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News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

Volkswagen’s new Golf cars will use V2X to talk to each other wirelessly

Posted on Oct 28, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

The newest generation of Volkswagen’s popular Golf will get the ability to communicate directly with other cars with wireless...

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Autonomous vehicles to leverage HD maps from space

Posted on Oct 28, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

It may not be common knowledge, but the automotive industry is in deep discussions to find out how aeronautic technology can benefit the...

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MIT uses shadows to help autonomous vehicles see around corners

Posted on Oct 28, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

We’re still not at the point where autonomous vehicle systems can best human drivers in all scenarios, but the hope is that eventually,...

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Waymo says more of its self-driving cars operating ‘rider only’ with no one at wheel

Posted on Oct 28, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car service Waymo has increased the frequency of “rider-only” service for customers in its public pilot...

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Toyota’s not alone in the slow lane to self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 25, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

TOKYO (Reuters) – When Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) launches its all-battery Lexus next year, the luxury model will be able to drive...

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Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ feature may get early-access release by the end of 2019

Posted on Oct 23, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Tesla may grant certain customers early access to a “feature complete” version of the company’s “full self-driving” (FSD) capabilities by...

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Huawei working on 5G radar tech for self-driving cars

Posted on Oct 22, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Huawei is a Chinese technology company that has had a difficult time in the U.S. recently, with the U.S. Department of Justice unseeing...

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Deep learning with point clouds

Posted on Oct 21, 2019 in News, Technology

If you’ve ever seen a self-driving car in the wild, you might wonder about that spinning cylinder on top of it. It’s a “lidar sensor,” and...

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Cybersecurity firm attracts OEM funding

Posted on Oct 21, 2019 in Finance, News, Technology

There hasn’t been a high-profile car hack since researchers commandeered a Jeep Cherokee by remote control four years ago. That...

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Why Elon Musk is wrong about LiDAR technology

Posted on Oct 21, 2019 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Earlier this year, at one of Tesla’s events, the company’s famous founder, Elon Musk proclaimed that, “LiDAR is a fool’s errand,” and...

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Can Dubai go green with flying taxis and ‘rooms on wheels’?

Posted on Oct 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Perspective, Technology

DUBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With a bus stop only five minutes from her Dubai home, it is normally convenient for Deborah...

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How AI is paving the way for autonomous cars

Posted on Oct 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Autonomous cars have been recently hitting the headlines and dominating tech-talks. They are seen as a post-Uber disruption to public...

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Up to four 5G networks being planned to secure Singapore’s digital future

Posted on Oct 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

SINGAPORE – Singapore has set its sights on up to four 5G networks, instead of the two initially planned for, as the authorities...

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Realtime Robotics raises $11.7 million Series A funding

Posted on Oct 16, 2019 in Cars, Finance, Technology

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Realtime Robotics, the inventor of responsive motion planning for industrial robots and autonomous...

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Paradoxes of edge computing

Posted on Oct 15, 2019 in Cars, Technology

More and more cities, around the world are visibly embracing the digital revolution and adopting new technologies to become smarter. At...

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Moral Machine is learning how we want self-driving cars to kill

Posted on Oct 15, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

While autonomous cars still face tremendous technical challenges before they become commonplace, the ethical decisions they pose loom as...

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Apple’s self-driving car could hide radar system within the bodywork

Posted on Oct 15, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

A future Apple-designed self-driving vehicle may not show any external signs of its automated functionality, with Apple looking into how...

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Isuzu previews futuristic FL IR truck with autonomous “platooning” function

Posted on Oct 14, 2019 in News, Technology, Trucks

Isuzu has just released the first images of an innovative new truck concept dubbed the FL IR prior to its Tokyo Motor Show unveiling. All...

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Renault is testing an autonomous shared car service that can be hailed using a smartphone

Posted on Oct 14, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Renault has commenced a public trial of an autonomous, electric and shared on-demand car service. The trial started Monday and will last...

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Toyota LQ self-driving concept car is at your command

Posted on Oct 11, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

It wouldn’t be the biennial Tokyo Motor Show without some seriously wild concept cars, and Toyota is here to deliver. As a followup...

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