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Old Law In The State of New York Must Be Changed To Enable Self-Driving Cars
Old Law In The State of New York Must Be Changed To Enable Self-Driving Cars

30 May 2016, 14:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An old law in the state of New York forbids drivers to operate a vehicle without one hand on the steering wheel. Self-driving cars cannot be tested there

 
Autonomous Cars Could Lower Insurance Premiums By 30%, Says Deloitte
Autonomous Cars Could Lower Insurance Premiums By 30%, Says Deloitte

27 May 2016, 17:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Insurance rates might go down by 30% for drivers of autonomous cars, says a recent study by Deloitte. Ride-sharing might also help reduce premiums

 
Nissan Very Confidently Presents Its Self-Driving ProPilot System
Nissan Very Confidently Presents Its Self-Driving ProPilot System

26 May 2016, 16:58 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A bit late to the table of those who develop their own in-house self-driving technologies, Nissan wants to make up for the lost time with some powerful claims

 
Google's Self-Driving Car Project Moves To New Home This Year
Google's Self-Driving Car Project Moves To New Home This Year

26 May 2016, 14:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Google has announced that it will move the self-driving car division to Michigan. They will have open a development center dedicated to autonomous cars

 
Tesla Gathers More Autopilot Miles in a Day Than Google Has in Its Whole Program
Tesla Gathers More Autopilot Miles in a Day Than Google Has in Its Whole Program

25 May 2016, 20:04 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Tesla just let us in on the scale of the data it collects from all the cars it's got on the road, as it truly is impressive

 
People Aren't Warming Up to the Self-Driving Cars Idea, Two-Year Study Shows
People Aren't Warming Up to the Self-Driving Cars Idea, Two-Year Study Shows

24 May 2016, 14:48 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With so many brilliant minds and so many powerful companies working in the same direction, you'd think the population would give them a little more credit

 
Man Falls Asleep while Cruising on Autopilot - Is He an Idiot, or a Pioneer?
Man Falls Asleep while Cruising on Autopilot - Is He an Idiot, or a Pioneer?

24 May 2016, 08:55 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Just because it's called "Autopilot," you don't have to take itliterally. Airplanes have autopilots too, and we doubt the Captain goes to sleep. Hopefully

 
Autonomous RC Truck Drifting on Purpose Gives Us Hope for the Future
Autonomous RC Truck Drifting on Purpose Gives Us Hope for the Future

23 May 2016, 17:12 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / This RC truck is completely autonomous, but it can drift better than 99 percent of drivers thanks to a clever software approach

 
Uber's Self-Driving Car Gets Its First Official Photo, Looks Menacing
Uber's Self-Driving Car Gets Its First Official Photo, Looks Menacing

20 May 2016, 14:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Unlike its number one rival, Lyft, the world's largest hail-riding company chose to develop its own self-driving technology

 
Google Patents Pedestrian Sticky Tape to Glue Them to the Hood in Case of Impact
Google Patents Pedestrian Sticky Tape to Glue Them to the Hood in Case of Impact

19 May 2016, 12:49 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We get a glimpse into the pedestrian protection solutions Google thought of back in 2014 when its autonomous car project was still in its infancy

 
A Dream Team of Former Google, Apple or Tesla Employees Plans Autonomous Trucks
A Dream Team of Former Google, Apple or Tesla Employees Plans Autonomous Trucks

17 May 2016, 13:21 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / People who used to work for some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley are getting together to form a company that focuses on self-driving goods haulers

 
Alfa Romeo Cars Will Receive Autonomous Driving Features, Just like Teslas
Alfa Romeo Cars Will Receive Autonomous Driving Features, Just like Teslas

17 May 2016, 13:10 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Harald Wester, Alfa Romeo's boss, announced that the brand is working on an autonomous driving feature for their models. Don't expect it too soon

 
There's a War Going On for Building the Brain of Your Next Car, and NXP Is in It
There's a War Going On for Building the Brain of Your Next Car, and NXP Is in It

16 May 2016, 15:07 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The car's CPU won't be just one multi-core chip, like our computers have, but a collection of high-power dedicated processors each dealing with a certain task

 
Tesla Autopilot Misfires, Model S Crashes into Car at Speed on the I-5
Tesla Autopilot Misfires, Model S Crashes into Car at Speed on the I-5

16 May 2016, 11:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Situations such as these are to be expected when you try to be at the forefront of self-driving technology implementation

 
Audi Claims Its Self-Driving Car Has Social Skills
Audi Claims Its Self-Driving Car Has Social Skills

16 May 2016, 09:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Audi keeps enhancing its self-driving car technology, and it is working on the vehicle's social skills. The car will be trained to be courteous to others

 
Giant Suicidal Moth Disables Tesla Model S Autopilot
Giant Suicidal Moth Disables Tesla Model S Autopilot

13 May 2016, 14:04 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Tesla's Autopilot system has had its up and downs in the time that passed since its launch, but this is the first time it was defeated by a moth

 
BMW iNext Confirmed for 2021 with Electric Powertrain and Autonomous Technology
BMW iNext Confirmed for 2021 with Electric Powertrain and Autonomous Technology

12 May 2016, 16:07 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / BMW is taking its time with what should become the brand's flagship: a luxurious, electric, self-driving sedan called iNext

 
The Baby Boomers Aren't Crazy About Autonomous Cars, as Previously Suggested
The Baby Boomers Aren't Crazy About Autonomous Cars, as Previously Suggested

11 May 2016, 15:35 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Despite what some may think, their grandmas and grandpas don't necessarily look forward to driverless cars, even though some of them can't even drive anymore

 
If Your Seat's a-Rocking, Your Autonomous Car Needs Your Attention
If Your Seat's a-Rocking, Your Autonomous Car Needs Your Attention

11 May 2016, 14:40 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The development of autonomous cars has brought up a very important problem: what is the best way to tell a driver it's time to take back his role?

 
Apple and Google Are Seeking Real Estate in Silicon Valley for Autonomous Cars
Apple and Google Are Seeking Real Estate in Silicon Valley for Autonomous Cars

9 May 2016, 11:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Several players in the game of autonomous vehicles are reportedly seeking real estate in Silicon Valley. Apple and Google are amongst them