Nobody at the wheel
An autonomous bus is tested in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China’s Henan Province on Wednesday. The bus has been undergoing tests...
Read MoreHow HD Maps work in self-driving cars
HD maps are essential for self-driving cars. They have a high accuracy of object locations, up to 10 cm. Self-driving cars use HD maps for...
Read MoreKeys to get Tesla revving? Navigating battery and self-driving tech
Tesla (TSLA) has long been a battleground stock, as evidenced by its extremely volatile share action in recent years. But a breakthrough...
Read MoreDeepMind is helping Waymo evolve better self-driving AI algorithms
Waymo’s self-driving cars now have something in common with the brains that guide regular vehicles: their intelligence comes partly from...
Read MoreNew “automated following” tech lets one driver control two trucks
Peloton Technology’s vision of the future of truck automation includes trucks that aren’t autonomous at all. At the recent Automated...
Read MoreWhat it is really like being inside a self-driving car on our public roadways
I got into a discussion recently about the mysteries of self-driving cars. It happened while I was on a cross-country flight, prompted by...
Read More1 big thing: Cruise robotaxis need more work
In a surprise to no one, Cruise today acknowledged it will not meet a 2019 target to deploy driverless cars in an urban robotaxi service....
Read MoreThis mini chip-sized LiDAR can fit on your fingertip!
LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating the target...
Read MoreAV war heats up as Nissan launches revolutionary self-driving tech
Since 2016, Nissan has offered its autonomous drive tech ProPilot on a variety of models including the Rogue. This Advanced Driver Assist...
Read MoreCompetition in LiDAR market to enhance innovation and cost-effectiveness — Erik Frohmann, Geotech
GEOTECH, the developer, and manufacturer of Lidaretto, is located in Bratislava, Slovakia. Founded in 1994, the company has deep...
Read MoreAutoNews now: GM Cruise pushes back autonomous taxi launch
GM Cruise backing off plans to launch AVs this year | Mitsubishi’s profits tumble | BMW doubles battery capacity | Ford: F-150 EV...
Read MoreJoint effort to develop smaller, lower-cost LiDAR for autonomous driving
A key goal is to shorten the LiDAR signal chain, which would ultimately help boost performance for automotive and industrial systems....
Read MoreLyft makes self-driving research public
Transportation network company Lyft has announced that it is making research data on self-driving technology available to the public. Lyft...
Read MorePostmates’ self-driving delivery rover will see with Ouster’s lidar
Postmates’ cooler-inspired autonomous delivery robot, which will roll out commercially in Los Angeles later this year, will rely on lidar...
Read MoreGM won’t deliver self-driving cars by the end of the year after all
General Motors and its self-driving car subsidiary Cruise will miss their goal of rolling out driverless cars by the end of the year....
Read MoreChina, Germany to embrace broad cooperation in autonomous driving in 5G era: executive
German transportation solution provider Siemens Mobility looks forward to the rapid development of China’s autonomous driving...
Read MoreStorming Area 51 seeking to find secreted truly autonomous vehicles is a big no-go
Unless you live in a cave or perhaps are hiding in an underground bunker that lacks internet access, you’ve likely heard about the Area 51...
Read MoreChina’s Neolix to conduct autonomous vehicles trials in Saudi, UAE
China’s Neolix has signed a preliminary agreement with Middle East e-commerce company noon to trial autonomous vehicles in Saudi...
Read MoreLyft opens to the public autonomous driving data set from its Level 5 self-driving fleet
Lyft is offering to the public a set of autonomous driving data that it calls the “largest public data set of its kind,” containing over...
Read MoreSiLC takes modular, FMCW approach to lidar for self-driving cars, robots
Among the most competitive component technologies for autonomous vehicles is lidar, even as the debate continues over whether such...
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