Data security and privacy in the connected car age
Today’s smart car is smarter than ever before. The numbers prove it: The average connected car has the power equivalent of 20 computers,...
Read MoreCity of Athens expresses interest in becoming test site for self-driving shuttle
The city of Athens has expressed interest in becoming a testing ground for autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles. DriveOhio, a...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles are coming. Now comes the hard part
Self-driving cars are increasingly common sights on roads in California, Arizona, and a few other pioneering locales. They’re still...
Read MoreKodiak Robotics raises $40M for self-driving trucks
Kodiak Robotics has emerged from stealth mode and raised $40 million in Series A funding to develop technology for self-driving trucks....
Read MoreElon Musk’s Boring Co. plans high-speed tunnel shuttle to Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles Dodgers fans are notorious for showing up late to games (stuck in traffic) and leaving early (gotta beat the traffic). But...
Read MoreA Zimbabwean working on a driverless car raised another $126,000 and is about to start production
Around the halfway mark of 2017 we started talking about how William Sachiti –a Zimbabwean- the founder of Academy of Robotics, which was...
Read MoreGovernors group seeks autonomous vehicle safety education
Excited chatter about automated and autonomous vehicles must lead to more consumer education and laws that govern driverless vehicles, the...
Read MoreWaymo is starting to deliver on another of its core self-driving car goals
The further we get into 2018, the more we’re starting to see Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Waymo driverless vehicle...
Read MoreInvestors tell Uber to ditch self-driving car program, report says
Uber has been trying its best to develop its own self-driving vehicle platform, in the hopes that it can do away with all those pesky...
Read MoreSpain works toward framework for autonomous driving
Spain is working to expand rules for self-driving vehicles and on modifications to insurance law, aiming to offer an overall legal...
Read More12 obstacles autonomous vehicle advocates need to read
Autonomous vehicles are a hotbed subject in our industry, as they should be. They potentially affect everyone, even non-drivers, and...
Read MoreBreaking the psychological barrier to autonomous vehicle adoption
Psychology, not technology, appears to be the main barrier toward the adoption of autonomous vehicles. A survey by the American Automobile...
Read MoreElectric, driverless cars to hit Dubai streets ‘in near future’, says RTA
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has endorsed new testing standards for electric, hybrid and self-driving vehicles to ensure...
Read MoreSmart vehicle architecture needed
The traditional architecture approach will no longer support the growth in content and complexity. There isn’t enough computing power to...
Read MoreChinese electric car company Nio seeks to raise $1.8 billion in IPO
Nio, a Chinese company that makes electric cars, has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. The company said in a filing on...
Read MoreSoftBank to shun Tesla deal as it focuses on ridesharing, autonomous vehicles
Speculation about who may or may not finance Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s audacious plan to take the carmaker private is distracting dealmakers...
Read MoreThe challenging journey to self-driving
In Swat CEO Jarrold Ong’s vision of the future of transport, autonomous vehicles play a big role. His company is one of two involved...
Read MoreResearchers teach autonomous cars to deal with irrational humans
A team of researchers recently determined that both human drivers and autonomous vehicles tend to prioritize the safety of their own...
Read MoreFiveAI to start a trial of its shared autonomous car fleet in London in 2019
After raising $35 million to develop driverless car technology and a strategy to build a fleet of shared vehicles, UK startup FiveAI is...
Read MoreTo make self-driving cars safe, we also need better roads and infrastructure
The big question around self-driving cars, for many people, is: When will the technology be ready? In other words, when will autonomous...
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