Google’s self driving car gets involved in a fender bender (again)
Humans prove once again that we make lousy drivers but at least no robots were hurt in the crash When, oh when oh when will these self-driving cars, with all their artificial intelligence smarts learn that we humans are dangerous!? Earlier this week one of Google’s self-driving cars was involved...
Autonomous cars and trucks vie to take on the Canadian railroads
Vancouver and Seattle should be connected by a driverless highway, according to some high-tech entrepreneurs The proposal, which involves dedicating at least one lane on the I-5 from Seattle to Highway 99 in Richmond, British Columbia, is a pitch that comes from Tom Alberg, a board member of Amazon, Craig...
How self driving cars see the world (Video)
Driverless cars are hitting the roads in cities all over the world, but just how much do you know about how they see and evaluate the world? And if you knew more would you feel more confident about being a passenger in one? Let’s flip back in time to...
Regulators scrutinise the death of another Tesla S driver in the Netherlands
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF While the cause of the crash hasn’t been determined yet investigators are turning their attentions to the cars safety systems. Driverless cars have gone from the realms of science fiction to the streets of major US states and cities – from Pittsburg to Singapore – within just...
Baidu gets the green light to test self-driving cars on Google’s back yard
China’s largest search engine just got permission to test their self-driving cars on Google’s back yard Baidu announced this Thursday that it has received an autonomous vehicle testing permit from California’s Department of Motor Vehicles, bringing the Chinese search giant one step closer to testing its self-driving cars on Google’s home turf. The...
Singapore becomes the first country to deploy self-driving taxis
More and more places are trialling self-driving taxis, now it’s just a matter of time until the regulators approve the technology Singapore just became the first country to actually implement self-driving taxis on the road for public use. So far, nuTonomy – the company behind the cars and the app that...
US regulator green lights self-driving car research with $4Bn cheque
With the US Government and NHTSA agree to speed up the roll out of self-driving cars With automakers and technology companies rushing to develop self-driving cars, the Obama administration has pledged to expedite regulatory guidelines for autonomous vehicles and invest in research to help bring them to market. Until now, the federal government...
Uber puts 100 autonomous cars and 1 million drivers out onto the streets
Uber is putting 100 autonomous cars on the streets of Pittsburg this month to beat its emerging competitors to the punch but it’s also the first sign that Uber’s workforce is also about to be put out on the street Near the end of 2014, Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick...
Goodyear unveils smart levitating wheels for autonomous cars
Goodyear brings the humble tyre into the 21st Century with magnetic levitation and new smarts When an industry, such as the motor industry goes through a paradigm shift – to a fully autonomous future – it’s not uncommon for their ecosystem of partners and suppliers to rethink their own place in...
Ford to mass market self driving cars by 2021
Ford, fearing being left behind by GM, goes all in on autonomous vehicles Ford says it will build a totally self driving car by 2021 as it seeks to take the lead in the global race to produce the world’s first high volume driverless vehicle. The car, which will have...
Drivers death highlights the risks of new technology
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF With new technologies come new risks but the rate at which they’re being developed and deployed leaves culture and training struggling to keep up. The first reported death involving Tesla’s Autopilot feature raises troubling questions about how much more progress proponents of self-driving cars must achieve before they can...
JLR turns UK motorways into a test track for autonomous cars
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF V2x will revolutionise the worlds transportation systems. Jaguar Land Rover has announced the launch of a 40 mile “living lab” on public roads in the UK to support the development of its Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technology and to hasten and support the transition from...
The death of consumer car insurance
Driverless cars signal the end of consumer car insurance You and I probably agree that spending thousands of pounds every year to buy insurance is one of life’s great pleasures, there’s no noise as exciting as a bill hitting the mat – then again maybe it’s just me. At this...
