Tesla vaunts creation of ‘the best chip in the world’ for self-driving
At its “Autonomy Day” today, Tesla detailed the new custom chip that will be running the self-driving software in its vehicles. Elon Musk...
Read MoreAre we there yet? A reality check on self-driving cars
READ THE BREATHLESS articles and bold tweets and you could be forgiven for thinking that the fully autonomous vehicle is around the...
Read MoreExpect NHTSA to be strict with driverless cars, says expert
Jim Press, former president of Chrysler, and Steven Shladover, research engineer at University of California-Berkeley, join “Closing...
Read MoreChina site tests autonomous cars in highway conditions
China is building its first site to test autonomous cars under highway conditions amid a global shift toward technologically advanced and...
Read MorePony.ai’s pilot highlights everyone’s autonomous driving problems.
The launch of Pony.ai’s 1st live pilot looks great but digging into some of the details reveals that, just like everyone else, Pony.ai is...
Read MoreTeaching an autonomous car to perceive like a human
On April 2, 2019, Ford’s Chief Technology Officer, Ken Washington told Kara Swisher on Recode Decode with Kara Swisher that by 2021,...
Read MoreThese two companies are making autonomous cars safer on the road
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2019, Nvidia announced they would bring artificial intelligence-powered (AI) Level 2+...
Read MoreHere are Elon Musk’s wildest predictions about Tesla’s self-driving cars
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a series of bold predictions today about the ability for his company’s cars to completely drive themselves. And...
Read MoreFive reasons why autonomous cars aren’t coming anytime soon
In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh, Phoenix and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those...
Read MoreTesla Autopilot, full self driving, Elon Musk, ARK Invest — CleanTech talk with Tasha Keeney
For our hot new CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, I recently sat down with ARK Invest Analyst Tasha Keeney to discuss various...
Read More1987 self-driving technology — the future was almost ready decades ago?
Isn’t this funny: Here I am, happy about finally placing an order on a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, including the full self-driving...
Read MoreUber’s self-driving cars are still a ‘science experiment,’ report says
Uber’s self-driving cars still aren’t very reliable, apparently. Business Insider reports that Uber’s self-driving tech...
Read MoreKroger and Nuro launch driverless grocery deliveries in Houston
Nuro is on a hot streak this year, as it transitions from self-driving pilot programs to integration with existing businesses. Earlier...
Read MoreGM’s Cruise is preparing for a self-driving future in the cloud
According to marketing firm ABI, as many as 8 million driverless cars will be added to the road in 2025. Meanwhile, Research and Markets...
Read MoreMighty suspenseful: Musk reveals Tesla full self-driving tech on Monday. Brace yourself
There’s been a lot of suspense permeating the news lately. For example, in anticipation of the now released Mueller Report, the...
Read MorePony.ai tests robo-taxi program on its employees, promises self-driving trucks next
Guangzhou, China-based self-driving startup Pony.ai is joining an exclusive club of companies that have launched autonomous ride-hailing...
Read MoreMore self-driving cars = more miles driven & more energy consumed
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan School For Environment And Sustainability led by doctoral fellow Morteza Taiebat...
Read MoreUber’s self-driving car unit raises $1B from Toyota, Denso and Vision Fund ahead of spin-out
Uber has confirmed it will spin out its self-driving car business after the unit closed $1 billion in funding from Toyota, auto-parts...
Read MoreWith driverless cars running late, a startup tries remote-control trucks
For four days in February, Ben Shukman showed up to his office at Phantom Auto in Mountain View, California, sat down in front of a bank...
Read MoreCadillac commits to sedans with CT5 semi-autonomous car debut at New York auto show
Once the self-described “standard of the world,” Cadillac has spent the last decade struggling to catch up to key competitors like...
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