Waymo simulated real-world crashes to prove its self-driving cars can prevent deaths
In a bid to prove that its robot drivers are safer than humans, Waymo simulated dozens of real-world fatal crashes that took place in...
Read MoreXPeng launches 3,000+ km navigation-assisted autonomous driving expedition
XPeng Inc., a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, today announced the launch of a long-distance...
Read MoreWhile eyeing a SPAC, Swedish autonomous EV company Einride nears $75 million in new funding
Swedish autonomous electric vehicle startup Einride is aiming to continue the momentum sparked by partnerships with Oatly and Lidl by...
Read MoreSAE’s vehicle automation classification system is bunk — it’s time for a fresh start
I didn’t want to have to do this, but we need to talk. The levels of automation thought up by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)...
Read MoreTesla admits current ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ will always be a Level 2 system: Emails
Promises of hands-free driving and robotaxis have swirled in the dreams of drivers and investors ever since Tesla first teased the...
Read MoreVolkswagen teases sleek EV 4-door coupe flagship
The world’s fastest-growing electric vehicle (EV) brand has teased a first sketch of its Trinity Project battery-electric flagship, due in...
Read MoreScientists: Pedestrians could wear devices to protect themselves from self-driving cars
The dream of self-driving cars arguably came toppling down in March 2018, when an experimental autonomous vehicle operated by Uber fatally...
Read MoreSequoia-backed driverless truck startup seeks SPAC merger
Self-driving truck startup Plus is in advanced talks with a few special purpose acquisition companies for a merger, as it seeks to...
Read MoreLast-mile delivery robotics company Refraction AI raises $4.2M
Ann Arbor-based Refraction AI announced today that it has raised a $4.2 million seed round. The startup, which debuted on the TechCrunch...
Read MoreElon Musk says Tesla is expanding its Full Self Driving beta to more drivers
Tesla is expanding its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) beta, CEO Elon Musk said, doubling its size with a new software update, and eventually...
Read MoreHow Honda’s level 3 self-driving technology works
TOKYO — Honda unveiled a limited batch of its flagship Legend sedan with Level 3 self-driving capabilities, becoming the...
Read MoreCalifornia bill would require all self-driving vehicles to be zero emission by 2025
California might be the first state to give self-driving cars a deadline to electrify. In mid-February, a bill was quietly introduced into...
Read MoreThose self-driving cars in San Francisco and the Victorian house that rolled down the middle of the street
Sometimes, you can be quite surprised by what you might see on the sunny streets of San Francisco. For example, this proverbial City by...
Read MoreSelf-driving shuttle bus coming to campus
A self-driving shuttle bus – the first at any academic institution in Canada – could be operating on the Ring Road at the...
Read MoreYour self-driving car still isn’t ready. Smarter roads might change that
Washington, DC (CNN) – Jaime Waydo spent years building self-driving cars at Waymo, and was quick to praise their abilities. The...
Read MoreOuster and QCraft announce recent launch of robobus fleet in China using Ouster lidar sensors
SAN FRANCISCO & SUZHOU, China — March 4, 2021 Ouster, Inc. (“Ouster”) a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar...
Read MoreSidewalk robots get legal rights as “pedestrians”
As small robots proliferate on sidewalks and city streets, so does legislation that grants them generous access rights and even classifies...
Read MoreTesla Full Self-Driving Beta vs Waymo driverless taxi: Real-world test
We’ve read, watched, and shared many articles and videos about the future of self-driving cars. Most often, the coverage revolves...
Read MoreAutomotive SoC brings functional safety to CNN accelerator cores, ASIL D control
In one of the sessions at the recently concluded International Solid-State Circuits Conference 2021 (ISSCC 2021), Renesas presented a...
Read MoreWhat full autonomy means for the Waymo Driver
In January, Waymo posted a tweet breaking down what “autonomy” means for the Waymo Driver, which is how the company refers to its...
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