Waymo releases guidelines for autonomous vehicle tech crash response
Autonomous vehicle developer Waymo recently published a document titled “Waymo Fully Self-Driving Chrysler Pacifica Emergency...
Read MoreZF takes 35 percent stake in autonomous driving specialist ASAP
Car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen said on Friday it acquired a 35 percent stake in ASAP, a Germany-based maker of software and testing...
Read MoreSupplier looks to tech to reduce growing public fear of self-driving vehicles
Auto supplier Continental AG is counting on technology to solve two big problems: traffic fatalities and the public’s growing skepticism,...
Read MoreNational League of Cities unveils guide to piloting autonomous vehicles
The National League of Cities (NLC) released its newest report, “Autonomous Vehicle Pilots Across America,” which offers an analysis of...
Read MoreCognata raises $18.5 million to grow its autonomous vehicle simulation platform
Alphabet’s self-driving technology arm Waymo recently announced that it has now clocked 10 million self-driven miles on public roads —...
Read MoreUber considers spinning off self-driving car unit
Uber is considering taking minority stake investments to help finance its costly self-driving car unit amid pressure from investors ahead...
Read MoreKey former Google engineer says safety wasn’t his primary concern when developing self-driving cars
A new report in The New Yorker details the events leading up to Waymo’s 2017 high-profile lawsuit alleging Uber stole its trade...
Read MoreElon Musk eyes early 2019 release for Tesla’s custom AI chip
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla’s new custom AI chip is about six months away from being installed in new production cars. The CEO said...
Read MoreShrimp eyes inspire new camera focused on helping self-driving cars see better
Have you ever looked into an animal’s eyes and thought, ‘I wonder how they see the world?’ We have. We do it all the time. We wonder, for...
Read MoreRand study shows it’s hard to gauge self-driving car safety
The great promise of automated vehicles is that they will be safer than human-driven ones, but finding the metrics to measure this is a...
Read MoreDubai launches its self-driving taxi service
It might not be flying taxis, but self-driving taxis on the road started test runs in Dubai on Sunday. At the annual consumer electronics...
Read MoreVolvo shifts safety strategy for self-driving future
Volvo, with a bevy of new tools to ensure passenger safety, is shifting its safety strategy from passenger protection to accident...
Read MoreNot everyone is ready to ride as autonomous vehicles take to the road in ever-increasing numbers
Pennsylvania regulators this week gave the nod to Aurora, an autonomous vehicle software company, to begin testing its prototypes on state...
Read MoreAudi taps Huawei to help power self-driving cars in China
Huawei will develop self-driving technology with Audi for cars that will be sold in China, the two companies announced today....
Read MoreArizona is creating an autonomous vehicle research institute
Arizona, a state that has been quite open to self-driving technology, has now created the Institute for Automated Mobility (IAM), a...
Read MoreAI photo-processing start-up that can help driverless cars detect pedestrians wins GTC Inception Awards
The GTC Inception Awards are the equivalent of Dragon’s Den for tech start-ups. Some 1,600 tech companies from across Europe entered the...
Read MoreBlockchain-connected autonomous vehicles for a congestion-free future
The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) and the Trusted IoT Alliance (TIoTA) have launched the MOBI Grand Challenge to unlock new...
Read MorePennsylvania approves its first self-driving car tests (update)
Self-driving startup Aurora is the first company to receive Pennsylvania’s blessing to test autonomous vehicles on its roads....
Read MoreSelf-driving cars could change the way you get around in retirement
At The Villages retirement community in central Florida, there are approximately 125,000 residents and about 750 miles of road. And by the...
Read MoreSelf-driving tech prototype Range Rover Sport completes trip around challenging UK road
A production model Range Rover Sport modified with autonomous technology completed a lap around the Coventry Ring Road, a route that...
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