An auto exec who was ahead of the curve on electric cars explains what he sees as the biggest opportunity in the self-driving industry
In some ways, Tony Posawatz is the forgotten man of the electric-car revolution. The longtime auto executive oversaw the launch of the...
Read MoreHow automakers, tech companies can turn driverless plans into dollars
As driverless cars move closer to reality from science fiction, there’s a new competition: the race to a business case. Self-driving...
Read MoreCarmakers face pressure to set self-driving car rules
“If you buy a car that does not have the hardware necessary for full self-driving, it is like buying a horse,” Tesla CEO Elon...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles make congestion pricing even more critical
Autonomous vehicles will soon be ubiquitous on city streets. Before this happens, we should ask ourselves: Will they whisk us quickly...
Read MoreRack ’em up, driverless cars surprisingly will be a boon for auto repair market
That cha-ching sound of money being made from driverless cars will be the inexorable clatter coming from cash registers ringing over and...
Read MoreIt’s not just autonomous cars of the future that need security – today’s do too
It’s going to be a while before autonomous vehicles (AV) are mainstream. Don’t expect, anytime soon, to summon a driverless car with an...
Read MoreMusk’s self-driving car roadmap isn’t possible, futurist Martin Ford says
Martin Ford, author of “Rise of the Robots” and “Architects of Intelligence,” and Bloomberg Intelligence’s...
Read MoreCould autonomous vehicles be worse for cities than regular cars?
Could autonomous vehicles be worse for cities than autos have turned out to be? Few appear to think so. But we have a long track record of...
Read MoreHow long will it take to phase in driverless cars?
Aurora CEO Chris Urmson stopped by The Vergecast to discuss the future of self-driving cars with Nilay Patel and Andrew Hawkins. They...
Read MoreNunes: Benefits won’t be shared
So, my colleague Meredith gave a very eloquent introduction as to why the technology is unsafe, why it doesn’t work. But let’s...
Read MoreAre we there yet? A reality check on self-driving cars
READ THE BREATHLESS articles and bold tweets and you could be forgiven for thinking that the fully autonomous vehicle is around the...
Read MoreExpect NHTSA to be strict with driverless cars, says expert
Jim Press, former president of Chrysler, and Steven Shladover, research engineer at University of California-Berkeley, join “Closing...
Read MorePony.ai’s pilot highlights everyone’s autonomous driving problems.
The launch of Pony.ai’s 1st live pilot looks great but digging into some of the details reveals that, just like everyone else, Pony.ai is...
Read MoreFive reasons why autonomous cars aren’t coming anytime soon
In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those...
Read More1987 self-driving technology — the future was almost ready decades ago?
Isn’t this funny: Here I am, happy about finally placing an order on a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, including the full self-driving...
Read MoreWaymo CEO John Krafcik explains why a parking lot is one of the most difficult environments for a self-driving car
Since John Krafcik became the CEO of Google’s self-driving car project, now called Waymo, in 2015, the company has achieved two...
Read MoreTesla autonomous driving: Fact or fantasy? Bold but unsubstantiated claims do not mean much
Elon Musk has made some pretty bold claims on Tesla’s behalf regarding the state of its autonomous driving solution but with no hard data...
Read MoreLIDAR Game of Thrones for driverless cars, there will be winners and there will be losers
The popular Games of Thrones series has a famed reputation for killing off characters of the provocative cable show, including primary...
Read MoreBoeing crashes and Uber collision show passenger safety relies on corporate promises, not regulators’ tests
Advanced technologies deliver benefits every day. But, sometimes interactions with technology can go awry and lead to disaster. On March...
Read MorePooling resources to make autonomous vehicles safer
New industry statistics suggest that autonomous vehicles are becoming better at driving without human intervention. U.S. automakers and...
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