In an effort to help speed up the development of self-driving vehicles, the Obama administration has announced a plan to spend nearly $4 billion over the next ten years to help fund various autonomous car […]
Tag: Self Driving Cars
Google Partners With Ford In Self-Driving Car Program
Yahoo Autos claims that during the 2016 Consumer Electronic Show (CES,) Ford will announce that it is partnering with Google in its self-driving car program. The Yahoo Autos report describes the Ford-Google partnership as a […]
Driverless Cars Are Getting Into Accidents Over This Unexpected Flaw
Driverless vehicles, which haven’t even hit the market yet, have managed to rack up a crash rate that is double than that of human drivers. This has led many people to question the safety of […]
Self Driving Cars Might Still Get Into Accidents, But The Humans Are At Fault
A new report studying self driving cars currently being tested shows that although the cars have been involved in accidents, not one has been the result of the actual car. The report from the University […]
Should Self Driving Cars Be Programmed To Kill? Most Say Yes
As the day when self driving cars can finally be purchased draws closer, so too does the need to create a system of robot ethics for these cars’ algorithms, raising the interesting question: Who should […]
Ex-GM CEO Lutz Throws Cold Water On Apple And Google’s Car Ambitions
Companies like Google and Apple are poised to enter the car industry but may be biting off more than they can chew, according to former GM CEO Bob Lutz. According to the longtime industry executive […]
Apple Met With California Regulators To Discuss Testing Permits For A Self Driving Car
Apple continues to move quickly in the game of driverless vehicles, this time by meeting with California legislators chiefly responsible for self driving vehicle regulation. The rumor mill that Apple is building a car has […]
Apple Working On 3D Technology To Close The Maps Gap To Arch Rival Google
Apple, behind rival Google in advanced software offerings, is working hard to develop its own 3D mapping technologies at a mysterious technology facility in Sweden. The facility is located in Lund, in the southern portion […]
Not Just Uber: Mercedes Benz Announces Plans For Self Driving Limo Service
In the near future, you might be able to call a limo without a driver, as Mercedes-Benz is considering creating a driverless version of the luxurious vehicle. The company has not announced anything official, but […]
Global Automakers Are Aggressively Hiring Software Engineers As Google, Tesla And Others Encroach On Their Market
European automakers are racing to catch up to its rivals by wooing and hiring software experts from around the world. Specifically, BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz are stepping up their efforts to compete with technology firms […]
Google Hires Former Hyundai CEO To Lead Global Push Into Self Driving Cars
Advertising behemoth Google is continuing to show all the signs of a massive push into self-driving vehicles. The latest indication of just how large this project has become, the company has announced that it hired […]
Google’s Plan To Mass Produce Self Driving Cars Is So Successful Its Ahead Of Schedule
Google has announced plans to ramp up production of prototypes of its self driving cars, ahead of previously announced manufacture time lines. Details of the move suggest that Google is firmly on its way to […]
Honda Becomes The Latest Car Manufacturer To Obtain Self Driving Car Permits In California
California is gearing up for self-driving cars to hit the road. Most recently, Japanese auto manufacturer Honda has received permission from the state to drive its upcoming line of autonomous vehicles on public streets. Honda […]
Hackers Find Yet Another Way To Take Control Of Most Modern Vehicles
New research has found that the laser ranging systems (lidar) used by a majority of self driving vehicles, as well as used for blind spot detection, to sense objects and obstacles can be hacked by […]
Toyota Just Announced Its Making A Huge Push Into Artificial Intelligence For Its Cars
Toyota, the largest car maker in the world, has announced that it plans to pave the way to the future of vehicles by heavily focusing on the research and development of artificial intelligence (“AI”) with […]
Uber Just Poached Two Leading Car Hackers To Help Secure Its Self Driving Cars
Two engineers who showed they could remotely hack into vehicles have been hired by taxi hailing service Uber. In its latest round of recruiting, Uber has been recruiting aggressively as it seeks to beef up […]
Dawn Of Self Driving Cars Leading To Tough Questions About The Future Of Law
When and it what capacity can and should law enforcement direct the actions of those vehicles? A recent report published by the RAND Corp. attempts to identify and ponder these questions that will likely arise […]
Google Is Now Officially A Car Company
In transition from its role as a tester of autonomous vehicles, Google’s subsidiary company Google Auto has announced that it will be building 100 prototype self-driving cars. In the past Google Auto has retrofitted Audi, […]
Curious UK Driverless Car Law Still Requires A Non-Driving Driver
The United Kingdom took steps Monday to join in the global adoption of driverless vehicles, enacted legislation that makes driverless cars street legal though curiously not so driverless. If the new laws are in place […]
Six Years And Millions Of Miles Later, Google’s Self Driving Cars Finally Involved In Injury Causing Accident
After six years of testing and millions of miles travelled, one of Google Inc.’s self-driving prototype cars was finally involved in its first accidents with injury on Thursday in Mountain View, California. Google, better known […]
Rise Of The Chinese Tech Titans Continues As Search Giant Baidu Announces Self Driving Car
Baidu, the Google of China, is literally working on its own versions of just about every core product Google has or has in the pipeline. It does search, it does maps and now its doing […]
Apple Readies Big Push Into Automotive Infotainment Systems
Apple looks to be intensifying efforts to own the automotive market, with chief operating officer Jeff Williams describing vehicles as “the ultimate mobile device”. The news comes on the back of an announcement yesterday from […]
Google’s Self Driving Cars Twice As Likely To Get Into Accidents As Humans
Google’s self driving cars are getting into accidents. Lots of them, actually, according to reports. The company only released the number of accidents after The Associated Press reported that Google had notified California of three […]
Freightliner Reveals World’s First Self Driving Truck
Truckmaker Freightliner has announced its “Inspiration Truck” will be the first autonomous commercial truck to drive on American roads. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Daimler Chairman Wolfgang Bernhard attached its Autonomous Vehicle license plate and […]
Self Driving Cars Estimated To Cut 90% Of City Traffic
New research shows just why Google and Uber are so interested in the idea of self driving cars. European transportation experts say congested cities could become a thing of the past, so long as people […]
Uber’s War With Google Heats Up Over Maps
Nokia is selling its mapping business and there are some interesting bidders in the mix. At least four potential buyers including Facebook and a consortium of German carmakers representing BMW, Audi and Daimler, are interested […]