New £1bn Smart City Mobility Centre will be Europe’s main site for autonomous and electric car R&D
Research into the next generation of autonomous and electric vehicles will be conducted at a new £1bn Smart City Mobility Centre in the...
Read MoreRidecell expands funding round for autonomous ride-hailing platform to $60 million
Car-sharing, ride-sharing, and ride-hailing companies have something in common: They rely on fairly sophisticated backends to keep fleets...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars may kill that old real estate mantra of ‘Location, Location, Location’
It’s early days for the robo-taxi business, with Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo just starting to offer an on-demand driverless service in Phoenix,...
Read MoreApple co-founder Steve Wozniak: ‘I do not believe in auto driving cars’ — it’s not possible yet
Technologist Steve Wozniak told CNBC on Tuesday he had once hoped that Apple would build the first self-driving car. But the Apple...
Read MoreWaymo to start first driverless car service next month
In just a few weeks, humanity may take its first paid ride into the age of driverless cars. Waymo, the secretive subsidiary of Google’s...
Read MoreWaymo CEO: Autonomous cars won’t ever be able to drive in all conditions
It’ll be decades before autonomous cars are widespread on the roads — and even then, they won’t be able to drive...
Read MoreHow Southeast Michigan municipalities are building the road infrastructure of the future
Self-driving cars were once relegated to zooming around the highways in science fiction realms. But the technology that could make...
Read MoreAutonomous cars survey matter of life and death
An extensive international survey reveals distinct global preferences concerning the ethics built into the programming for autonomous...
Read MoreDoes anyone understand Ford’s plans to dominate the future?
There’s a reason why Ford (F – Get Report) stock has underperformed its peers like General Motors (GM – Get Report) and...
Read MoreFour-seasons road mapping touted as WatCAR breakthrough for AVs
A research project aimed at developing three-dimensional, high-definition mapping (3D HD) could give Ontario an edge in the race to...
Read MoreFord open to working with foreign rivals on driverless cars
Ford is open to working with other carmakers to expand self-driving services internationally, the head of the carmaker’s autonomous...
Read MoreHow software will dominate the automotive industry
The rise of autonomous vehicles will cause a tectonic shift in the mobility industry―and incumbents must evolve along with it. Toptal...
Read MoreRules of the road evade driverless cars
People have been imagining driverless cars since at least 1958, when Walt Disney Co. aired “Magic Highway U.S.A.” It’s been almost...
Read MoreTesla’s Elon Musk is promising a self-parking feature for 2019. The only problem? It may be illegal
All over the world, searching for a parking spot can be a nightmare. Take New York City, for example. According to INRIX Research’s 2017...
Read MoreThe amazing ways Toyota is using artificial intelligence, big data & robots
A great way to understand the future priorities for a company is to see where they invest resources. When you look at where Toyota, the...
Read MoreRoborace ditches driverless car for first season
Even though Roborace’s self-driving race car made it all the way up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, it won’t be...
Read MoreVW considers investing in Ford-backed autonomous unit Argo
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. are nearing a framework agreement to join forces on electric and self-driving vehicles, capital-intensive...
Read MoreMixed feelings among German drivers about automated driving
According to the Continental Mobility Study 2018, German drivers are ambivalent about automated driving. While around two thirds would...
Read MoreHow do self driving cars see? (And how do they see me?)
Our in-house Know-It-Alls answer questions about your interactions with technology....
Read MoreDaimler and Bosch lay out plans for autonomous taxi service in San Jose
Bustling San Jose — the third-largest metropolis in California, according to the 2010 census — is about to become a testbed for autonomous...
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