Fernride CEO Hendrik Kramer shares the significance of the autonomous electric trucking company’s $50M raise
Today German autonomous electric trucking innovator Fernride announced a $19 million increase to its Series A funding, bringing the total...
Read MoreWhy Robotaxis can make cities safer
In August, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to allow Cruise and Waymo — GM and Alphabet subsidiaries, respectively — to...
Read MoreDriverless Car Crashes Less Frequent, Cause Less Damage, Report
Waymo is using insurance data to demonstrate that its self-driving taxis are safer than human-driven vehicles. The company, owned by...
Read More‘The future of transportation’: NC A&T develops, launches trial of driverless electric shuttles
“It is exciting to live in an era where autonomy and artificial intelligence are changing our world,” said Ali Karimoddini, who led the...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles are bad for humanity — on Shabbat or any other day
When I first became aware of these cars…I assumed they were driving around town to update Google Maps or something similar. As all San...
Read MoreMining boss declares driverless trucks are ‘really reliable’
A resources executive announced autonomous heavy vehicles are highly dependable. Brandon Craig recently became very excited about fully...
Read MoreEngineering whistleblower explains why safe Full Self-Driving can’t ever happen
Pulled from the pages of science fiction, self-driving cars seem to be on the way to becoming real. Cruise and Waymo are expanding their...
Read MoreTesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta: Reacting to Emergency Vehicles and Future Challenges
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta is an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) that aims to pave the way for driverless vehicles. The...
Read MoreWith self-driving cars, it’s the ethics we have to navigate
The decision to allow self-driving cars may usher in a new era of transportation, or it may prove to be a false dawn. Either way, the...
Read MoreDriver-assist, autonomous tech legalities ‘a hot mess’
Automakers and suppliers have spent tens of billions developing driver-assistance and autonomous-driving capabilities, but the legal...
Read MoreSan Francisco’s Robotaxi Revolution, Explained
You may have seen Waymo’s sleek white Jaguar sedans or Cruise’s cutesy orange-and-white cars rolling around San Francisco with no driver...
Read MoreAutonomous cars, AI ethics and everyday life
California regulators’ decision to permit self-driving cars to accept paying customers in San Francisco may usher in a new era of...
Read MoreTesla’s (Driverless) Route to Dominance?
In 2016, Elon Musk promised every Tesla (TSLA) shipped would “have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level...
Read MoreWomen in Supply Chain: ISEE’s Co-Founder, Debbie Yu, to Revolutionise Logistics with Autonomous Vehicles
It was 2017 when Debbie Yu, Yibiao Zhao and Chris Baker set out to build the first artificial intelligence (AI) solution designed to...
Read MoreOne in five trucks in U.S. could be autonomous by 2034: Roland Berger
Global consulting firm Roland Berger believes that by 2034, 20-30% of trucks on American roads will be autonomous. But to get there, fleet...
Read MoreSelf-driving car revolution is coming, but slowly
In Munich, where this week’s IAA motor show is taking place, an interactive street survey elicits an overwhelming “yes” when asking...
Read MoreAutonomous Driving Goes Into High Gear
Self-driving-car pioneer and Aurora CEO Chris Urmson insists driverless trucks won’t immediately put people out of jobs—even as he moves...
Read MoreElon Musk demonstrates for 45 minutes how a Tesla drives autonomously
One of Tesla’s big promises is the FSD Beta, or Full Self Driving Beta. It’s a system that promises “totally autonomous driving” and...
Read MoreSelf-driving delivery trucks could be sharing the roads with drivers very soon
Driverless trucks are more than just a fantasy on the drawing board. Research is going full bore on how to achieve that goal. As of today,...
Read MoreHere’s what people say they would need to feel safe with driverless cars on B.C. streets.
New research shows what people in B.C. say they would need to feel safe sharing the road with self-driving cars – and having a human...
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