People's Low Trust and High Confusion Are the Nemesis of Self-Driving Tech, Study Suggests
21 Oct 2023, 19:25 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / Mass media and social media emphasize automated vehicles' failures, but those who have ridden in a robotaxi are already fans
Is It Me or Is the First Driverless Remote-Piloted EV Carshare Service Kind of Genius?
2 Jul 2023, 07:40 UTC · By: Oraan Marc / On June 29, start up Halo.Car deployed the world's first commercial driverless remote-piloted vehicles. Why I think this is more than just a cool news
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
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
Hyundai Will Operate Self-Driving Car-Hailing Service, It's All Gangnam Style
9 Jun 2022, 15:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Hyundai has announced it will operate a ride-hailing service with autonomous cars in South Korea. It will only be available in the famous Gangnam neighborhood
First Autonomous Volkswagen Drives in Munich, Company CEO Rides in the Back
18 Apr 2022, 20:30 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / VW has showcased its first self driving vehicle prototype on the streets of Munich. It has the company's CEO riding in the back doing interviews
Daimler Subsidiary Torc Opens Development Center in Germany, Top Talent Wanted
7 Apr 2022, 15:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A Daimler Truck subsidiary, Torc, has opened a new center for research and development in Stuttgart. They plan to have self driving trucks on the road by 2030
Bosch Signs Level 3 Autonomy Development Deal With VW Group Subsidiary
25 Jan 2022, 19:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Bosch has announced it signed a deal with VW Group subsidiary Cariad to develop advanced Level 2 and Level 3 autonomous driving systems for production cars
General Motors Unveils Advanced Computing Architecture for Self Driving Cars
7 Jan 2022, 11:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / GM and Qualcomm unveiled the result of their collaboration at the 2022 CES. It comes in the form of compute modules for self-driving vehicles
This System Will Know If You Are Driving Distracted
25 Sep 2021, 10:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A German institute has developed a system that can figure out if a driver is distracted from the road while operating a vehicle.
Elon Musk Admits Tesla FSD Beta 9.2 "Not Great," Explains Why
24 Aug 2021, 16:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Elon Musk has turned to Twitter to admit that the latest version of Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta, 9.2, is not great in his opinion. He has explanations.
Google Rival Baidu Has Made an AI Chip for Autonomous Driving and More
19 Aug 2021, 17:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Chinese company Baidu has revealed its second-generation AI chip, called Kunlun II. It is meant for many applications, including autonomous cars.
Walmart Goods to Be Delivered by Ford Driverless Cars
14 Nov 2018, 14:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford to begin testing possible uses of self-driving cars for deliveries of good coming from Walmart, using Postmates as a medium
Chinese Internet Giant Baidu to Help Ford and Volvo Create Self-Driving Cars
2 Nov 2018, 14:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Baidu strikes a deal with Ford and Volvo in the same week to develop autonomous vehicles for the world's largest auto market
Volkswagen Self-Driving Electric Cars to Roll Down Israeli Streets from 2019
1 Nov 2018, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen to set up joint venture in Israel as a means to test autonomous electric vehicles for a car sharing project starting 2019
Daimler Details Autonomous Car Testing in California from 2019
19 Oct 2018, 07:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler and Bosch to begin testing autonomous car systems in Silicon Valley, planning to launch production in after 2020
California's Proposed Rules For Self-Driving Cars Could Rename Tesla's Autopilot
3 Oct 2016, 13:11 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla's Autopilot stirs controversy once again, as the system's name might be considered unapproved by the regulators that are focusing on self-driving cars
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