It takes a village to build an autonomous vehicle
Many of the greatest breakthroughs in science and technology are inextricably associated with a specific name. Think Einstein and the...
Read MoreUdacity, Mercedes-Benz create sensor fusion nanodegree as demand for self-driving car engineers rises
Udacity and Mercedes-Benz’s North American R&D lab have developed curriculum for a sensor fusion nanodegree, the latest effort by the...
Read MoreInvestors give record support to ride-hailing, EVs, AVs, and Chinese startups
Investors have seen the future when it comes to the almighty car, and it revolves around electrification, driverless vehicles,...
Read MoreSelf-driving automobiles: How soon and how much?
Based on the wide range of published forecasts of when autonomous vehicles (AVs) will be on the street and how much they will cost, you...
Read MoreBlickfeld and Koito announce the integration of LiDAR for autonomous vehicles
Blickfeld a leading provider of solid-state LiDAR technology, and Koito Manufacturing, the leading global tier-one supplier of exterior...
Read MoreResearchers say ‘spidey senses’ could help self-driving vehicles avoid hazards
Researchers want to give cars, planes and drones “spidey senses.” That is, they want to give autonomous machines sensors that...
Read MoreSee mini self-driving cars work together to improve traffic flow
On Monday, a team from the University of Cambridge unveiled a video featuring a fleet of mini robot cars capable of autonomously switching...
Read MorePrinceton summit bolsters driverless cars for all, including the mobility marginalized
Professor Alain Kornhauser is a veritable force of nature when it comes to pursuing the cause of the mobility marginalized in the race...
Read MoreHow GM Cruise uses its Dashride acquisition to build a robo-taxi company
It started back in their college days when Thomas Bachant and Nadav Ullman were trying to get safe rides around the University of...
Read MoreCranfield study aims to minimise motion sickness in autonomous vehicles
A first-of-its-kind study taking place at Cranfield University will attempt to develop a mathematical model for motion sickness that will...
Read MoreMercedes-Benz safety-car concept monitors the road ahead and your kids
Before humans give up the wheel for good, Mercedes-Benz believes there will be a transitional period where people and machines share the...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars have long road to travel before they go public
Private autonomous vehicles will not hit public roads soon because of safety and cost, according to a senior executive at leading supplier...
Read MoreWind River Systems partners with autonomous vehicle security startup Karamba
California-based software developer Wind River Systems Inc. has partnered with Israel-based Karamba Security Ltd., a developer of...
Read MoreSemi-autonomous and always available: A peek into the near future of car rental
The world is inexorably moving to an era where personal mobility is connected, shared, electric, and ultimately autonomous. But that...
Read MoreHand gestures and horses: Waymo’s self-driving service learns to woo the public
On a sunny spring day in suburban Phoenix, a white minivan stops at a crosswalk to let a man pass. He gives the vehicle a wave, signaling...
Read More‘Mini-city’ for self-driving vehicles launches in Greenbelt
A former research farm in Ottawa’s Greenbelt is being turned into a hub for testing the algorithms, sensors and other technology...
Read MoreWill self-driving cars make Tesla a $500 billion company?
In May 2019, the online investment blog Seeking Alpha (SA) published another article that dissed Tesla as a credible investment. Writing...
Read MoreChina just held a car race without any drivers
China’s road to mastering driverless-car technology is bumpy and full of surprises — literally. Just ask those attending the...
Read MoreNo, Nissan’s position on Lidar is not the same as Elon Musk’s
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent disparagement of the laser scanning technology called lidar, calling it a “crutch” and any...
Read MoreDistracted driving will grow exponentially on the path to self-driving cars
All it takes is a brief moment of distraction and your world can change radically for the worse. When driving a car, a split-second...
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