partnership has focused on using human-driver data to improve the performance and acceptability of connected and autonomous vehicles...
Read MoreRobo-taxis or high-tech tunnels? The race for traffic utopia
On my first day as a reporter in Silicon Valley, I witnessed what I thought was the greatest product unveiling I had ever seen. It was a...
Read MoreData could be what Ford sells next as it looks for new revenue
As Ford Motor Co. works to navigate a global reorganization effort that is certain to include significant job reductions, one way forward...
Read MoreWaymo, GM to deploy self-driving cars with or without Congress
Congress is the closest it could be for at least a year to passing self-driving vehicle legislation, but if lawmakers fall short,...
Read MoreTop 5 things you’ll do in a self-driving car
When carmakers show us the self-driving future it always looks like utopian sci-fi, needing only Spock playing a lute in the back seat to...
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