Uber’s self-driving cars are a key to its path to profitability
Its co-founder and ousted CEO Travis Kalanick sold all his stock and left the company’s board late last year. Uber sold its much...
Read MoreSenator tells Tesla to stop calling it ‘Autopilot’
Most automakers offer some form of advanced driver assistance features, including automatic lane keeping on highways and radar cruise...
Read MoreCruise’s new ‘more than a concept’ robotaxi presages a battle with Zoox
Cruise, a unit of General Motors with investment from Honda, revealed a new “not a concept” self-driving vehicle last week. The vehicle is...
Read MoreGM commits $3 billion to build electric and autonomous vehicles in Michigan
GM said Monday it will invest $2.2 billion into its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce all-electric trucks and SUVs, as well as a...
Read MoreCould autonomous cars doom global automakers? Fujitsu’s Warburton says yes
Could the automotive industry encounter its most challenging era in history over the course of the next decade? And will the next decade...
Read MoreThe economics of a Tesla robotaxi, and a quicker & easier path to profit
January 24, 2020 Published in 2016, Elon Musk’s “Master Plan, Part Deux” proposed the idea for the Tesla Network, essentially an automated...
Read MoreThe 4 reasons autonomous vehicles seem stalled in the U.S.
As the technology dawned, the predictions were stunning: one 2015 prediction forecast that autonomous vehicles would be piloting humans...
Read MoreThat car in California that mysteriously disappeared after going off a cliff is a valuable lesson for AI self-driving cars
You are on a sweeping mountainous road that overlooks the ocean, driving along at 55 miles per hour and enjoying the scenic view. Up ahead...
Read MoreJacksonville’s journey in engaging with autonomous vehicle technology
While there has been a great deal of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) activity in the public eye related to private vehicles, such as robo-taxi...
Read MoreAMS investors approve capital increase to fund Osram takeover
VIENNA (Reuters) – AMS (AMS.S) shareholders approved a 1.7 billion euros ($1.9 billion) capital increase to fund the Osram (OSRn.DE)...
Read MorePoor man’s autopilot: Where is the outrage?
In a video titled “Poor Man’s Autopilot,” the owner of an i3 with the ability to do self-parking and adaptive cruise control explains how...
Read MoreGM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Plant will build Cruise Origin self-driving shuttle
Detroit — General Motors Co. is expected to announce on Jan. 27 plans to build the all-electric Cruise Origin self-driving shuttle at the...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicle test in Rhode Island shows promise for other cities
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Heads turn and smartphone cameras rise as the boxy, futuristic cars slip through the streets of this 384-year-old port...
Read MoreAurora urges autonomous vehicle industry to adopt better safety metrics
Amazon-backed autonomous vehicle company Aurora is in search of better metrics by which to compare driverless system safety. In a Medium...
Read MoreUber is bringing its self-driving cars to Washington, DC
Uber’s self-driving cars will soon be jockeying for space on the streets of Washington, DC, with the ride-hailing company announcing it...
Read MoreWaymo is bringing its self-driving minivans and trucks to Texas and New Mexico
Waymo is hitting the open road and bringing some of its self-driving minivans and long-haul trucks to two new states. The Alphabet...
Read MoreGM unveils Cruise Origin driverless shuttle
Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors, debuted its first vehicle specifically designed to operate without a driver on...
Read MoreSuburbs already have driverless taxis, but San Francisco is still playing catch-up
San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood is notoriously tricky for any driver. Narrow roads, gobs of tourists, steep inclines,...
Read MoreUS pledges to modernize or eliminate outdated regulations to support autonomous vehicles
The United States government is finally getting serious about autonomous vehicles as Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has used CES to...
Read MoreVW announces new Silicon Valley self-driving nerve center at CES
On Wednesday at CES, Volkswagen detailed an important new step in the company’s march towards self-driving cars: the establishment not...
Read More