Should cars drive like humans or robots? Tesla forces the question
Matt Smith didn’t necessarily mind that the software inside his Tesla would occasionally skirt a traffic law. For a while, his Tesla Model...
Read MoreHere’s what happens when cops pull over a driverless Cruise vehicle
It’s been a little over two months since Cruise started letting the people of San Francisco catch rides on its driverless robotaxis, and...
Read MoreInside Mercedes’ plan to deliver hands-free driving to the masses
I’m sitting in the passenger seat of a special Mercedes Benz S-Class on a blindingly bright California spring day, casually watching an...
Read MoreMotional enlists TÜV SÜD for robotaxi evaluation
Autonomous driving technology developer Motional says it intends to work with TÜV SÜD, the German independent technical service provider...
Read MoreVW plans self-driving taxis and delivery vans using the ID Buzz
Volkswagen’s ID Buzz has generated quite a… stir… since launching officially earlier this year. The company isn’t...
Read MoreTesla is going to make a new futuristic-looking electric vehicle as a ‘dedicated robotaxi’
Elon Musk announced that Tesla is going to build a new futuristic-looking electric vehicle as a “dedicated robotaxi” – though there’s no...
Read MoreUK’s project ENCODE demos manual-to-autonomous operation
In the first live public road demonstration of its kind, an Innovate UK and CCAV-funded project demonstrated technologies to transfer the...
Read MoreThe tech inside the new Lotus Eletre EV hints at autonomous driving ambitions
Lotus unveiled Tuesday a battery-electric “hyper” SUV called the Eletre — the first of a trio of EVs Lotus plans to launch over the next...
Read MoreWaymo offers driverless rides to San Francisco employees, expands in Phoenix
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc unit Waymo said on Wednesday it has started offering driverless rides to employees in San Francisco,...
Read More‘A ghost is driving the car’ — my peaceful and productive experience in a Waymo self-driving van
PHOENIX — “A ghost is driving the car.” That’s what my 5-year-old daughter said as I FaceTimed her recently from the backseat of a Waymo...
Read MoreAutonomous transit pilot project in Texas to expand service
An on-demand, autonomous transit pilot in Texas is being expanded, pointing the way to a transit future that is dynamic, personalized and...
Read MoreHow self-driving cars got stuck in the slow lane
I would be shocked if we do not achieve full self-driving safer than a human this year,” said Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk, in...
Read MoreBaidu to launch autonomous ride-hailing service in Zhejiang
Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous ride-hailing service will officially land in a popular hotspot in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province on Saturday....
Read MoreWant to ride a robotaxi? Here’s where that’s actually possible
Among the things my generation has been promised, I’m especially excited about the rise of robotaxis. Sadly, they aren’t yet flooding the...
Read MoreAlphabet unit Waymo says ready to launch driverless vehicle services in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Waymo unit said on Monday that it is ready to remove safety...
Read MoreMercedes to accept liability when autonomous drive pilot is engaged
Mercedes’ new Drive Pilot system, which helps pilot cars – including the all-electric EQS sedan – has already been approved for use...
Read More2023 Volvo Embla flagship SUV rendered as XC90 electric successor
Next year, Volvo Cars will unveil the all-electric successor to the XC90 SUV, which may be called Embla judging by a trademark application...
Read MoreVideo review of top robocar stories of early 2022
This review offers commentary and analysis of 17 different interesting stories in self-driving cars so far this year that you may not have...
Read MoreBMW partners with Qualcomm and Arriver Software on automated driving tech
BMW has announced a long-term development cooperation with Qualcomm Technologies and Arriver Software for the development of new automated...
Read MoreBaidu’s autonomous driving chief wants robotaxis to ditch human drivers, but regulatory hurdles are steep
Nine years after Baidu started researching autonomous driving, the internet search and artificial intelligence giant says its self-driving...
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