While the US Delays Robotaxi Bill, Baidu Gets Permit To Operate Driverless Cars in Beijing
18 Mar 2023, 18:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chinese authorities granted Baidu a license to operate its robotaxi service in Beijing with no human driver inside as the U.S. delayed robotaxi legislation
Bobcat RogueX Concept Is Not Only Electric and Autonomous but Also a Little Bad-Ass
18 Mar 2023, 10:24 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The new cabless design of Bobcat’s compact track loader makes the RogueX a potential Wall-E’s best friend, don’t you think?
GM's Cruise Might Be Tesla's Unlikeliest Ally in Advancing Self-Driving Cars
17 Mar 2023, 11:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM's CEO Mary Barra is trying to convince U.S. Senators to advance legislation to speed up the deployment of self-driving vehicles on U.S. roads
Former Tesla Partner Mobileye Has a Superior and Cheaper FSD Beta Alternative
11 Mar 2023, 19:07 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Around seven years ago, Mobileye and Tesla parted ways after an unfortunate Autopilot incident resulted in someone’s death. Now, they’re true rivals
Ford Wants Cars to Communicate With Pedestrians
10 Mar 2023, 17:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new patent describes a technology that would allow vehicles to communicate with people on the road, including pedestrians crossing the street
Auto-Dolly Is the First Autonomous Four-Wheeled Luggage Carrier Operating in an Airport
3 Mar 2023, 12:22 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Even the most radical critics of autonomous vehicles won’t be disturbed by this self-driving vehicle. Unless they fear it will replace some jobs at the airport
Charging EVs As They Travel: Wireless Inductive, Conductive, or Battery Swap? (Part 3)
26 Feb 2023, 14:14 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / The third alternative to plug-in charging electric vehicles is a little bit like magic. But is it better than conductive charging or battery swapping?
Guess Who Deployed the First Real-World Autonomous Electric Wireless-Charging Micro-Bus?
19 Feb 2023, 12:42 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Sorry, America, sorry, Europe, but China was once again the first to implement a soon-to-be-the-new-normal technology. With help from a former MIT professor!
No-Controls Robotaxi 'Zoox' Just Received Its Driverless Testing Permit in California
17 Feb 2023, 15:46 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / If it’s got four wheels, but no steering wheel, is it a car? No, it’s a robotaxi “built for riders, not drivers.” It sort of looks like a UFO, but it’s a Zoox
Why Some Carmakers Like Polestar Are Investing in LiDAR, Whereas Tesla Isn't
3 Feb 2023, 16:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / The idea of self-driving cars is becoming increasingly popular and LiDAR is a big part of it, but it might only be a temporary solution as showcased by Tesla
Tesla Fans Should Stop Laughing at Mercedes-Benz' Drive Pilot, and This Is Why
29 Jan 2023, 21:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Today, we celebrate 137 years since the first patent for a gasoline-fueled ICE vehicle was granted. We also have autonomous (ish) vehicles today
Study: Computers Found in One Billion Self-Driving Cars Will Have a Huge Carbon Footprint
20 Jan 2023, 07:24 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / MIT researchers warn that computing-related emissions of autonomous vehicles could generate more than 0.3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This is huge
Waymo's Zeekr Electric Robotaxi Needs a Driver for Now, Will Pick You Up Someday
17 Nov 2022, 01:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Waymo is working on its next-gen robotaxis, which will be called Zeekr. We have a fresh set of spy shots of the latest prototype of the electric minivan
The Future Is Here: Watch Driverless Cruise Cab Seamlessly Navigate San Francisco Streets
20 Oct 2022, 20:00 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / According to Cruise, its Origin prototype capsule (driven by a human) is still in the testing phase in San Francisco streets
Gazing Eyes Is a Weird but Wonderful Idea for Autonomous Vehicles, It Could Save Lives
18 Oct 2022, 17:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Sometimes, a gaze is all you need to know that the driver of the approaching car has seen you. The same idea needs to be applied to autonomous vehicles
New Survey Reveals Self-Driving Vehicles Confuse and Scare Americans
17 Sep 2022, 02:11 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Autonomous cars are touted as the next big thing in the automotive sector. But is that true? A recent study says what most of us were already thinking
Road Safety Charity Warns Not Everybody Is Ready for Self-Driving Cars, Has a Point
28 Aug 2022, 20:42 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Self-driving cars may bring a reduction in fatal accidents, but cars with self-driving functions may bring out the worst in us. That is what a study says
Waiting at a Red Light Will Become History Thanks to Artificial Intelligence
19 May 2022, 13:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Artificial Intelligence can learn to control a fleet of autonomous vehicles in a way that keeps traffic flowing smoothly through intersections
Lightning eMotors and Perrone Robotics Team Up to Offer Self-Driving, Commercial EVs
10 May 2022, 08:09 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Lightning eMotors teamed up with fully automated vehicle systems provider Perrone Robotics to offer customers self-driving, commercial electric vehicles
Conservative Toyota Joins Tesla in Developing Camera-Vision Self-Driving Technology
7 Apr 2022, 11:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Toyota's Woven Planet subsidiary has joined Tesla in trying to advance self-driving technologies without using expensive lidar sensors