Lyft Co-Founder Says Americans Will Not Drive Personal Cars In Cities In 2025
19 Sep 2016, 10:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / John Zimmer, the co-founder of Lyft, believes that American ownership of cars in cities will be obsolete by 2025, and everyone will roll in driverless cars
Tesla's New Autopilot Version Will Roll Out Next Week, Musk Hopes
16 Sep 2016, 14:43 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, has stated that he hopes that the update to the Autopilot system will be rolled out to customer cars during next week
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
Walmart Patented A Self-Driving Shopping Cart
14 Sep 2016, 13:12 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Walmart has patented a system that would make shopping carts autonomous. The definition of laziness or maximum convenience? We are not sure yet
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
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
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
Tesla Removes "Autopilot" From Its Chinese Website Then Puts It Back
15 Aug 2016, 17:22 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla reportedly removed the Autopilot section from its Chinese website. The company put it back in a modified form, with improved translation
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
Self Driving Track Days Launched In Europe For Inventors And Researchers
4 Aug 2016, 18:19 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Europe will have self-driving track days. The first event of its kind will take place in November, and it will be focused towards inventors and researchers