GM Cruise autonomous vehicle unit gets $1.15B investment
A group of institutional investors is sinking $1.15 billion into GM Cruise LLC, the autonomous vehicle unit of General Motors. Cruise...
Read MoreWaymo’s self-driving cars are now available on Lyft’s app in Phoenix
Lyft riders in the Phoenix area will soon be able to summon one of Waymo’s self-driving minivans for a ride, the companies said Tuesday....
Read MoreNissan markets ProPilot cautiously
Tesla infamously pushes the envelope with the promotion of its semi-autonomous tech- nology. Even the brand name, Autopilot, has sparked...
Read More‘Special report: Mastering the autonomous vehicle map’ by Automotive World
A new Automotive World report looks at the role of maps in the development and roll-out of autonomous vehicles. Maps used by humans will...
Read MoreETFs for investing in self-driving cars
The three words – connected, autonomous, and electric – have become an integral part of the automobile bibliography. The...
Read MoreMIT paper tackles the challenging economics of autonomous taxis
Several of the most high-profile mobility technology companies are increasingly betting their futures on the dream of autonomous...
Read MoreWatch crazy video of Tesla Model 3 autonomously picking up owner in parking lot
Tesla is currently working on a new version of its Summon feature that enables its vehicles to autonomously navigate parking lots and pick...
Read MoreTrump’s tariffs could knock Tesla’s Autopilot off course
The White House has refused to exempt the “brain” of Tesla’s Autopilot technology from punitive import tariffs, a decision that could...
Read MoreTesla increases price of Full Self-Driving in move to make its cars ’appreciating assets’
Today, Tesla increased the price of its Full Self-Driving package in an attempt to make its cars ‘appreciating assets’, as previously...
Read MoreAre 175 million Americans right about driverless cars? Remarkably, yes
There are numerous online surveys and phone-based polls being taken about whether or not the lay public is ready for the advent of...
Read MoreTesla releases new active safety features powered by Autopilot
Tesla started pushing a new over-the-air software update to its fleet today with two new active safety features powered by its Autopilot...
Read MoreContinental says brake system boosts hybrids’ efficiency
Continental says its MK C1 brake-by-wire system for hybrid vehicles reduces carbon-dioxide emissions and improves fuel economy by...
Read MoreIntel’s responsibility-sensitive safety program aims to make autonomous cars more assertive
Autonomous cars are new, and they’re interesting propositions because they want to replace something humans have done for decades....
Read MoreElon Musk to investors: Self-driving will make Tesla a $500 billion company
Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, who are underwriting Tesla’s latest effort to raise $2 billion in new funds, held a “broad investor call” on...
Read MoreToyota to invest $100 million in self-driving and robotic technology start-ups
Toyota is creating a $100 million venture fund to invest in autonomous driving and robotic technology start-ups as automakers increasingly...
Read MoreWaymo self-driving taxis now let you stream Google Play Music
Waymo One now lets you stream music through screens in its self-driving cars. Those tunes are provided by Google Play Music, the Spotify...
Read MoreElon Musk says Tesla’s cars will defy the laws of the auto market and become more valuable over time. Experts say he’s probably wrong.
In recent weeks, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made and detailed the extraordinary claim that Tesla vehicles will defy the laws of the...
Read MoreTesla sued by family of Silicon Valley driver killed in Model X autopilot crash
The family of a Tesla owner killed in a crash in the heart of Silicon Valley while driving his Model X with the Autopilot feature engaged...
Read MoreFiat Chrysler turns to Google and Samsung for autonomous driving
Fiat Chrysler has announced that it will use technology from Alphabet Inc’s Google and Samsung to connect all its vehicles by 2022,...
Read MoreAustralia is ramping up autonomous vehicles – but we are on track to make the same mistakes we made with cars
We’re doing autonomous buses wrong and we risk repeating the same transportation mistakes we made with cars or making them worse as...
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