Florida’s new bill lets driverless cars be tested with minimal restrictions
Presently, there are few places where a company can test out its self-driving cars without the requirement of a human safety driver in the...
Read MoreFord looks to airlines for AV strategy
In a self-driving future, Ford Motor Co. may operate more like an airline than a traditional automaker. As the company develops fledgling...
Read MoreMobileye expects to see self-driving cabs hit the road in 2020
Intel Corp.’s Mobileye NV unit expects to launch a trial of robo-cabs next year in Israel, the company told Bloomberg News on Sunday....
Read More4 hard-to-believe driverless car facts
Fully autonomous vehicles that can drive themselves in nearly any situation aren’t roaming the streets just yet, but almost every...
Read MoreA veteran Tesla engineer leaves to improve the vision of Embark’s self-driving trucks
Embark Trucks, a robotic tech upstart led by two young Canadian computer scientists, hired a key member of Tesla’s Autopilot team to help...
Read MoreVolvo Trucks’ autonomous vehicle is hauling goods in Sweden
Volvo Trucks’ autonomous vehicle Vera is ready to hit the road. In collaboration with ferry and logistics company DFDS, Vera will...
Read MoreHelp wanted: Humans needed for self-driving trucking
Self-driving trucking companies aren’t immune to the human labor shortage impacting the trucking industry. Two upstarts are working...
Read MoreHuawei AI could power self-driving cars in Europe and China by 2021
“There’s a saying in Huawei, the company spends the first decade of the century on base stations, the second decade on mobile phones, and...
Read MoreDriverless sensor startup Sense Photonics raises $26 million in Series A funding
LIDAR sensors that power self-driving vehicles are becoming more powerful, accurate and reliable. Such trends stem from the development of...
Read MoreFord opens Israel tech lab in move toward driverless cars
Ford has opened a research center in Israel, joining a legion of major automakers racing to develop new technologies for the world of...
Read MoreScania NXT autonomous vehicle concept can transport people, goods, and garbage
There’s a race nowadays between companies to develop the perfect vehicle for an electric and autonomous future, and the competition is not...
Read MoreTuSimple, Arizona community college partner on autonomous driving certificate program
According to Washington-based think tank the Brookings Institution, as many of 25 percent of U.S. jobs are at the mercy of automation....
Read MoreUL acquires kVA for autonomous vehicle safety biz
Global safety science company UL completed the acquisition of US based technical and management consulting company kVA on Thursday. kVA...
Read MoreVW, Ford near deal on electric, autonomous vehicles
Volkswagen AG is nearing a deal to cooperate with Ford Motor Co. on electric-car technology and self-driving vehicles, according to CEO...
Read MoreFlorida law to allow autonomous cars—when they’re ready
Self-driving vehicles with no humans on board will be able to operate in Florida—once they’re finally ready for prime time—under a...
Read MoreStarsky Robotics becomes first uncrewed truck to hit 55 mph
The Florida unmanned trucking company Starsky Robotics may have set a record for the fastest an uncrewed vehicle has driven on a (closed)...
Read MoreAn autonomous vehicle took on Chicago’s thick morning traffic. Here’s what happened
Autonomous vehicles conjure visions of futuristic machines that lack steering wheels, but the first driverless cars probably won’t...
Read MoreThe strange mating rituals of self-driving car companies
THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE industry is looking a lot like a middle-school dance. Monday, Aurora and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced they...
Read MoreUber unveils next-generation Volvo self-driving car
Uber Technologies Inc unveiled its newest Volvo self-driving car in Washington on Wednesday as it works to eventually deploy vehicles...
Read MoreHyundai Motor invests in Aurora, which is helping it create self-driving hydrogen SUVs
Hyundai Motor and its Kia division are investing in self-driving tech firm Aurora, which is working with the Korean auto giant to create...
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