China tests first automotive grade driverless delivery vehicle equipped with Huawei MDC
A driverless delivery vehicle named “Pioneer” developed by Juzhen Data Tech has started alpha testing for application scenarios at the...
Read MoreTechnologies for making AVs safer in bad weather
Autonomous vehicles hold the potential to make our roads safer, but first, autonomous and semi-autonomous systems must overcome a range of...
Read MoreHow to scale up autonomous deliveries
In the mid 2010’s, many were predicting that mass market fully autonomous vehicles were just around the corner. With rollouts of...
Read MoreWhy autonomous vehicles won’t be taking over Ontario’s city streets in 2022
The drive to put autonomous vehicles on the market has sped up over the last decade but that doesn’t mean self-driving cars will be...
Read MoreLearn what makes a self-driving car autonomous
Tesla does not build self-driving cars. Neither does General Motors, nor Ford. In fact, there isn’t a single self-driving car on...
Read MoreDinner is servoed
I’ve been up to my neck in CES planning — and, I suppose, unplanning this week. There’s a strange disconnect getting pitches for the one...
Read MoreAt-fault robotaxi accidents for Waymo, Pony.AI, Olli and what they mean for the future
Three different robotaxi-related accidents at the end of this year raise some interesting issues about what they mean going forward. This...
Read MoreObservant human drivers cleverly watch tall trucks in traffic so as to reveal up ahead roadway snafus, which astute AI self-driving cars ought to do likewise
Let’s go on a safari! As you head out onto the savanna, you keenly observe that the area is rife with wildlife. Whoa, right over there is...
Read MoreFive ways technology will change transportation in 2022
As we reflect on two consecutive years of community disruption, one area has remained a critical lifeline: our transportation systems....
Read MoreApple Car, with wave of recent departures, faces make-or-break 2022
It’s hard to believe we’re approaching year eight of Apple’s work on a self-driving car. For all the fits and starts, 2022 could prove...
Read MoreA tale for the season: the whimsical parable of the hedgehog and the fox sheds dazzling light on AI advances and those majestically emerging self-driving cars
There is a famous line by an Ancient Greek poet named Archilochus that goes something like this: Multa novit vulpes, verum echinus unum...
Read MoreAutonomous trucks beat cars for safety and cybersecurity
For the AV industry, the drive to bring autonomous vehicles to the real world has been a long journey marked by myriad twists and turns....
Read MoreThe 5 biggest connected and autonomous vehicle trends in 2022
Autonomous driving promises a future where road traffic accidents and speeding tickets are no longer a feature of life. Mobility will be...
Read MoreDisabled passengers were promised autonomous vehicles — they’re still waiting
For years, people with disabilities have been promised that autonomous vehicles are right around the corner. Self-driving cars will open...
Read MoreHere’s how advances in ambient intelligence will make riding in AI self-driving cars quite cozy, like a pleasing lullaby for us all
You invite someone over to your home. If you are the type of host that cares about providing a cozy experience, you will attempt to...
Read MoreCould autonomous vehicles put last-mile delivery on the fast track?
Transport, integral to our daily lives, is currently undergoing a structural reform – towards digitalization and decarbonization. The...
Read MoreQ&A: Cathy Wu on developing algorithms to safely integrate robots into our world
Q: What put you on the path to robotics and self-driving cars? A: My parents always wanted a doctor in the family. However, I’m bad at...
Read MoreAutomakers looking to earn hard cash from software
Automakers across the board making expensive bets in the fields of electrification and autonomous driving, so many are looking for new...
Read MoreAVs: from the trough of disillusionment to the slope of enlightenment
You might say we were promised the moon when it comes to autonomous vehicles (AVs). In 2016, Elon Musk told us we’d have coast-to-coast...
Read MoreCould Apple soon deploy a fully autonomous vehicle?
The notion of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) expanding into the auto industry and releasing a fully autonomous vehicle isn’t new. In fact, for...
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