Michigan leans on manufacturing history in bid to become a hub for autonomous vehicles
This week, Waymo announced that it will turn an old factory in the Detroit, Michigan area into a retrofitting facility for level four...
Read MoreTexas DOT forms connected and autonomous vehicle task force
Texas Department of Transportation is going to create a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Task Force to become a central point for...
Read MoreAs Google races ahead, German carmakers look to go faster on autonomous driving
Germany’s top carmakers including BMW and Volkswagen are looking at ways to speed up development of the next generation of...
Read MoreCrowdsourced maps should help driverless cars navigate our cities more safely
Swedish startup Mapillary is compiling a huge database of roadside objects such as signs and markings to help driverless vehicles get...
Read MoreApple cuts autonomous car team by 200, shifting some to machine learning projects
Apple’s autonomous car skunkworks endeavor, Project Titan, has spent years as one of the company’s most volatile divisions, going through...
Read MoreAdorable, unthreatening autonomous vehicles deliver meals around Virginia campus
Critics of autonomous vehicles’ safety and reliability have various valid points, but no one’s going to be afraid of these...
Read MoreChinese self-driving startup Roadstar.ai drops co-founder for alleged corruption, faked data
The Drive’s Alex Roy likes to ask who the “Theranos of self-driving cars” is, and now we might have an answer… as...
Read MoreRussia’s Yandex has created what may be the most aggressive AV tech
Back in the throes of the Cold War, Americans awoke on the morning of Oct. 4, 1957, to learn the Soviet Union successfully launched...
Read MoreAfraid of driverless technology? PAVE hopes to persuade you of AV safety
Many people in the US are hesitant to climb into a self-driving car. The media tend to focus on aberrant incidents with autonomous test...
Read MoreDevelopers seek to advance truck platooning through higher automation, global demonstrations
Truck platooning has not yet advanced beyond the testing and development stage, but proponents and developers of the technology continue...
Read MoreAmazon has revealed a new autonomous-delivery robot named ‘Scout’
Amazon wants customers to meet “Scout.” Amazon Scout is the name of Amazon’s newest delivery test program, announced on...
Read MoreVW, BMW consider more cooperation efforts for self-driving cars
Volkswagen AG and BMW AG remain open to teaming up with more manufacturers and software providers worldwide to share the huge cost of...
Read MoreBMW’s virtual vision iNext drive offers peek at autonomous future
BMW’s virtual view of the ultra-futuristic cabin for its Vision iNext concept provides a preview of the German automaker’s plans for an...
Read MoreTesla reveals new self-driving Autopilot hardware 3.0 computer diagram ahead of launch
Tesla is expected to soon introduce its new Autopilot Hardware 3, which consists of a new neural net computer that they claimed will be...
Read MoreUber contemplates outside investors for autonomous car unit
Uber Technologies Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said it was “possible” the ride-hailing giant would look for outside investors for its...
Read MoreAutonomous service vehicles gaining ground
Future of mobility could be a reality sooner than thought, with industrial and civic uses likely to be implemented first. Large-scale...
Read MoreVictoria to trial autonomous vehicles in attempt to reduce risk on rural roads
Acting Premier, Jacinta Allan, has announced that Bosch has been awarded $2.3 million from the Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Trial...
Read MoreCapitol agenda for the week of Jan. 21: Autonomous anxiety
Consumer trust will be a key factor for realizing the potential safety benefits of autonomous vehicles, Transportation Secretary Elaine...
Read MoreOntario allows public road testing of autonomous cars — without someone behind the wheel
Ontario could soon see autonomous vehicles driving on roadways — without the help of someone behind the wheel. Ontario’s...
Read MoreTokyo airport tests driverless bus to shuttle visitors
Visitors pouring into Japan’s Haneda airport for the Tokyo Olympics next year may find themselves ferried to and from planes on...
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