GM reassigns Corvette engineers to electric and autonomous cars, some ‘not happy’ with move: Report
General Motors has been quite clear about its vision for the future: it will be built on a foundation of electric cars capable of highly...
Read MoreRobotaxi startup Voyage loads self-driving vans with Coronavirus-killing tech
Voyage, a self-driving startup that provides ride services for senior citizens, is outfitting its autonomous minivans with an ultraviolet...
Read MorePony.ai inks robo-taxi fleet maintenance partnership with Bosch
Self-driving startup Pony.ai today announced an agreement with Bosch to “explore the future of automotive maintenance and repair for...
Read MoreVolkswagen to test autonomous vehicles in Chinese city Hefei
BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said on Wednesday it will start testing autonomous vehicles in China’s eastern city of...
Read MoreRussell Crowe’s ‘Unhinged’ portrayal would be markedly different once self-driving cars arrive
This past weekend the highly anticipated movie “Unhinged” starring actor extraordinaire Russell Crowe opened in U.S. movie theatres. Given...
Read MoreGAC Group eyes trial operation of Level 4 autonomous cars in 2023
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- GAC Group strives to achieve the pilot operation of level 4 autonomous cars in designated regions in 2023, Feng Xingya,...
Read MoreThe AI ‘intelligence explosion’ might happen this way, including for AI self-driving cars
Sometimes you initiate an action and in a domino-like manner it gets going and going, seemingly feeding off itself and rapidly agitating...
Read MoreFull self-driving cars are still a long way off – here’s why
A few days ago, the UK Department of Transport announced a consultation on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS). This led to media...
Read MoreBaidu opens Apollo Go Robotaxi service to the public in Cangzhou
CANGZHOU, China, August 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) today opened the Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Cangzhou, Hebei...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles should benefit those with disabilities, but progress remains slow
An MIT report estimates truly autonomous vehicles might not hit the streets for a decade. And when they do, it’s difficult to say whether...
Read MoreAptiv: 100,000+ commercial robotaxi rides in Las Vegas
Yesterday, when I wrote about 10 existing and announced robotaxi services, I skipped a notable one that a reader brought to my attention....
Read MoreAutoX ties up with Letzgo to offer Robotaxi platform solution
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese self-driving car tech company AutoX struck a deal on August 20 with Letzgo, a Shanghai-based major taxi fleet...
Read MoreHyundai to speed up development of Level 4 autonomous vehicles
COVID-19 has taken a toll on global automakers, but that has not stopped Hyundai Motor Group from taking the initiative to invest in...
Read MoreAI as being truthful or a liar, including while at the wheel of self-driving cars
Will AI lie to you? Sure, why not. Most people assume that AI is dispassionate, unbiased, objective rather than subjective, and...
Read MoreWhere are we with public sentiment on autonomous vehicles?
There is a political and economic value to the sentiment of the everyday transportation user. Does the transportation that I have...
Read More10 robotaxi services — existing & planned
I cover self-driving vehicles and robotaxis quite frequently as part of this job. In fact, I think we were using the term “robotaxi”...
Read MoreThe moral & ethical considerations of self-driving vehicles
A few days ago, my esteemed colleague Maarten Vinkhuyzen posted an excellent article on self-driving systems that explores the difference...
Read MoreCOMMENT: How to get consumers ready for autonomous vehicles
Autonomous vehicles are the future of the automotive industry, with car companies from Tesla to Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen developing...
Read MoreCao Cao and DeepRoute form autonomous driving partnership; Level 4 robo-taxi service
DeepRoute, an international self-driving vehicle technology provider, and Cao Cao Mobility, a strategically invested business of Geely...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could be allowed on UK motorways next year
Motorists could be allowed to let their cars drive themselves on motorways, using automated technology, as early as next year, under...
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