Startup says end-to-end machine learning is “only scalable solution” for self-driving cars
It’s a solution that Tesla CEO Elon Musk would approve. No lidars, no high-definition maps. No hand-coded rules. A small startup in...
Read MoreStudents battle it out in autonomous vehicle AI algorithm competition
The Japan Automotive AI Challenge recently took place, an event where university students can pit there AI algorithm against others,...
Read MoreMEMS based LiDAR to overcome conventional limitations
The big challenge is to come up with a LiDAR design which hits the performance and robustness targets and is able to be produced in mass...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars in 10 years: EU expects ‘fully automated’ cars by 2030
The European Union commissioner for transport expects full self-driving capability by 2030, she said this week at City as a Lab conference...
Read MoreAustria’s AI brain has a plan to take down Waymo and Tesla
Think of the European automobile industry and countries like Germany come to mind, with its luxury cars whizzing down the speed-limit-less...
Read MoreAutonomous driving tech startup Wayve has completed a test run without pre-mapped roads
Wayve, a UK-based autonomous driving technology startup, recently completed a test run of a car equipped with its technologies on a road...
Read MoreVirtual tests for autonomous driving systems
Sensors in autonomous vehicles have to be extremely reliable, since in the future motorists will no longer constantly monitor traffic...
Read MoreWayve claims ‘world first’ in driving a car autonomously with only its AI and a SatNav
Projects like Google’s Waymo, Uber, Cruise and Aurora are developing autonomous vehicles by throwing engineers at the problem, basing most...
Read MoreApple is working on skid recovery and automatic safety systems for self-driving cars
Apple’s self-driving vehicle technology has the potential to make being a passenger even safer than before, with the company coming...
Read MoreAutonomous driving has serious problems that could lead to very long delays
Whack-a-mole is not good enough. A Chinese demonstration of the inadequacies of Tesla’s autopilot (see here) also clearly shows that the...
Read MoreStanford wants to teach its autonomous race cars to learn from their past
Researchers at Stanford University are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to help their autonomous prototypes learn from the...
Read MoreSun plays tricks on Cadillac’s Super Cruise
For automakers and technology companies working on autonomous driving technology, making vehicles perform well in inclement conditions...
Read MoreVirtual tests for autonomous driving systems
Sensors in autonomous vehicles have to be extremely reliable, since in the future motorists will no longer constantly monitor traffic...
Read MoreLumotive announces a new ‘Beam-Steering’ Lidar for autonomous vehicles
Lumotive, a Seattle-based lidar startup developing technology for autonomous vehicles, recently introduced a disruptive...
Read MoreThe convergence of 5G and AI: A venture capitalist’s view
As an emerging-technology investor, I am always on the lookout for new technologies that can improve existing markets and enable new ones....
Read MoreWatch a self-driving car handle hairpin turns like a race car
Self-driving cars are trained to be overly cautious, but there may be situations where they need to make high-speed maneuvers to avoid a...
Read MorePortland startup develops AV remote control
In an era of self-driving vehicles, roadside assistance could transform into on-road assistance. Instead of asking OnStar for help, riders...
Read MoreWhat’s next? Self-driving cars and Asia’s LNG market breaks free
BloombergNEF held its annual New York Summit this week. Analysts hosted dozens of sessions on topics as varied as the future of...
Read MoreElon Musk clarifies Tesla’s plan to retrofit cars for ‘Full Self-Driving’ with new HW3 computer
Tesla is preparing its most important retrofit program to date and something completely new in the industry: updating hundreds of...
Read MoreBMW finds a spooky way to promote autonomous driving
BMW is hard at work developing advanced self-driving features for its vehicles and has previewed its latest developments in the field with...
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