Waymo taps former NTSB chair to oversee safety of self-driving ride-share fleet
Waymo, the Alphabet subsidiary on the cusp of launching the first autonomous rideshare service in the U.S., has hired a former top safety...
Read MoreVolvo and Luminar demo advanced lidar tech that gives autonomous cars detailed view of pedestrian movements
Volvo and and autonomous vehicle sensor company Luminar gave a glimpse into the future of autonomous cars at the Automobility LA trade...
Read MoreWaymo reportedly returns safety drivers to its autonomous cars
Waymo is reportedly rolling out additional safety measures for its self-driving vehicle fleets, reintroducing safety drivers and...
Read MoreCountry racing ahead in boosting autonomous driving development
China is speeding up its development of autonomous driving and is expected to become the leader in the technology, which is believed key...
Read MoreDenso acquires stake in Infineon
According to Infineon, the two companies have been working together for a long time and now want to strengthen their cooperation....
Read MoreGrowth in Hamilton: Drones and self-driving cars enter the sprawl-curbing conversation
If it’s possible to prepare Hamilton for flying cars, city planners will hear you out and not call you crazy.”We talk about it...
Read MoreGM plans to cut more than 14,000 jobs, close factories as downturn looms
First came the voluntary buyouts. Now, GM is ramping up its belt-tightening measures with cuts to factory and white-collar workers, plant...
Read MoreVolvo’s self-driving trucks will haul limestone from a mine
Sometimes, it’s the least glamorous uses of self-driving tech that can be the most important. Volvo has struck a deal that will have...
Read MoreDriverless cars on the streets of London’s Hounslow before 2019
Driverless cars are to hit the streets of Hounslow in London, England, before Christmas. Following successful trials in Oxford, England,...
Read MoreMercedes S-Class cooperative concept previews a potential light signaling system for autonomous cars
Mercedes has big plans for autonomous vehicles but, like other automakers exploring the technology, they’re being faced with a question...
Read MoreHow one insurer is prepping for a world of driverless cars
“There’s an image of a street in America from about 1898 and everyone is in horse-drawn carriages,” says Penny Searles, the chief...
Read MoreHuawei releases autonomous AI driving solution and demos cellular-connected cars
Though Huawei’s international business remains clouded by U.S. security allegations, the Chinese company is continuing to debut...
Read MoreWest Midlands driverless cars project wins £19m boost
More roads in the West Midlands will be used to test driverless cars as part of a £19m grant. The money has come from the...
Read MoreWill the kids be all right in self-driving cars? A new report offers guidelines
Autonomous test vehicles are being piloted on roads in nearly two dozen cities nationwide, but little attention has been given to the...
Read MoreBuses and taxis to lead UK self-driving public transport push
The first driverless public transport services on the UK’s roads will be in action by 2021, the government has announced, led by an...
Read MoreFirst driverless Edinburgh to Fife bus trial announced
Scotland’s first self-driving bus trial will run between Fife and Edinburgh next year. The pilot will include five autonomous single...
Read MoreTrump is tightening the screws on U.S. tech exports to China
The Trump administration is proposing sweeping new limits on U.S. exports of advanced technologies to China in an effort to stop the...
Read MoreMilton Keynes, the model town building itself around self-driving cars
In October, the largest self-driving car project backed by the British government wrapped up three years worth of testing aimed at getting...
Read MoreDriverless Volvo trucks take over dangerous mining tasks in Norway
In a unique pay-for-work agreement, Volvo Trucks will use driverless trucks to take over mining tasks perilous to human operators. Six...
Read MoreThe tech comfort zone: Is the UK public ready for driverless cars? It depends on your gender, age, and where you live
While more than half of the UK public (53 per cent) feel positive about the way technology is driving change in the country, there is some...
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