What the Lion Air crash teaches us about autonomous cars
2019 opened with a reset of expectations for autonomous cars. Sensibly, OEMs and software companies backed off their claims for delivery...
Read MoreA Waymo employee reveals what it’s like to create the unique voice of self-driving cars
Imagine that you’re sitting in a Waymo One self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan in the Phoenix area, enjoying your autonomously...
Read MoreHow self-driving cars can help make cities better
Driverless cars promise to reshape cities beyond just easing traffic congestion. These futuristic vehicles generate vast amounts of data...
Read MoreElon Musk’s promises about self-driving cars are ‘almost unethical,’ says AutoNation CEO
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s promises about autonomous vehicle technology are “almost unethical,” AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson...
Read MoreSelf-driving trucks will always need people
We all know how a self-driving vehicle is supposed to act, thanks to companies and startups like Waymo and Uber: These cars and trucks...
Read MoreAutonomous cars will not hit the market for a long time, says Porsche executive
If you’ve been saving all your pennies waiting anxiously for fully autonomous vehicles to hit the market, you should hang tight, according...
Read MoreHow driverless cars will affect young people
A street view by 2025AD author Raven Brookes and her team who take to the trendy streets of Digbeth to understand how driverless cars will...
Read MoreIt seems impossible that Tesla will have full self-driving car tech ready in a year, says analyst
At least one auto industry analyst is skeptical about Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bold claim that the electric car maker will have all the...
Read MoreSelf-driving truck startup Pronto pursues gradual path to automation
Pronto, the new self-driving truck startup launched by Anthony Levandowski, is pursuing a more incremental path toward autonomous driving...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars might kill auto insurance as we know it
Dan Peate, a venture capitalist and entrepreneur in Southern California, was thinking of buying a Tesla Model X a few years ago—until he...
Read MoreDriverless vehicles will transform cities? One already has: The elevator
In 1894, some ten years before automobiles mainstreamed horizontal transportation, the Otis Elevator Company installed the world’s first...
Read MoreINTERVIEW – Oxbotica on its software solution for AVs
Oxbotica was spun out of Oxford University five years ago and now offers a suite of autonomous vehicle and fleet management software. Mike...
Read MoreA conversation with WiTricity CEO Alex Gruzen — #CleanTechnica exclusive
Things are happening at WiTricity, a world leader in wireless vehicle charging. Last week, it announced a new partnership with MAHLE, a...
Read MoreA self-driving fix for a population problem
This week, SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund invested nearly $1 billion in California-based autonomous delivery vehicle company Nuro....
Read MoreThe self-driving car is a marvel doomed by unpredictable humans
A few years ago, I wrote a Guardian article about jetpacks. A mode of transport that seemingly everyone wants and has been expecting (and...
Read MoreFederal framework on autonomous vehicles policy essential, UPS executive says
Nationwide policy for autonomous cars and trucks has the potential of facilitating the flow of freight while improving safety, according...
Read MoreCalifornia’s self-driving car reports are imperfect, but they’re better than nothing
On Wednesday, California’s Department of Motor Vehicles released the latest batch of reports from companies testing self-driving vehicles...
Read MoreIn the race for self-driving people movers, May Mobility could beat Waymo
While automotive companies and technology giants are racing to make cars drive themselves on the open road, a Michigan-based start-up is...
Read MoreThe ethical question of autonomous vehicles
Mobility and equity Kendall Science Fellow, Dr. Richard Ezike walks us through the equity implication of autonomous vehicles (AVs), and...
Read MoreInterview: Pronto’s Anthony Levandowski on new autonomous venture, rep and redemption
Anthony Levandowski is aware of his reputation. One of the most controversial figures in autonomous driving, his background has been...
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