Self-driving cars have a problem: They’re making human-driven ones safer
If you buy one of many new makes and models of car today, you might be surprised to find that, as a standard feature, it can do something...
Read More4 hard-to-believe driverless car facts
Fully autonomous vehicles that can drive themselves in nearly any situation aren’t roaming the streets just yet, but almost every...
Read MoreA veteran Tesla engineer leaves to improve the vision of Embark’s self-driving trucks
Embark Trucks, a robotic tech upstart led by two young Canadian computer scientists, hired a key member of Tesla’s Autopilot team to help...
Read MoreVolvo Trucks’ autonomous vehicle is hauling goods in Sweden
Volvo Trucks’ autonomous vehicle Vera is ready to hit the road. In collaboration with ferry and logistics company DFDS, Vera will...
Read MoreHelp wanted: Humans needed for self-driving trucking
Self-driving trucking companies aren’t immune to the human labor shortage impacting the trucking industry. Two upstarts are working...
Read MoreHuawei AI could power self-driving cars in Europe and China by 2021
“There’s a saying in Huawei, the company spends the first decade of the century on base stations, the second decade on mobile phones, and...
Read MoreDriverless sensor startup Sense Photonics raises $26 million in Series A funding
LIDAR sensors that power self-driving vehicles are becoming more powerful, accurate and reliable. Such trends stem from the development of...
Read MoreFord opens Israel tech lab in move toward driverless cars
Ford has opened a research center in Israel, joining a legion of major automakers racing to develop new technologies for the world of...
Read MoreScania NXT autonomous vehicle concept can transport people, goods, and garbage
There’s a race nowadays between companies to develop the perfect vehicle for an electric and autonomous future, and the competition is not...
Read MoreTuSimple, Arizona community college partner on autonomous driving certificate program
According to Washington-based think tank the Brookings Institution, as many of 25 percent of U.S. jobs are at the mercy of automation....
Read MoreHow China’s first autonomous driving unicorn Momenta hunts for data
ao Xudong turned up on the side of the road in jeans and a black T-shirt printed with the word “Momenta,” the name of his startup. Before...
Read MoreUL acquires kVA for autonomous vehicle safety biz
Global safety science company UL completed the acquisition of US based technical and management consulting company kVA on Thursday. kVA...
Read MoreVW, Ford near deal on electric, autonomous vehicles
Volkswagen AG is nearing a deal to cooperate with Ford Motor Co. on electric-car technology and self-driving vehicles, according to CEO...
Read MoreFlorida law to allow autonomous cars—when they’re ready
Self-driving vehicles with no humans on board will be able to operate in Florida—once they’re finally ready for prime time—under a...
Read MoreStarsky Robotics becomes first uncrewed truck to hit 55 mph
The Florida unmanned trucking company Starsky Robotics may have set a record for the fastest an uncrewed vehicle has driven on a (closed)...
Read MoreShifting alliances hint at new balance of power in autonomous cars
It’s been a busy week in the world of autonomous drive technology, as a frantic burst of dealmaking reshuffled the landscape of...
Read MoreWaymo doesn’t want its self-driving cars to annoy the hell out of you
It’s all about balance when it comes to riding in self-driving cars. The sensor-loaded cars pick up so much more information than a...
Read MoreAn autonomous vehicle took on Chicago’s thick morning traffic. Here’s what happened
Autonomous vehicles conjure visions of futuristic machines that lack steering wheels, but the first driverless cars probably won’t...
Read MoreAs cars become increasingly driverless, people are already seeking analogue motoring experiences
According to those in the industry, and researchers too, driverless cars will totally revolutionise the way we think about individual...
Read MoreA green future of transportation: How self-driving cars will be make or break
It’s the year 2030: you wave your hand and within 30 seconds a car pulls up, the door opens, and you step in. Your favorite music is on...
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