When autonomous cars teach themselves to drive better than humans
Whether or not autonomous vehicles are able to develop the kind of dynamic, adaptive, common-sense reasoning that humans are able to...
Read MoreIn a year of major shifts, the self-driving car market is consolidating
News broke this week that Woven Planet, a Toyota subsidiary, will acquire Level 5, Lyft’s self-driving unit, for $550 million. The...
Read MoreChinese tech giants Huawei, DJI jump on to the lidar bandwagon as they eye huge potential in self-driving cars
Lidar sensors, a critical technology for self-driving cars, has emerged as the new battleground for Chinese tech firms. At the forefront...
Read MoreThe race to build self-driving trucks has four horses and three jockeys
Over the last five years, as it’s become clear that self-driving cars will take longer than expected to arrive on most American streets,...
Read MoreGnarly skateboarders trying dangerously to hitch a ride on self-driving cars
The skateboarder was eyeing a self-driving car and decided that it might be quite rad to try and hitch a ride....
Read MoreHyperdrive Daily: The self-driving car race hardly matters
When Guidehouse Insights sent me its annual study on the leaders in self-driving, I wondered how the report would rank a field that...
Read More“It’s a matter of a year or two”: Innoviz outlines autonomous vehicle roadmap
Each year, giants like Elon Musk try to prepare the public for when we will see the widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles on city...
Read MoreWaymo’s new CEOs say self-driving unit eyes outside funding
Waymo, the prized self-driving arm of Alphabet Inc., is looking to nab further outside investment and make acquisitions of its own, the...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars to conveniently haul fancy stores to your doorstep for your shopping delight
You look out the window of your home and see what appears to be a fancy store parked temporarily outside in front of your house. Say what?...
Read MoreBaidu launches robotaxi service in outer Beijing. How ‘fully driverless’ is it vs. AutoX?
Baidu BIDU -1.6%, the leading search engine in China, has launched a robotaxi service in Shougang Park – an industrial park on the...
Read MoreAA President raises concerns over government’s announcement for self-driving vehicles
Yesterday, the government announced that self-driving vehicles could be on UK streets by the end of this year. However, the AA say it’s...
Read MoreZoox CEO on the future of EVs and autonomous vehicles
Aicha Evans, CEO of Zoox discusses the newest technologies and innovations in mobility, EVs and self-driving vehicles with Bloomberg’s Ed...
Read MoreHow to build maps for self-driving cars (end-to-end)
The ability to get from one place to another, anywhere in the country, is one of the most remarkable gifts of our modern technology. Maps...
Read MoreIntroducing NPM: Designed to shape the future of mobility
As with any developing technology, much of the innovation which prompts advancement in driverless capability comes from different sources....
Read MoreGetting cities ready for driverless vehicles
Driverless mobility will fundamentally change the way both people and goods move around cities. City governments face important challenges...
Read MoreAmid Tesla crash concerns Waymo’s new co-CEOs say no shortcuts to safe autonomy
Waymo’s new co-CEOs Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov say Alphabet’s self-driving powerhouse is sticking to a safety-conscious roadmap to...
Read MoreWaymo’s leadership shift spotlights self-driving car challenges
Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car subsidiary, has reshuffled its top executive lineup. John Krafcik, Waymo’s CEO since 2015, announced on...
Read MoreThe robots are coming for Deliveroo’s riders
When Ocado, the UK technology group, unveiled its vision for the future of grocery home delivery last week, it sounded a little alarming....
Read MoreHow electric, self-driving cars and ride-hailing will transform the car industry
When GM’s very first car, the Chevrolet Classic 6, appeared on Detroit’s streets in 1912, it ran on gasoline. More than a century later,...
Read MoreAutonomous driving systems slash EV driving range by 25 percent
The microprocessors, cameras, lidars, and radars needed to let cars drive themselves consume so much electric power that they can trim the...
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