Yandex begins public tests of its self-driving cars in Russia
Russia’s Yandex has taken its self-driving efforts one step further, launching an autonomous ride-hailing service in the university...
Read MoreWaymo’s self-driving cars are far from perfect, report says
Most stories about Waymo’s self-driving efforts in Phoenix have been positive, but a new report claims that the pilot program...
Read MoreDriver shortage in Japan speeds up commercial use of self-driving tech
In Tokyo, self-driving taxis that transport passengers for a fee are being trialed. A serious shortage of taxi drivers lies behind the...
Read MoreBaidu and Great Wall Motors plan to mass produce autonomous cars by 2020
On August 27 at the launching ceremony of GWM WEY VV6, tech giant Baidu and Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) announced the...
Read MoreJaguar land rover gives driverless cars ‘virtual eyes’ to signal awareness of pedestrians
Jaguar land rover has come up with a new concept technology in an effort to understand how humans will come to trust self-driving vehicles...
Read MoreThere’s a good reason this self-driving pod has huge ‘virtual eyes’
Jaguar Land Rover’s “driverless pod with eyes” will either raise a smile or send shivers down your spine, depending on your disposition....
Read MoreElon Musk claims a Tesla semi prototype drove “across the country alone”
NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM. Tesla might be sucking the life force of CEO Elon Musk, but at least the company’s got some some good news to show...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicle vision program receives big investment
FLIR Systems, who specialize in thermal imaging, have made a strategic investment in CVEDIA, a Singapore-based machine learning and AI...
Read MoreAn under-the-radar self-driving car startup is launching California’s first autonomous grocery delivery
AutoX wants to bring the grocery store to you. The self-driving car startup, which got permission to test self-driving cars in California...
Read MoreToyota will reportedly invest $500 million in Uber for self-driving car research
Toyota will invest $500 million in Uber in a deal that values the ride-hail giant at $72 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. As...
Read MoreCity of Vancouver prepares for driverless cars in 2040 Transportation Plan
The City of Vancouver is working toward a transportation plan for 2040, and a big part of that is preparing for self-driving cars to hit...
Read MoreThe no-tech safety solution for driverless cars: People
Humans have always played an important role in the safety of the nation’s roads and they will continue to for many years, even during the...
Read MoreGround-penetrating radar tech for self-driving cars curbs weather risks
Autonomous vehicles need to stay in their lanes and if hazardous weather conditions dominate the morning, day or night drive, then the...
Read MoreVTT’s robot car, Martti, speaks 5G and takes step toward automation
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Nokia have joined forces to hook the VTT’s robot car, Martti, up to a 5G network, which...
Read MoreVictorian trial of driverless bus a success
La Trobe University believes Victoria is ready for driverless vehicles after the successful trial of an autonomous bus on local roads....
Read MoreWaymo’s Shanghai subsidiary gives Alphabet another route back to China
Waymo has set up a subsidiary in China, the latest sign of attempts by parent Alphabet Inc. to get back into the world’s second-largest...
Read MorePony.ai racing to top of Chinese self-driving startups for funds raised
China is a market leader in terms of electric cars, but that’s just one of the emerging trends in the automotive world. Autonomous...
Read MoreToyota group members teaming up in self-driving joint venture
Four Toyota Motor group members including major automotive parts suppliers Denso and Aisin Seiki are planning to combine their research...
Read MoreHow driverless cars could potentially help with affordable housing, I-70 traffic in the High Country
Earlier this month, Morgan Stanley analysis told its clients that it had grossly underestimated its previous valuation of Google’s...
Read MoreSensors midwest 2018: LiDAR ToF measurements crucial for auto apps
A simplified description of time-of-flight (ToF) measurement would the measurement of the amount of time an object takes to travel a...
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