Self-driving test sites use virtual pedestrians to streamline development
For car manufacturers developing driverless cars, recreating critical road scenarios in testing sites can be a tedious experience. Moving...
Read MoreHow malevolent machine learning could derail AI
Artificial intelligence won’t revolutionize anything if hackers can mess with it. That’s the warning from Dawn Song, a professor at UC...
Read MoreVelodyne achieves $0.5 billion in lidar sensors shipped
Velodyne is the highest volume supplier of lidar sensors to the automotive industry. In an in-depth article, David Hall spoke to Forbes...
Read MoreGroundbreaking autonomous bus trial begins in Manchester
In a first in the UK a full-sized bus is being trialed which operates autonomously in a Manchester bus depot. The project is part of a...
Read MoreLidar gets rid of moving parts thanks to liquid-crystal metasurfaces
The market for lidar sensors for use in autonomous vehicles is now hotly contested; almost every month a new supplier appears on the...
Read MoreAutonomous driving: Safety first
MIT Technology Review, March 25, 2019 Safety is of paramount importance for operating autonomous vehicles. That doesn’t mean the safety of...
Read MoreMobileye CEO clowns on Nvidia for allegedly copying self-driving car safety scheme
While creating self-driving car systems, it’s natural that different companies might independently arrive at similar methods or results —...
Read MoreSafety now, self-driving later
I have no idea how long it will take for a safe, fully autonomous vehicle to enter production. I am sure that it will take a lot longer...
Read MoreRicardo develops technology to avoid motion sickness in autonomous vehicles
With a widespread public expectation that autonomous vehicles will offer comfort levels approaching those of a living room environment,...
Read MoreTexas two step: Drive.ai focuses self-driving efforts in Arlington
Drive.ai has reached a crossroads with its self-driving test program. The Silicon Valley startup will conclude testing in the north Dallas...
Read MoreLidar startup Ouster raises $60 million in production run-up
Ouster has raised $60 million as the San Francisco-based lidar startup opens a new facility that will have the capacity to assemble and...
Read MoreHow self-driving has changed since Uber’s crash and more car news
THINKING ABOUT THE fantastic pie-in-the-sky future is always a fun exercise. I, too, want a self-driving car. But some weeks, it’s clear...
Read MoreTransportation weekly: Nuro dreams of autonomous lattes, what is a metamaterial, Volvo takes the wheel
This week, we’re shoving as much transportation news, tidbits and insights in here as possible in hopes that it will satiate you through...
Read MoreGM, Ford bump up investments in electric and autonomous
It’s been a very busy week for the automakers and the future of the industry. Specifically, it’s been a busy time in Detroit,...
Read MoreAutomotive manufacturers invest with a focus on digitization, autonomous, and electric vehicles
Political pressure or actual need, major investments in manufacturing were announced recently by Ford and GM. Ford announced a $900...
Read MoreHow Nuro plans to spend Softbank’s $940 million
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is bursting with ideas since SoftBank invested nearly $1 billion in February, new filings reveal. A...
Read MoreUber vs. Lyft: Which is the better autonomous vehicle company?
Uber and Lyft are racing toward their IPOs, with Lyft likely going public in the coming weeks and Uber likely not too far behind. And as...
Read MoreVelodyne’s Godfather of laser sensors hits $500 million milestone, sets his sights on safer self-driving cars
Spinning laser lidar sensors, invented by Velodyne’s David Hall more than a decade ago, helped kick off a race to create self-driving...
Read More7 key challenges impacting the mass deployment of autonomous vehicles
The automotive industry is currently looking at the technology innovation needed to move from today’s prototype autonomous vehicles to...
Read MoreFord announces plans to build electric & autonomous cars in Michigan
Ford announced on March 20 it will invest $850 million to prepare its iconic Flat Rock assembly plant for building battery electric cars....
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