Udacity Opens Nanodegree Program For Self-Driving Car Engineers
14 Sep 2016, 17:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Udacity, once a pilot project from Stanford, now offers a Nanodegree program for those interested in becoming self-driving car engineers
Pittsburgh Is the First City to Have Self-Driving Cars From Uber
14 Sep 2016, 17:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Uber has announced that its users in Pittsburgh will be able to hail a self-driving car for their UberX fares. This marks an important milestone in the field
Volvo Kicks Off Drive Me, A Public Autonomous Driving Experiment
13 Sep 2016, 09:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volvo has completed the first XC90 that will be part of the Drive Me project. The initiative will let regular people drive autonomous cars on public roads
Ford Wants To Sell Driverless Cars To The Public By 2025, CEO Says
13 Sep 2016, 08:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mark Fields, the CEO of Ford, has announced the corporation's intentions of offering driverless cars for sale to the general public by 2025
Ford Wants To Offer Autonomous Car Service For Its Employees In 2018
12 Sep 2016, 18:10 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ford's employees in Dearborn, Michigan, will be offered an autonomous car service in 2018. The pilot program pursues the goal of launching a driverless car
Uber-Branded Car Seen In San Francisco With Cameras On Top Is Not Autonomous
7 Sep 2016, 17:14 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / This weekend, an Uber-branded car was spotted driving through San Francisco with cameras on top of its roof. It was thought to have driverless tech
Volvo Partners With Autoliv For Self-Driving Car Joint Venture
6 Sep 2016, 16:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volvo and Autoliv have announced a partnership in the field of autonomous cars. The collaboration will move along in the form of a joint-venture
Japan Will Develop 3D Maps For Self-Driving Cars To Use in 2020
6 Sep 2016, 12:16 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Japan has ambitious plans for the future, and one of them involves self-driving cars on its roads by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. A 3D mapping project has begun
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Lab Director Says Self-Driving Cars Are Not Even Close
5 Sep 2016, 16:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Herman Herman, the director of the Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, says that self-driving cars are "not even close" to reality, in spite of claims
One In Three Brits Would Buy An Autonomous Car In The Near Future, Study Shows
5 Sep 2016, 15:52 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to a recent survey, one third of British drivers would buy an autonomous car if it were available. Two thirds would feel safe riding in them
Michigan Legislators Will Vote Fully Autonomous Car Bill Next Week
31 Aug 2016, 18:04 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A special Senate committee in Michigan will decide next week, through a vote, if driverless vehicles will be allowed to test on public roads
Your Future Autonomous Car Could Talk To Pedestrians, Better Hope It's Polite
31 Aug 2016, 14:10 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The only voice most cars have is the engine, that uses the exhaust as its vocal chords. In the future, cars could be able to "talk" to pedestrians
Ford And Baidu Invest $150 Million In Velodyne For LIDAR Technology
29 Aug 2016, 18:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Velodyne, a company that is known for high-end audio systems, is also a supplier of LIDAR technology. Ford and Baidu will invest $150 Million in Velodyne
Google Hires Ex Airbnb Executive Shaun Steward For Self-Driving Car Project
29 Aug 2016, 16:36 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Shaun Stewart, a former employee in charge of Airbnb's vacation rentals division, was hired by Google as a director in its self-driving car program
Mercedes-Benz And Infiniti Owners Are Most Likely To Adopt Self-Driving Cars
28 Aug 2016, 11:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Research company MaritzCX has made a study that has discovered that owners of Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz cars are most likely to adopt self-driving technologies
Volvo And Uber Sign Partnership For Autonomous Cars For Ride-Sharing & More
18 Aug 2016, 14:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volvo and Uber have signed a partenership for the development of self-driving cars. Uber will have a fleet of self-driving Volvo cars in Pittsburgh
Ford Wants To Launch A Fully Autonomous Car By 2021, It's For Ride-Sharing
17 Aug 2016, 10:06 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ford has doubled its Silicon Valley research team and has invested in tech companies to enable it to launch a self-driving car by 2021
France Will Allow Automakers To Test Self-Driving Cars On Its Roads
12 Aug 2016, 14:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Automakers will be allowed to test autonomous cars on French roads. The move plans to boost local industry and technological development
GTA V Gets Its First Self-Driving Car
10 Aug 2016, 17:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / GTA V is seen as the best environment for testing autonomous driving cars, according to a team of researchers. They have already developed a prototype
Google Self-Driving Car Project's CTO Leaves Company
8 Aug 2016, 09:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Chris Urmson, one of Google's robotics specialists, has decided to leave the company. Urmson was the Chief Technical Officer of the self-driving car project