Milton Keynes, the model town building itself around self-driving cars
In October, the largest self-driving car project backed by the British government wrapped up three years worth of testing aimed at getting...
Read MoreDriverless Volvo trucks take over dangerous mining tasks in Norway
In a unique pay-for-work agreement, Volvo Trucks will use driverless trucks to take over mining tasks perilous to human operators. Six...
Read MoreThe tech comfort zone: Is the UK public ready for driverless cars? It depends on your gender, age, and where you live
While more than half of the UK public (53 per cent) feel positive about the way technology is driving change in the country, there is some...
Read MoreNvidia on the road to success with autonomous driving ‘AI’ chip
Nvidia hasn’t had a wonderful time recently, what with the imploding cryptocurrency scene causing its stock to plunge — lower virtual-coin...
Read MoreTesla, Uber, Waymo, and Cruise are facing a major reality check as problems mount for their self-driving car tech
Timelines presented by auto and tech companies have positioned 2018 and 2019 as milestones in the development of autonomous driving...
Read MoreNew blockchain platform for autonomous vehicles
The blockchain comes from U.S. company Filament and it is called Blocklet for Trusted Vehicle Applications. The technology is described as...
Read MoreCongress considers extending electric vehicle tax credits, approval of self-driving cars
With Congress returning to Washington on Tuesday for a flurry of legislative activity before the end of the year, transportation advocates...
Read MoreVolvo’s first commercial self-driving trucks will be used in mining
Volvo has announced a commercial first for its autonomous trucking endeavors. The Swedish automotive company has signed a deal with...
Read MoreGoogle, Apple, and Uber should be forced to share their mapping data
The UK government should encourage companies like Apple, Google, and Uber to publish more map data to help the development of technologies...
Read MoreThe biggest design questions facing (partially) self-driving cars
Until advanced technology that enables full automation is available, semi-autonomous cars (known as L2 and L3) will require driving input...
Read MoreDrivers overestimating safety tech capabilities: AAA
Four out of 10 Americans overestimate the capabilities of semi-automated driving systems based on their names, which indicates a lack of...
Read MoreWaymo’s CEO just highlighted 2 key opportunities for its driverless-vehicle tech
In just a couple of months, Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) driverless-vehicle company, Waymo, will launch its first...
Read MoreHere’s which self-driving test cars crash most frequently
According to a report compiled by Allianz Global Assistance, only 52 percent of Americans say they’re confident that autonomous driving...
Read MoreLegends Dario Franchitti & Allan McNish boost California technology company in race to deploy autonomous vehicles
California-based COAST Autonomous, a self-driving technology company, has recruited Allan McNish and fellow Scottish motor racing legend...
Read MoreGM’s self-driving unit Cruise is expanding to Seattle
Cruise, the self-driving company acquired by GM in 2016, is expanding to Seattle as it seeks more engineering talent to develop its...
Read MoreAEye raises $40M to build autonomous car sensor that sees better than humans
AEye is a computer vision start-up that believes everyone else is doing solid-state LiDar wrong. Current LiDar systems are mechanical,...
Read MoreMost GCC transport firms see driverless trucks by 2028
More than three quarters (82 percent) of GCC transport companies expect autonomous trucks to become a viable option on the roads within...
Read MoreWhat’s happening with Apple’s mysterious car project?
Over the past several years, rumors have spread that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working on a secret car initiative called Project Titan that...
Read MoreVolkswagen to spend €44 bln by 2023 to develop electric, self-driving vehicles
The Volkswagen Group said that it will spend almost 44 billion euros on e-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and...
Read MoreFisker failed. But now the EV pioneer is ready for an epic redo
You might think Henrik Fisker’s best days are behind him, but he’ll tell you he’s just getting started. The 55-year old designer and...
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