AV race opens door to agile, ambitious start-ups
Increasing pressure to get autonomous vehicles ready for the road has created an open invitation for innovative startups to show what they...
Read MoreOrlando, Fla., sees the launch of its first driverless bus
With a fitting beep, doors opened and out stepped local elected officials and executives as confetti rained down over them outside the...
Read MoreWhy railroad crossings are a grave danger for self-driving cars
Stop, look and listen. That’s the customary sage advice for car drivers that come upon a railroad crossing. Do you abide by that simple...
Read MoreAutonomous driving: A distant dream or an imminent reality?
A few days ago, when Spain’s technology conglomerate GMV announced that it had obtained a contract from BMW for developing a precise GNSS...
Read MoreUsing Ouster’s Lidar, Nvidia targets 2022 for commercial launch of self-driving vehicles
NVIDIA has been working with Volvo Trucks to develop a flexible, scalable self-driving system for commercial use. A recent announcement...
Read MoreUK team trials cyber security tech for driverless cars
With autonomous vehicles expected to become ever more widespread in the years ahead; the security of the connected systems that underpin...
Read MoreVeoneer to make thermal camera for autonomous vehicle
Swedish auto technology manufacturer Veoneer has claimed that it has won a contract to supply thermal camera for autonomous vehicles from...
Read MoreMountain highway in China to test driverless cars
A mountainous stretch of highway in eastern Shandong, China, is to be dedicated to self-driving car testing. The testing of connected...
Read MoreOutsight’s 3D camera for autonomous cars can identify clothing and ice
Outsight, a new company co-founded by former Withings CEO Cedric Hutchings, has unveiled a self-driving car camera with new types of...
Read MoreThe self-driving truck startup that’s been quietly moving UPS loads just pulled in $120 million in fresh funding
One of the hottest startups in autonomous trucking just another cash boon. TuSimple, which is based in San Diego and Beijing, announced on...
Read MoreUber to collect mapping, other data for possible autonomous service in Dallas
Uber will expand data collection for potential autonomous vehicles in Dallas, beginning in November, the ride-hailing service said...
Read MoreForget about self-driving cars, just make a robot that can drive
Do you know a smarmy person that thinks they always have a better idea or a canny way to solve a vexing problem? If so, you likely know...
Read MoreShanghai allows self-driving cars to carry passengers
Shanghai has become the first Chinese city to issue permits allowing self-driving cars to carry passengers and freight on the city’s...
Read MoreVeoneer wins thermal camera production deal for self-driving car
Swedish auto-technology supplier Veoneer said on Tuesday it had won a production contract with an unidentified “world-leading”...
Read MoreUber’s self-driving cars ride into Texas
Uber’s autonomous cars are coming to Texas. On Tuesday, Uber’s Advantaged Technologies Group announced it would test its...
Read MoreUsing ouster’s lidar, nvidia targets 2022 for commercial launch of self-driving vehicles
NVIDIA has been working with Volvo Trucks to develop a flexible, scalable self-driving system for commercial use. A recent announcement...
Read MoreTailgate Parties In An Era Of Self-Driving Cars: Thriving Or Taking A Dive?
Tailgate parties. According to the illustrious Homer Simpson, they constitute the pinnacle of human achievement (see the Any Given...
Read MoreApplied Intuition secures $40 mn Series B funding for autonomous vehicle simulation
California-based Applied Intuition, which supplies software tools and infrastructure for autonomous vehicle development worldwide, has...
Read MoreII-VI Inc. and LITE-ON Partner on Lidar
II-VI Inc. has signed a strategic partnership agreement with optoelectronic specialist LITE-ON Technology Corp. The partnership will...
Read MoreTesla’s started its Full Self-Driving computer retrofits, report says
Earlier this year, we learned all about the super-powerful and designed-in-house Tesla Full Self-Driving computer. We also learned that...
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