ZF’s UK R&D Facility paves the way for autonomous driving
The West Midlands has long been a focal point of the UK automotive industry. Britain’s first production car rolled out of the gates of a...
Read MoreThe future of transportation: How self-driving cars will change the way we live
The future of transportation is rapidly changing, and one of the biggest developments in this field is the rise of self-driving cars....
Read MoreAutomotive LiDAR – Still alive & kicking
Heading into 2023, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging – a 3D imaging technology) appeared to be struggling, given the delays in...
Read MoreCrash dummies: Why autonomous cars have slowed to a stall
All was seemingly normal during Thanksgiving on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate’s more utilitarian sister that...
Read MoreAI to unpick liability in autonomous vehicle incidents
Autonomous vehicles are already here, with trucking and fleets leading the way. Autonomous trucks, operating at least at SAE Level 4 are...
Read MoreInnoviz CEO: “Elon Musk was wrong. The massive investment in Tesla will go down the drain”
Omer Keilaf did not expect this. Considered by many as one of the prodigies of Israeli high-tech, he has been receiving plenty of...
Read MoreDriving too far: Autonomous vehicles and cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Self-driving technology can potentially reduce road traffic accidents. However, the more sophisticated automotive computers become then...
Read MoreLidar companies face a ‘make it or break it’ year
That nagging déjà vu feeling kept creeping in earlier this month during CES 2023 in Las Vegas. At every turn, in the newly constructed...
Read More“Mobileye has a vertical grip on the autonomous vehicle market”
Despite going public at a valuation equal to its purchase price by Intel five years earlier, the founder and CEO of Mobileye, Prof. Amnon...
Read MoreMy top tech IPO to buy in January
Last year was not kind to the initial public offering market, with global IPO activity volume tumbling 45%, leading to a 61% decline in...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles and the imminent death of Vision Zero
For years, the automotive industry has promised that autonomous vehicles will make our roads and commutes safer. Yet road congestion,...
Read MoreGeorge Hotz wants to ‘make driving chill’ with next-gen Comma 3 hands-free driver assist
George Hotz just wants to build robots. You can see the desire in the Comma 3, the next-generation assisted driving hardware from his...
Read MoreTop Self-driving car stories of 2022 in review – Big ups, big downs
As we enter 2023, these were the big stories in self-driving cars for 2022. You an also check out my summary of early 2022 for more...
Read MoreMobileye CEO: “We don’t want to be another Uber or Lyft”
“The public sentiment around autonomous vehicles goes back and forth like a pendulum. Four years ago the talk was that it was just around...
Read MoreAV group’s top goal: Federal policy framework
WASHINGTON — Despite news last year of Cruise’s robotaxis being investigated by NHTSA and the shuttering of Argo AI, the AV tech...
Read MoreRoad robots are coming to the rescue
DEVELOPING CARS THAT can drive without a human is a unique challenge. There are many kinds of events that fully autonomous vehicles have...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles reality check part 3: Robots moving freight
There was a time when “AV trucks” were discussed as a singular thing, i.e., driverless long-haul trucking. Those days are now in the...
Read MoreHow artificial intelligence is driving robotaxis from science fiction to reality
In December 2022, Cruise Automation announced the launch of its fully driverless robotaxi service in Austin. Texas and Phoenix, Arizona....
Read MoreIs Ford’s $2.7 billion mistake a warning for General Motors?
Over the past few years, unmistakable buzz has surrounded autonomous vehicle technology as start-ups and major manufacturers are both...
Read MoreMeet Gatik, which may be the leader in self-driving trucks by attacking the middle mile
Many companies are working on self-driving trucks and delivery. As it became clear that robotaxi required a very large investment, teams...
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