Volvo’s new patent would let drivers slide a steering wheel out of the way when their car is driving itself
Although driver-assistance systems are the new craze, true autonomous vehicles — cars that will allow for driving without any human...
Read MoreBMW uses Unity 3D to create virtual world for autonomous driving development
BMW needs to amass 150 million virtual miles of testing for its autonomous driving technology before it will be ready for customers, so...
Read MoreYou’ve got mail: Japan Post delivery robot debuts in Tokyo
Japan Post Co. unveiled Wednesday a self-driving mail delivery robot as demand grows for minimizing human contact amid the coronavirus...
Read MoreSemi-autonomous vehicle brings future to Japanese mountain village
AKITA, Japan (Kyodo) — Asa Ishikami has seen much change in her 85 years of life, and now she is witnessing the future of travel...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could be operating daily in 1-2 years—just not in big cities
(Bloomberg) — Oliver Cameron co-founded the self-driving car start-up Voyage in 2017 on the theory that retirement communities are...
Read MoreWaymo and Cruise safety drivers face a bleak choice: Pandemic or pollution?
Leo* stepped out of his house in Oakland recently to start his day as a backup driver for Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by...
Read MoreAnn Arbor startup develops autonomous robot to safely deliver meals, groceries in pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has affected Michigan companies big and small in all kinds of ways but for startups tied to robotics and mobility, the...
Read MoreTire blowouts could cause self-driving cars to go astray
Have you ever had a tire go bad on you? Sometimes, a tire can seemingly obliterate and become a tangled mess of rubber and threads....
Read MoreUber self-driving car death ruling sets a scary precedent
Recently we learned that someone will face charges, after all, in the death of Elaine Herzberg, the first person killed by a self-driving...
Read MoreOur self-driving business in Austin, one year later
We stood in Austin one year ago with optimism for the journey ahead — launching a self-driving service that can be a part of the city’s...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars are still going to take a long time, people
A few years ago, I visited a super promising company called Luminar, which makes LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, technology that...
Read More10 unexpected places taking on the driverless challenge
The driverless dream is quickly becoming closer to reality, and not just in Silicon Valley. Here we take a look at a few of the more...
Read MoreThey promised us driverless cars. What happened?: Don Pittis
The name of the Scottish indie band We Were Promised Jetpacks alludes to disappointment that the future isn’t all it was cracked up...
Read MoreAI is increasingly being designed to apologize, but self-driving cars are not hip to the idea
They say that love means never having to say that you are sorry. When does it make sense though to proffer being sorry and offer someone...
Read MoreSay aloha to self-driving cars as Hawaii approves roadway testing, though paradise not assured
Do you dream of taking a vacation to Hawaii? If so, you can now bolster those dreamy images in your head by including a new showcase that...
Read MoreWhere are all the self-driving cars we were promised?
When it comes to self-driving vehicles, we’ve been promised a lot in recent years. They are supposed to rescue us from the monotony of...
Read MoreSelf-driving car bill reintroduced in House minus biggest backer
Legislation that would allow carmakers to sell as many as 100,000 self-driving vehicles per year in the U.S. is being reintroduced in the...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars versus the most dangerous driving month of the year
Which month of the year is considered the most dangerous for drivers? Give this question a moment of somber consideration. There are...
Read MoreDriverless transportation to return to Arlington, Texas
(TNS) — Driverless transportation will return to Arlington in March as the city continues testing best uses for the burgeoning technology....
Read MoreSingapore has big driverless ambitions and the pandemic is unlikely to stop them
SINGAPORE — The buggy takes off on the track, moving very slowly. No one is controlling it, but the wheel spins and the vehicle negotiates...
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