Waymo explains what its self-driving cars should do when pulled over
Every new driver learns to pull over and stop when a police car blaring red-and-blues approaches. But how would an autonomous vehicle...
Read MoreChinese self-driving car startup raises $1 billion in funding
Momenta, a Chinese-based automotive startup, is the latest in a series of car manufacturers to raise significant amounts of funding in an...
Read MoreIntel: 43% of U.S. respondents don’t feel safe around self-driving cars
Autonomous cars are on the way, with some experts forecasting that 33 million will hit the road by 2040. But public acceptance hasn’t...
Read MoreSweden unveils advanced testing facility for self-driving vehicles
Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), in partnership with Charmers University, has unveiled the AstaZero 5G test facility for self-driving...
Read MoreLyft unveils a new self-driving car and acquires an AR startup to help it build maps
On Tuesday, Lyft offered a glimpse of its brand-new self-driving car. It’s a Ford Focus hybrid sedan with technology designed and built by...
Read MoreNvidia delivers its self-driving car safety report to the feds
Nvidia, one of the world’s best known manufacturers of computer graphics cards, released its autonomous driving safety report on Tuesday....
Read MoreNew autonomous trucking company Ike aims to bring ‘some patience’ to field
This year has seen its fair share of autonomous trucking news, but the space shows little sign of cooling off. Earlier this month, a new...
Read MoreApple’s Peloton patent connects moving self-driving cars to boost efficiency
Apple received a patent on Tuesday for a suite of autonomous vehicle technologies that it’s calling Peloton. A lowercase-P peloton...
Read MoreAnyone can go for a ride in these self-driving cars
If you’re visiting Arlington, Texas, and have been itching to try out an autonomous vehicle, you’re in luck. Starting Friday,...
Read MoreFrom Model T to driverless: Ford to launch fleet of robot cars in Washington
The black Ford Fusion hybrid with a tiara of laser sensors looped twice through a four-mile stretch of a changing Washington, passing a...
Read MoreAddison Lee aims to deploy self-driving cars in London by 2021
Self-driving car services could be on the streets of London within three years under a partnership between the private hire firm Addison...
Read MoreFord will test self-driving cars in Washington, DC, with an emphasis on ‘equity’
Autonomous cars are coming to the nation’s capital. Ford announced Monday that it would begin testing its self-driving cars on the streets...
Read MoreSelf-driving school bus project shut down by the government
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has shut down a self-driving school bus project in Florida, calling it...
Read MoreU.K. on-demand car service plans autonomous vehicles in London by 2021
Two British firms announced an alliance to speed up self-driving taxi service development in London. Executive car service Addison Lee and...
Read MoreTesla stopped promoting the ‘Full Self-Driving’ option for its cars
Tesla has pulled a long-standing promise of a “Full Self-Driving” option for its cars from the order page on the company’s website. Elon...
Read MoreFrom Ford to Volkswagen, rivals become frenemies to share the cost and risk of building self-driving cars
Politics, it’s been said, creates strange bedfellows. So does the auto industry these days. Ford this week announced plans to expand...
Read MoreWaymo 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...
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