The week in tech: Who should let driverless cars off the leash?
Greetings from London. Here’s a look at the week’s tech news: A lot of people are getting way more interested in putting fully autonomous...
Read MoreAccelerating autonomous vehicle technology
The automotive industry is currently looking at the technology innovation needed to move from today’s prototype autonomous vehicles to...
Read MoreAutomated driving tech to grow 11.5% per year through 2030
The falling costs of advanced safety technology for trucks is helping fleets see the bottom-line benefit, according to a new market...
Read MoreAutomakers’ edge in the autonomous mobility market
“Driverless cars are an existential threat to the car industry,” Forbes contributor Stephen McBride wrote last year. He points out that...
Read MoreUSDOT publishes automated driving system demonstration grant applicants
On Tuesday, USDOT published the list of applicants for the Automated Driving System (ADS) Demonstration Grants which were announced in...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicle IP protection — when HAL is driving
Each day, a fleet of lidar-guided, all-electric Chevy Bolts exits a downtown garage to roam San Francisco, attempting to blend in with...
Read MoreHonda, Hino hitch ride with self-driving venture of SoftBank, Toyota
Honda Motor Co. and Hino Motors are joining a venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp. that will develop self-driving car services...
Read MoreScania and Nobina announce autonomous EV bus trials in Sweden
Scania and Nobina (the largest public transport operator in the Nordic countries) announced trials of autonomous buses on regular routes...
Read MoreZF positions for autonomous driving with $7B deal for Wabco
ZF Friedrichshafen has agreed to buy Wabco for more than $7 billion, an acquisition it has long targeted to bolster its expertise in...
Read MoreAptiv releases comprehensive open-source dataset for autonomous driving
Global auto parts supplier Aptiv, formally known as Delphi Automotive, announced today the full release of nuScenes, an open-source...
Read MoreVW, Ford to develop pickup truck, continue talks on autonomous driving
Volkswagen has signed a deal to develop a pickup truck with U.S. rival Ford and continues discussions about extending its alliance to...
Read MoreScania and Nobina announce autonomous EV bus trials in Sweden
Scania and Nobina (the largest public transport operator in the Nordic countries) announced trials of autonomous buses on regular routes...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles are driving innovation
As the automotive and technology industries converge more tightly together, it’s accelerating the pace of innovation in the mobility and...
Read MoreDaimler Trucks to acquire majority stake in autonomous-driving firm Torc Robotics
Daimler Trucks is taking a major step in the development of self-driving trucks. The German firm will acquire a majority stake in Torc...
Read MoreNext step in photonic technologies: apply for funding
Photonic technologies including lasers and fibre-optics contribute almost £13 billion to the UK economy. These technologies, which...
Read MoreThis self-driving AI faced off against a champion racer (kind of)
Developments in the self-driving car world can sometimes be a bit dry: a million miles without an accident, a 10 percent increase in...
Read MoreEgo-motion and localization interface design for automated/autonomous driving
For automated driving, which ranges all the way up to the autonomous-driving level, it’s essential that information about the current...
Read MoreAutomated vehicles: the opportunity to create an inclusive mobility system
Automated vehicles are expected to improve mobility and thereby address one of the major barriers to equality and inclusion in society....
Read MoreWhat does General Motors’ new patent mean for the future of autonomous vehicles?
A patent granted in February 2019 to car giant General Motors (GM) has the potential to further disrupt the market for self-driving...
Read MoreBMW builds its own IT platform to process data from its autonomous vehicles
A self-driving vehicle needs more than additional hardware, these vehicles require access to vast amounts of quality data, along with...
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