Opinion: It’s 2024 — where’s my self-driving car?
In 2016, experts predicted millions of them would be on the road by 2020. That didn’t happen. What’s the timeline now?...
Read MoreWaymo says its autonomous cars are safer than human drivers
Waymo says autonomous ride-hailing vehicles are safer than human drivers in its new study of 7 million rider-only miles....
Read MoreDriverless cars: Tech possible for UK motorways by 2026, transport secretary says
Driverless cars could be on some UK roads by the end of 2026, the transport secretary has told the BBC. Mark Harper also said he expected...
Read MoreWeRide Eyes SE Asia and Europe From Singapore, CEO Says
WeRide is poised to enter more key markets in Southeast Asia, Europe, and South America after recently getting licensed in Singapore,...
Read MoreWhat to Expect From Autonomous Vehicles in 2024
From self-driving cars to autonomous trucking, key trends to keep an eye on over the next 12 months...
Read MoreWaymo has 7.1 million driverless miles — how does its driving compare to humans?
Waymo analyzed 7.13 million fully driverless miles in three cities — Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Francisco — and compared the data to...
Read MoreRobotaxis stressing cities out
To handle the fallout, San Francisco has designated at least one city employee to work on autonomous car policies and asked two...
Read MoreWaymo data supports self-driving benefits
Self-driving technology companies aspire to make roads less dangerous. But figuring out whether they deliver on safety promises has proved...
Read MoreAutonomous Driving Startup Finds Success By Going Slow
Like the tortoise, autonomous vehicle operator May Mobility has quietly and slowly achieved success over six years with no crashes,...
Read MoreHow Cruise went from buzzy self-driving startup to ‘public safety risk’
Just four months ago, Cruise’s request to provide around-the-clock fared passenger service in San Francisco was approved. Now, the...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars are driving right into their own grave
One of the favorite shibboleths of the world’s tech overlords is “Move fast and break things.” It seems that one of the things that is now...
Read MoreA look inside University of Michigan’s automated vehicle testing facility
Hidden from the site on the University of Michigan’s North Campus is Mcity, an autonomous vehicle and technology testing site...
Read MoreTesla’s recall of 2 million vehicles reminds us how far driverless car AI still has to go
Tesla has recalled 2 million US vehicles over concerns about its autopilot function. Autopilot is meant to help with manoeuvres such as...
Read MoreHow the Cars of Tomorrow Will “See”: The Future of Lidar and Radar
We are in the middle of the most radical technological transformation ever seen in the history of the automotive industry. Not only are we...
Read MorePeople with disabilities hope autonomous vehicles deliver independence
Myrna Peterson predicts self-driving vehicles will be a ticket out of isolation and loneliness for people like her, who live outside big...
Read MoreSteering Clear of Danger—The Path to Safe Autonomous Vehicles
The automotive industry is undergoing a revolution with the shift to electric and increasingly autonomous vehicles (AVs). In the US, AVs...
Read MoreTesla: Pay Attention To FSD 12
As Tesla, Inc. continues to blaze trails in the electric vehicle (“EV”) and autonomous driving sectors, I think investors should pay...
Read MoreWhere are all the robot trucks?
The promised wave of autonomous big rigs never materialized. But 2024 could prove to be a pivotal year for the technology....
Read MoreGM Is Pulling Away From Cruise. What Happens to the Robotaxi Company Now?
GM announced it would curtail spending on Cruise in the neighborhood of “hundreds of millions of dollars,” a drop-off that comes as little...
Read MoreLidar technology could put autonomous vehicles on the road sooner than we think
In the impending era of autonomous vehicles (AVs), the role of advanced sensor technology, particularly Lidar, is gaining prominence....
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