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Did that car just wink at you? Daimler previews car-to-pedestrian signals

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, Technology

If you’re walking or driving in San Jose, California, later this year and have the sense that a late model Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan...

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Riding in Waymo One, the Google spinoff’s first self-driving taxi service

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Waymo, the self-driving subsidiary of Alphabet, launched its first commercial autonomous ride-hailing service here in the Phoenix suburbs...

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For self-driving cars, sensors galore

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Self-driving cars bring both opportunities and challenges to photonics-based sensors. Autonomous vehicles will need dozens of sensors...

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Bosch and Veniam ensure seamless vehicle-to-everything connectivity

Posted on Dec 5, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

What is true for people is also true for cars: communication works best with a common language and a good connection. To enable connected...

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Fully autonomous vehicles must learn how to read pedestrians’ intentions

Posted on Dec 3, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

There are so many variables to take into account when it comes to pedestrians. Human drivers know this all too well. We are quite adept at...

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This futuristic car could solve a multibillion-dollar problem facing Amazon, Walmart, and Target

Posted on Dec 2, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The company behind Walmart’s pickup towers has developed a self-driving car that could upend the last-mile delivery industry. The...

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L.A. Auto Show: Honda researches self-driving technology in its own backyard

Posted on Nov 30, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Real-world experience away from a test track is hard to come by, for the technologies that will eventually enable autonomous cars to...

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All wet: Rain could delay the arrival of self-driving future

Posted on Nov 30, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

Even a little crummy weather might pose big problems for self-driving systems. New research from Michigan State University suggests light...

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Is it working? How testing and good data can enable autonomous innovation

Posted on Nov 29, 2018 in Cars, Perspective, Technology

Innovation is the key to progress, but true innovation means tackling new challenges. When you’re breaking new ground, there are...

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High-precision navigation for driverless cars

Posted on Nov 29, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Fixposition is an ETH spin-off specialising in real-time navigation systems for use in self-driving vehicles, robots or industrial drones....

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Cognitive automation for the self-driving supply chain

Posted on Nov 29, 2018 in Buses, Cars, Technology, Trucks

How can systems evolve to allow prescriptive suggestions for resolving near real time problems? In other words, how can we build a...

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How ADAS is paving the way for autonomous driving

Posted on Nov 28, 2018 in Cars, Technology

Whether you call them self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles, or even robo-cars, autonomous driving is a leading topic in automotive. The...

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Extremely precise Bosch sensor will help self-driving cars navigate roads more accurately

Posted on Nov 28, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Self-driving cars require an array of sensors to figure out things human drivers take for granted, like knowing the exact position of a...

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Volvo and Luminar demo advanced lidar tech that gives autonomous cars detailed view of pedestrian movements

Posted on Nov 27, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Volvo and and autonomous vehicle sensor company Luminar gave a glimpse into the future of autonomous cars at the Automobility LA trade...

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Russian driverless cars take to the road | Video

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Videos & Podcasts

A Moscow firm is about to unveil technology that it says will help computer-driven cars navigate the most extreme weather, while...

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Evolution of Virtual Personal Assistants in automotive

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, Knowledge Center, Technology, Webinars

Over the past several years, numerous Virtual Personal Assistants (VPA) products have emerged on the market. Today, they are widespread,...

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Mercedes S-Class cooperative concept previews a potential light signaling system for autonomous cars

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Mercedes has big plans for autonomous vehicles but, like other automakers exploring the technology, they’re being faced with a question...

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Huawei releases autonomous AI driving solution and demos cellular-connected cars

Posted on Nov 26, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Though Huawei’s international business remains clouded by U.S. security allegations, the Chinese company is continuing to debut...

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Nvidia on the road to success with autonomous driving ‘AI’ chip

Posted on Nov 21, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

Nvidia hasn’t had a wonderful time recently, what with the imploding cryptocurrency scene causing its stock to plunge — lower virtual-coin...

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New blockchain platform for autonomous vehicles

Posted on Nov 21, 2018 in Cars, News, Technology

The blockchain comes from U.S. company Filament and it is called Blocklet for Trusted Vehicle Applications. The technology is described as...

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