Who will own the cars that drive themselves?
It was a difficult question even before the coronavirus pandemic hit: When self-driving cars eventually rule the roads, will Americans own...
Read MoreSpeaking of space launches, here’s how Apollo 12 was saved by a steely-eyed missile man, plus lessons for self-driving cars
This is an exciting week for space travel and kudos goes to NASA and SpaceX for being on the verge of launching astronauts into space from...
Read MoreArnold Schwarzenegger’s contribution to autonomous vehicles
In 1990, Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in a futuristic science fiction movie called Total Recall. The core of the movie was a typical...
Read MoreAmazon buying Zooxmay save $20 billion, put Tesla on its heels
(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc.’s talks to buy driverless vehicle startupZoox Inc. has analysts speculating the deal could save the...
Read MoreFor better or for worse, ballot harvesting for election voting would be a cinch with self-driving cars
There is a lot of controversy about ballot harvesting. First, some prefer to call it ballot collecting, since the word “harvesting” seems...
Read MorePedestrians and cyclists make Guangzhou ‘efficient’ for testing self-driving cars
WeRide, a Chinese robotaxistartup, recently compared its results testing self-driving cars in both Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China....
Read MoreCarmakers push forward on EVs as self-driving hits pandemic speed bumps
Detroit — The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be yet another obstacle for the self-driving and ride-sharing movement, delaying the...
Read MoreHow will Waymo monetize autonomy?
Autonomous driving will be huge a beneficiary of the lingering effects of social distancing. Just as with e-Commerce for grocery,...
Read MoreCarmakers won’t be the ones steering the development of driverless vehicles
Futurists have been predicting the coming of autonomous driving for many decades now. But while billions of dollars have been invested in...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars are being trained in virtual worlds while the real one is in chaos
Brandon Moak felt as if a freight train had hit him. It was mid-March, and the cofounder and CTO of the autonomous- trucking startup...
Read MoreHere’s why Elon Musk keeps raising the price of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ option
Tesla is raising the price of the top tier “Full Self-Driving” version of its Autopilot driver assistance package by around $1,000 on July...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles: Who needs ’em?
To develop autonomous vehicles (AVs) capable of handling almost every corner case is cruelly hard. Equally tough and yet less often...
Read MoreThe People’s Vote: your six most discussed topics
If there’s one thing that new autonomous technologies never fail to deliver, it’s debate. We’re taking a deep dive into your comments...
Read MoreCEO of Intel-owned Mobileye expects a big consolidation of autonomous driving technology
In the race to develop autonomous driving technology, it might be more beneficial if companies collaborate, instead of trying to compete...
Read MoreThe PEUGEOT steering wheel: from the simple handlebar to the multifunctional steering wheel
At first glance, since the birth of the car, the steering wheel has been the mechanical organ that has evolved the least in both form and...
Read MoreHow coronavirus is accelerating a future with autonomous vehicles
Countries around the world have responded to the Covid-19 coronavirus with lockdowns, restrictions, and technology solutions that use...
Read MoreSunday’s NASCAR racing results if there were self-driving cars included
“Drivers, start your engines” was the battle cry this weekend. NASCAR racing is back underway after a ten-week halt due to the pandemic,...
Read MoreAutomated delivery cashes in on pandemic-driven demand
(Reuters) – The coronavirus crisis is accelerating a shift in the world of autonomous cars toward delivering packages instead of...
Read MoreTesla lawsuit over autopilot-engaged pedestrian death could disrupt automated driving progress
A recently filed lawsuit against Tesla in the U.S. District Court of Northern California where Tesla is headquartered alleges that a Tesla...
Read MoreThe state of the self-driving car race 2020
It turns out self-driving cars aren’t dissimilar from self-driving humans: It takes about 16 years for them to be ready for the road....
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