On the ‘edge’ with driverless cars
How soon will it be before you pull up at a stop light in your car, and the car next to you has no one behind the wheel? Maybe sooner than...
Read MoreReducing human error road accidents with automotive technology
Human error in road accidents is estimated at 94 percent, making mistakes by drivers a major concern for public safety. In order to get a...
Read MoreA Waymo engineer reveals how the self-driving car company develops its robot brains
It’s a common Silicon Valley story: a young person reads science-fiction novels or watches some movies that feature robots and...
Read MoreZack Hicks is defining the future of driving for Toyota
Zack Hicks joined in Toyota in 1996, and in the 23 years since, he has held a variety of management positions of increasing responsibility...
Read MoreIn driverless shuttle experiments, the lab rats are the scientists
As America finds itself increasingly peppered with public self-driving shuttle trials, industry analysts could be forgiven for wondering...
Read More10 lessons from Uber’s fatal self-driving car crash
The single most important moment in the world of self-driving cars was around 10 PM on a Sunday evening, one year ago today. On that fatal...
Read MoreUAW puts its money where its mouth is
With dollars and declarations, the UAW is signaling that it’s prepared for a long and costly strike to get what it wants. Are...
Read MoreUnrestrained by heritage, Polestar sets its sights on becoming a digital brand
Sweden-based Volvo skipped the 2019 Geneva Auto Show, but sister company Polestar attended the event to quietly show off its second and...
Read MoreWhat the Boeing 737 Max can teach us about self-driving cars (and the dangers of machine learning)
We don’t yet know exactly what happened with the Boeing 737 Max crashes. But it’s clear from other non-fatal 737 Max incidents...
Read MoreWhat Uber really gets from selling a $1 billion stake
There’s more going on under the hood of a consortium’s planned $1 billion investment in Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving car unit...
Read MoreVirtual pedestrians pave way to safer roads for driverless cars
A “virtual human” suddenly steps out at a blind bend, but the engineer in the Volvo car’s driving seat on the test track...
Read MoreThe racism of technology – and why driverless cars could be the most dangerous example yet
There is a rule for dealing with computers: garbage in, garbage out. Put the wrong number of zeroes in your Excel spreadsheet and it will...
Read MoreIf driverless cars are going to change the world, they have to be affordable
Silicon Valley is pouring billions into robot cars. Soon – although the time scale keeps shifting – tech manufacturers say driverless cars...
Read MoreFCA thrives alone, but tie-up OK, too
Many observers speculated that without Sergio Marchionne keeping it intact, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles would be quickly sold off. But...
Read MoreSelf driving safety steps into the unknown
On August 30, 2017, I published an article in TheDrive about lessons that the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry could learn from decades of...
Read MoreHow John Deere’s autonomous vehicles are besting self-driving concept cars
In this special edition of MashTalk, Mashable sits down with John Stone, Senior Vice President of Intelligent Solutions for John Deere, at...
Read MoreNext 5 to 10 years could be ‘really tough’ for our competitors, VW chief says
The transition towards the electrification of vehicles is a challenge for car industry and whoever manages it best will succeed, the CEO...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles: A pandora’s box of safety issues?
Greek Mythology is primarily associated with ancient literature, arts, culture, and education; but many of the stories have great...
Read MoreAutonomous driving deserves our support or at least understanding
It will be years before self-driving cars are consistent and viable, but in the meantime, we should support adoption of the technology....
Read MoreMWC Barcelona 2019: On the road to self-driving cars, 5G will make us better drivers
I’m not sure I can describe the apprehension you feel when you sit down to drive a semi-truck for the first time in your life—and that...
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