HD maps—the hidden sensors that help autonomous vehicles see round corners
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will use vision sensors to scrutinise all visible elements of the road, but cameras and laser scanners cannot...
Read MoreThe dirty business of keeping autonomous vehicles clean
For most drivers, keeping a car clean is a laborious task performed primarily for aesthetic reasons. However, for an autonomous vehicle...
Read MoreSoftBank-backed Nuro launches autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston
On the heels of its massive $940 million funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund, Nuro is launching in its second market. Nuro first...
Read MoreUber reportedly raising $1B in deal that values self-driving car unit at up to $10B
Uber is in negotiations with investors, including the SoftBank Vision Fund, to secure an investment as large as $1 billion for its...
Read MoreFord is expanding its self-driving vehicle program to Austin
Ford is preparing to open an autonomous vehicle program in Austin as the automaker continues to ramp up testing ahead of launching a...
Read MoreThree years ago, Elon Musk said a Tesla car would be able to drive itself across the country by the end of 2017 – but that still hasn’t happened
In October 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on a press call that a Tesla vehicle would be able to drive itself across the country, from Los...
Read MoreThe racism of technology – and why driverless cars could be the most dangerous example yet
There is a rule for dealing with computers: garbage in, garbage out. Put the wrong number of zeroes in your Excel spreadsheet and it will...
Read MoreVW to cut jobs, costs in transition to electric, autonomous cars
Volkswagen AG’s main car brand plans to deepen cost cuts and ax more jobs as profits slip in the industry’s shift to electric and...
Read MoreNearly 3 in 4 Americans are reportedly afraid of self-driving cars, study says
The latest consumer survey reveals most Americans still fear self-driving cars. Only a small minority, 19 percent, would trust autonomous...
Read MoreJust three companies at top of Navigant’s autonomous-vehicle ranking
And then there were three. In its third annual Automated Driving Vehicles leaderboard released today, Navigant Research puts just three...
Read MoreNew documentary Autonomy makes the convincing case that self-driving cars will change everything
Autonomy, a new documentary on self-driving cars directed by Alex Horwitz and produced by Car and Driver magazine, gets its most grievous...
Read MoreToyota reveals ‘self-driving electric moon car’ as Japan prepares to land astronauts on the moon
Japan is planning a moon landing for 2029 and wants its astronauts to explore the lunar surface in a vehicle built by Japanese automaker...
Read MoreUS DOT forms council to support emerging transportation tech
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has announced a council aimed at supporting transportation projects including hyperloops and...
Read MoreThe first all-weather autonomous-driving bus debuts in Helsinki
GACHA – the first autonomous driving bus for all weather conditions – has been launched by MUJI and Sensible 4 in Helsinki, with a view to...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles could be an environmental boon or disaster
Widespread use of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could either massively increase or drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions depending, in...
Read MoreTesla Autopilot & full self-driving prices rising on Monday — buy now to beat the price increase
News broke overnight that it isn’t just car prices that are going up Monday, March 18th, but the prices for Autopilot and Full...
Read MoreGM’s first autonomous car heads to Henry Ford Museum
General Motors has donated its first self-driving car, a 3-year-old Chevy Bolt electric car modified for autonomous operation, to the...
Read MoreUber’s self-driving car unit was burning $20 million a month
Uber thought it would have 75,000 autonomous vehicles on the roads this year and be operating driverless taxi services in 13 cities by...
Read MoreIf driverless cars are going to change the world, they have to be affordable
Silicon Valley is pouring billions into robot cars. Soon – although the time scale keeps shifting – tech manufacturers say driverless cars...
Read MoreGM’s self-driving division Cruise plans to double in size by year end
Cruise Automation, the San-Francisco startup acquired by General Motors in 2016, has plans to double in size this year. To help with its...
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