14 tech experts predict exciting future features of driverless cars
Driverless cars may be in their infancy, but they’re certainly generating a lot of interest. Most major car companies, as well as several...
Read MoreAurora debuts new autonomous trucking hardware
Autonomous driving technology developer Aurora is launching a new, more powerful hardware kit it plans to use for self-driving trucks and...
Read MoreElectric robotaxis may not be the climate solution we were led to believe
For years, we’ve been told that electric autonomous taxis can help fight climate change by reducing air pollution. But new research from...
Read MoreQualms about touting those neophyte testimonials by first-time riders in AI self-driving car tryouts
A smooth ride. Enjoyed taking a short nap while getting a lift to the grocery. Those comments might seem like everyday remarks by someone...
Read MoreSelf-driving electric cars could mean the end of short haul flights
One of the worst forms of transport for CO2 emissions is domestic and short haul flying. Research from the BBC via BEIS/Defra in 2019...
Read MoreAlphabet’s Waymo to stop selling lidar self-driving car sensors
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) self-driving unit Waymo said on Thursday that it has ended a...
Read MoreCruise is buying solar energy from California farmers to power its electric, self-driving fleet
Cruise, the self-driving car company under General Motors, has launched a new initiative called Farm to Fleet that will allow the company...
Read MoreWaymo to stop selling lidar self-driving car sensors
San Francisco: Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc., has decided to stop selling light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors to...
Read MoreChances of collisions involving urgently underway police cars and AI self-driving cars
Code 3. That’s the usual parlance for indicating that a police car will activate its flashing lights and engage a blaring siren as the...
Read MoreNuro is building a test track and factory for its delivery robots in Las Vegas
Nuro, a start-up which makes autonomous delivery vehicles, announced Thursday that it’s building a factory and a closed course test-track...
Read MoreXiaomi acquires autonomous driving firm as it looks to boost nascent electric vehicle business
GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi has acquired an autonomous driving start-up,...
Read MoreMusk admits Full Self-Driving system ‘not great,’ blames a single stack for highway and city streets
It hasn’t even been a week since Tesla hosted its AI Day, a livestreamed event full of technical jargon meant to snare the choicest of AI...
Read MoreCan Tesla and other fully autonomous cars really work in the real world?
The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a hoot. It features one of the highest levels of automation found on a production Merc yet, and that...
Read MoreDo Passengers Want Self-Driving Cras To behave More Or Less Like Them?
Recent studies have shown that people have negative attitudes about using autonomous systems because they don’t trust them. Moreover,...
Read MoreCruise Looks to Solar Panels to Power Self-Driving Cars
Cruise, the San Francisco autonomous car company backed by General Motors, is launching a new initiative to support renewable energy...
Read MoreSerious Concerns That AI Self-Driving Cars Cybersecurity Will Be A Hacker Leak Like An Open Sieve
It started quietly and unexpectedly got louder and louder. You see, I could hear the sounds of possums on my roof. Those irascible...
Read MoreA secret weapon for self-driving car startups: Humans
FREMONT, Calif., Aug 23 (Reuters) – Self-driving startups like Cruise and Pony.ai have begun testing their driverless cars in some...
Read MoreWaymo opens self-driving car testing to some San Francisco residents
Alphabet-owned Waymo is asking San Francisco residents to help test its self-driving cars in the city it hopes will be its second...
Read MoreAutonomous car insurance drives new opportunities
In 2017, Kyle Vogt, the founder of GM-backed autonomous car company Cruise, promised that the startup would begin testing driverless...
Read MoreTesla sells ‘full self-driving,’ but what is it really?
As US investigators escalate their scrutiny of Tesla’s driver-assistance technology, another problem is emerging for the electric...
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