Sidewalk robots are on the way
Automated grocery delivery is a retail technology that suddenly found itself with a more robust use case as the novel coronavirus pandemic...
Read MoreXPeng sets new benchmark in China’s longest autonomous driving challenge
Chinese electric vehicle startup XPeng Motors’ strong technological edge is boosting the company’s position in the highly competitive...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could save many lives. But mental roadblocks stand in the way
As we get ever closer to the era of driverless cars, a key question looms: How safe should autonomous vehicles be before we allow them on...
Read MoreHere’s why some are vehemently and diametrically opposed to self-driving cars
The headlines proclaiming the emergence of self-driving cars are usually soaked in high praise for the advent of these technological...
Read MoreCruise to sponsor racecar driver Dan Parker in National Federation of the Blind’s 2021 Blind Driver Challenge
BALTIMORE, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) announced today that San Francisco-based zero...
Read MoreRelishing the joys of a demolition derby for self-driving cars
It’s Spring time! Makes one hark back to visiting local county fairs and doing all the usual things that one does at such events,...
Read MoreFord-backed self-driving startup Argo AI mulling IPO this year
(Bloomberg) — Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, is considering going public as soon as...
Read MoreThe road not taken: South Korea’s self-driving professor
YONGIN, South Korea: Decades before the race to build a self-driving car became a multibillion-dollar contest between tech giants such as...
Read More‘Level 4’ self-driving transit cars in Japan won’t require licensed passengers: expert panel
TOKYO — Highly automated “Level 4” self-driving vehicles should be held responsible for following traffic rules and be...
Read MorePeople are throwing eggs at Google’s self-driving vans
In and around Phoenix Arizona, Waymo’s self-driving vehicles still aren’t exactly popular. The autonomous vehicle (AV) developer, owned by...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars that are jinxed
Do you believe it is possible for someone or something to be jinxed? When you watch sports players get upset at a potential jinx that is...
Read MorePony to expand Robotaxi operations, announces brand name of autonomous truck business
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Pony.ai, a Chinese startup that builds full-stack autonomous driving solutions, claimed on March 31 it will expand the...
Read MoreOptimus Ride partners with Polaris to commercialize electric autonomous vehicles
Autonomous, electric mobility service provider Optimus Ride announced a partnership with powersports vehicle manufacturer Polaris to bring...
Read MoreHyundai conceptualizes an app-controlled, self-driving electric taxi that can drive sideways
hyundai mobis unveils its m.vision concept series, a playfully designed pair of urban shared mobility electric vehicles. dubbed the...
Read MoreChinese EV maker claims AV record
XPeng is claiming a record for a P7 fleet which drove over 3,600km from Guangzhou to Beijing with 2,930 km highway driving under the...
Read MoreWill it be hard or easy for self-driving cars to expand their territory?
Today Waymo has commercial service only in suburban Phoenix. AutoX is doing it near Shenzhen. Tesla TSLA +4% declares their “full”...
Read MoreGoogle alum startup Cartken and REEF Technology launch Miami’s first delivery robots
Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs,...
Read MoreLyft and Motional announce a Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi fleet for U.S.
Select US cities will have them by 2023. Back in December, Motional (an autonomous vehicle company) and Lyft announced a partnership that...
Read MoreWhy Waymo’s driverless cars use DMS
“Why did a driverless car use DMS? Because it was a test-level system.” Okay, that won’t win me any prizes for humor. Instead let me pose...
Read MoreScavenger hunts via self-driving cars
You might have fond memories from childhood about going on neighborhood scavenger hunts....
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