California passes law paving the way for driverless cars
California just added its name to the list of states allowing driverless cars to operate on public roads — and inadvertently made David Hasselhoff’s work on Knight Rider a bit more relevant to future...
View ArticleFBI says self-driving cars will be good for surveillance, but lethal in the...
Driverless cars are a “potential lethal weapon,” but could make surveillance “more effective and easier,” the FBI claims in an internal report surfaced by the Guardian. According to the FBI’s Strategic...
View ArticleHow close are we really to driverless cars?
Google’s driverless car prototype makes autonomous cars look like they’re right around the corner, but the verdict isn’t out on when they’ll hit your local dealership. For now, we’re stuck with...
View ArticleHey, Google: Baidu wants to keep humans in the driverless car equation
It could propel a new parlor game: Would you prefer to ride in a completely autonomous self-driving car, like Google is building, or one like Chinese search engine Baidu’s semi-autonomous car? Baidu...
View ArticleCheck out Nissan’s vision of a driverless car unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show
Japanese car maker Nissan unveiled its “vision of the future of autonomous driving” at the Tokyo Motor Show on Tuesday, with the Nissan IDS Concept. Nissan said that it’s “well on track” with plans to...
View ArticleMobileye raises $400M to kick driverless car technology into high gear
Soon your car won’t need you to drive thanks to the increasingly competitive field of automatically driving cars. Mobileye has raised $400 million at a $1.5 billion valuation for its driverless car...
View ArticleThis 'connected car' comes with gesture control and Wi-Fi — and it knows if...
The Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association unveiled a “connected car” demo vehicle today in Windsor, Ontario, with built-in 4G, Wi-Fi, 360-degree proximity sensors, in-vehicle inductive mobile...
View ArticleFind out if Google’s driverless car is legal in your state
This map reveals where driverless cars are street-legal, and which states are stuck in legislative limbo. In 2011, Nevada became the first state to legalize the testing of driverless cars. California...
View ArticleA driverless future could be further away than you think
GUEST: Advancements in AI technology have taken automated cars from a distant science fiction endeavor to a fast-approaching reality. Tech giants and rising rideshare companies alike are investing...
View ArticleTesla drops ‘full self-driving capability’ option for new vehicles (updated)
Tesla has removed the controversial 'Full Self-Driving Capability' option for new customers. It appears to be a temporary move.Read More
View ArticleWaymo obtains California’s first fully driverless car permit
Waymo has obtained a permit that allows it to test fully driverless cars in the state of California. It'll be the first to do so.Read More
View ArticleDaimler and Bosch lay out plans for autonomous taxi service in San Jose
Daimler and Bosch announced details of an upcoming driverless car pilot program set to launch in San Jose in the second half of 2019.Read More
View ArticleMicrosoft’s open source AirSim platform comes to Unity
AirSim on Unity enables developers to test autonomous drones, cars, and robots in digital environments with realistic physics.Read More
View ArticlePerceptIn unleashes a driverless mobile vending machine that displays video ads
PerceptIn's self-driving vending machines sport screens and a bevy of sensors. They're available for rental starting at $3,000.Read More
View ArticleUber resumes self-driving car tests in Pittsburgh
Uber has resumed tests of its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, eight months after a fatal crash involving a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona.Read More
View ArticleYandex let us ride in its autonomous Prius
Yandex let us ride around in its driverless car at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas. The trip didn't disappoint -- and we returned without a scratch.Read More
View ArticleCruise open-sources Webviz, a tool for robotics data analysis
Cruise, the autonomous driving research and development division of GM, open-sourced Webviz, a web-based data analysis tool for robotics applications.Read More
View ArticleGM’s Cruise delays driverless taxi service, plans to build country’s largest...
GM's Cruise is postponing plans for a fully driverless taxi service, which it previously said would launch by year-end 2019.Read More
View ArticlePony.ai to launch BotRide robo-taxi service in Irvine
Autonomous car startup Pony.ai will launch a robo-taxi service -- BotRide -- in Irvine, California starting on November 4.Read More
View ArticleLyft will add Chrysler Pacifica minivans to its self-driving fleet, open new...
Lyft announced that it's adding Chrysler Pacifica minivans to its self-driving fleet and that it will soon open a new road test center near Palo Alto.Read More
View ArticleBosch and Daimler launch self-driving car pilot in San Jose
Bosch and Daimler launched a self-driving car pilot in San Jose, roughly a year after the two jointly announced a plan to do so.Read More
View ArticleUber resumes autonomous car testing in San Francisco
Uber announced that it has resumed tests of its autonomous vehicles on public roads in California. Each car will have a safety driver and a copilot.Read More
View ArticleAutonomous car insurance drives new opportunities
Startups are emerging to take on the challenge of insuring autonomous cars, which pose new liability questions.Read More
View ArticleWhat enterprises can learn about data infrastructure from Cruise driverless cars
As AI permeates business and society, lessons on robust data infrastructure from Cruise's driverless vehicles will only grow more relevant.Read More
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