Opinion: Self-driving car bill provides opportunity to save lives
Self-driving cars and smart infrastructure enable dramatic improvements in safety and hold incredible promise to decrease deaths and...
Read MoreFormer GM R&D boss, Larry Burns tells the tale of the automated car in new book
For most people, self-driving cars are a relatively recent concept popularized by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and videos of a blind man riding in...
Read MoreCity of Vancouver prepares for driverless cars in 2040 Transportation Plan
The City of Vancouver is working toward a transportation plan for 2040, and a big part of that is preparing for self-driving cars to hit...
Read MoreThe no-tech safety solution for driverless cars: People
Humans have always played an important role in the safety of the nation’s roads and they will continue to for many years, even during the...
Read MoreGround-penetrating radar tech for self-driving cars curbs weather risks
Autonomous vehicles need to stay in their lanes and if hazardous weather conditions dominate the morning, day or night drive, then the...
Read MoreVTT’s robot car, Martti, speaks 5G and takes step toward automation
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Nokia have joined forces to hook the VTT’s robot car, Martti, up to a 5G network, which...
Read MoreWaymo’s Shanghai subsidiary gives Alphabet another route back to China
Waymo has set up a subsidiary in China, the latest sign of attempts by parent Alphabet Inc. to get back into the world’s second-largest...
Read MorePony.ai racing to top of Chinese self-driving startups for funds raised
China is a market leader in terms of electric cars, but that’s just one of the emerging trends in the automotive world. Autonomous...
Read MoreToyota group members teaming up in self-driving joint venture
Four Toyota Motor group members including major automotive parts suppliers Denso and Aisin Seiki are planning to combine their research...
Read MoreHow driverless cars could potentially help with affordable housing, I-70 traffic in the High Country
Earlier this month, Morgan Stanley analysis told its clients that it had grossly underestimated its previous valuation of Google’s...
Read MoreSensors midwest 2018: LiDAR ToF measurements crucial for auto apps
A simplified description of time-of-flight (ToF) measurement would the measurement of the amount of time an object takes to travel a...
Read MoreLuxury carmaker nixes driverless tech in favor of humans
Rolls Royce, one of the most prestigious vehicle brands in the world, said Aug. 18 it will not be investing in driveress car technology,...
Read MoreHow Intel plans to save your life in autonomous driving
There were a few big takeaways from the Autonomous Driving 2018 Conference in Novi, MI. Perhaps the largest? Someone can imagine a...
Read MoreAn interview with self-driving visionary Larry Burns, co-author of “Autonomy”
Lawrence Burns is a former vice president of research, development and planning at General Motors, who has been an advisor to Waymo...
Read MoreCarmera, the mapping startup for autonomous vehicles, raises $20 million
Autonomous vehicles need more than a brain to operate safely in a world filled with obstacles. They need maps. Or more specifically,...
Read MoreCarmera’s human-driven sensors could pave the way for self-driving cars
An obvious setback for self-driving cars is the lack of eyeballs for noticing things like road construction or pedestrians. That’s...
Read MoreStealthy self-driving startup Ghost Locomotion raises $15 million, filings show
The SF Bay Area is home to a lot of self-driving car initiatives. Some startups, like Zoox, are trying “to make the whole widget” by...
Read MoreDriverless vehicles to provide Australia major productivity boost and jobs
When anyone mentions driverless vehicles, most of the people think that they are ‘a thing that the future holds’. However, the actual...
Read MoreWhy hi-resolution radar is a game changer
Ultra high-resolution imaging radar is quickly becoming the trailblazing technology for autonomous driving. 4D picture offers real-time...
Read MoreWanted in China: Detailed maps for 30 million self-driving cars
Chen Dan had doubts about betting millions of dollars to make high definition maps of Chinese roads. That was until she took charge of the...
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