Tesla announces it is not testing autonomous cars in California
Tesla likes to frequently tout its Autopilot driver-assistance systems, but as it turns out, the company isn’t actually testing...
Read MoreSeaport says GM is a leader in China, trucks and autonomous cars. Initiates coverage as a buy with $48 price target
Seaport Global initiated coverage on General Motors Wednesday as a buy with a price target of $48, citing the automaker’s recent...
Read MoreIf you’re drunk or dozing off in your driverless car, Huawei’s new tech will call the cops
In the future, driverless vehicles will be everywhere, we’re told. But anyone who thinks they might be able to head to the office party,...
Read MoreWill self-driving cars be a boon or bane for people with vision impairment?
Debbie Ryan of St. John’s hasn’t had a driver’s licence in 25 years, since her eyesight deteriorated. Now the new...
Read MoreChina is building a 5G smart highway for autonomous cars and AI traffic monitoring
China is moving forward in the global “race to 5G,” as state-owned carrier China Mobile has announced (via Xinhua) that it’s already...
Read MoreJapanese self-drive cars map developer to buy rival US startup: Report
Japanese map platform developer Dynamic Map Platform plans to acquire Detroit-based Ushr for nearly 20 billion yen (US$181.1 million) in a...
Read MoreMitsubishi Electric develops robust sensing for autonomous driving
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has developed sensing technology for highly accurate detection of...
Read MoreBikes put spanner in works of Dutch driverless car schemes
The Dutch love affair with the bicycle has emerged as an obstacle to government plans to introduce driverless cars to the roads of the...
Read MoreApple’s self-driving cars disengage from autonomous mode about once per mile, highest rate in California
From December 2018 through November 2019, Apple’s fleet of heavily modified Lexus RX450h SUVs recorded an average of 871.65...
Read MoreSelf-driving tractor-trailer start-up TuSimple achieves unicorn status in funding round that values it at $1 billion
Autonomous trucking company TuSimple has achieved unicorn status on Wall Street with a fresh funding round that values the start-up at $1...
Read MoreMay Mobility raises $22 million for self-driving shuttles
May Mobility, a self-driving shuttle provider based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has raised a new round of funding that will help the company...
Read MoreWorld’s largest parade of autonomous cars happened, fittingly, in China
Autonomous cars have yet to generate passion among car enthusiasts — and if we’re honest about it, they probably never will. Nevertheless,...
Read MoreSoftBank fund invests big in self-driving deliveries
A Silicon Valley startup working on self-driving delivery vehicles on Monday announced nearly a billion dollars in fresh funding from the...
Read MoreColumbus, Ohio, prepares to launch second AV shuttle service
Self-driving shuttles are headed into a residential neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, as the city sets out on its second autonomous bus...
Read MoreThe mystery of Tesla’s autopilot-less European model 3
There are recent reports that Tesla’s “Autopilot” isn’t type-approved in Europe, and therefore absent in the first batch fresh off the...
Read MoreAmazon’s self-driving bet and more car news this week
THAT OLD SAW about watching the money turns out to work as well in the wild world of transportation as anywhere else. First up, the...
Read MoreTesla vs. self-driving competition — new MIT video
Autonomous driving technology promises to unleash sweeping changes on our society. However (perhaps fortunately), it’s likely to be some...
Read MoreToyota’s moonshot: Self-driving car for sale – in a year
They call it Toyota’s moonshot: In just one year, Japan’s biggest carmaker wants to start selling a self-driving vehicle that...
Read MoreSorry, self-driving cars won’t make your Uber ride any cheaper
Automakers like GM and Ford are banking on the the assumption that if they can lower the cost per mile of self-driving taxis to $1 or...
Read MoreAutonomous cars are driving the reinvention of IP protection
Early 1900s society struggled to transition from horse-drawn buggies to automobiles. It may seem odd today, but there was a time when...
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