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Ex-GM Boss Bob Lutz Thinks Autonomous Vehicles Will Be the End of Car Brands
Ex-GM Boss Bob Lutz Thinks Autonomous Vehicles Will Be the End of Car Brands

16 Dec 2016, 12:31 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / In a rather apocalyptic prevision, the former vice president of GM thinks autonomous cars will spell the end for car brands. We think he skipped his pill

 
Uber's Self-Driving Service in California Lasted a Full Few Hours
Uber's Self-Driving Service in California Lasted a Full Few Hours

15 Dec 2016, 13:11 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Uber tried to go around the Californian laws and launch a public self-driving service, but just hours after announcing the move, disaster struck

 
Google's Self-Driving Car Ambitions Suffer Major Blow
Google's Self-Driving Car Ambitions Suffer Major Blow

13 Dec 2016, 18:58 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The tech giant gives up in its plans to build an autonomous car with no pedals or steering wheel fearing the legislation would hold such projects back

 
George Hotz's Comma One Becomes Comma Neo, Is Available Online for Free
George Hotz's Comma One Becomes Comma Neo, Is Available Online for Free

2 Dec 2016, 15:06 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / After the NHTSA forced Comma.ai to give up on its fledgling product, the company's CEO finds another solution to get it out on the market

 
NVIDIA Boss Praises Autopilot, Calls It "Five Years Ahead"
NVIDIA Boss Praises Autopilot, Calls It "Five Years Ahead"

11 Nov 2016, 16:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Everybody's anxious to see how Tesla's Autopilot 2 will do in the real world once the company unlocks it, but NVIDIA CEO is very confident of its success

 
George Hotz Cancels His Comma One Self-Driving Unit Following NHTSA Letter
George Hotz Cancels His Comma One Self-Driving Unit Following NHTSA Letter

30 Oct 2016, 22:11 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The iPhone hacker apparently decided to take his business elsewhere after the NHTSA expressed a few concerns and demanded further information on the comma one

 
Otto Self-Driving Truck Ships Budweiser Beer Cans in First Autonomous Delivery
Otto Self-Driving Truck Ships Budweiser Beer Cans in First Autonomous Delivery

26 Oct 2016, 22:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The first truck delivery using autonomous highway driving on American soil is performed by Uber's Otto crew and involves a lot of Budweiser beer cans

 
Tesla's New Autopilot Will Try to Prove Its Human Drivers Are Worse Than the AI
Tesla's New Autopilot Will Try to Prove Its Human Drivers Are Worse Than the AI

24 Oct 2016, 21:04 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / In its quest to prove the value of the new and improved Autopilot system, Tesla will use the human nature of its clients to prove how much better the AI is

 
Elon Musk Calls the Journalists Who Criticize the Autopilot "Killers"
Elon Musk Calls the Journalists Who Criticize the Autopilot "Killers"

20 Oct 2016, 09:38 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Tesla Motors CEO went on a furious rant against that part of the press that focused too much on the Autopilot crashes, accusing it of killing people

 
Apple's Titan Project Is Demoted to Self-Driving Software Only
Apple's Titan Project Is Demoted to Self-Driving Software Only

17 Oct 2016, 13:27 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The iPhone might be doing better than ever - with a little explosive help from Samsung - but it seems like not everything Apple touches turns to gold

 
Germany's Transport Minister Sends Letter to Tesla Owners to Warn of Autopilot
Germany's Transport Minister Sends Letter to Tesla Owners to Warn of Autopilot

14 Oct 2016, 19:06 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Tesla's Autopilot features isn't done stirring waters all around the world, with Germany providing the latest case of panic at the highest level

 
Your Future Autonomous Car Might Be Keeping a Close Eye on You
Your Future Autonomous Car Might Be Keeping a Close Eye on You

7 Oct 2016, 15:26 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A set of features that monitor the driver's involvement while the car is in semi-autonomous mode should be the way to prevent further fatal crashes

 
The Rinspeed Oasis Concept Questions the Status-Quo, Lets You Grow Radishes
The Rinspeed Oasis Concept Questions the Status-Quo, Lets You Grow Radishes

6 Oct 2016, 16:19 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You can count on Rinspeed to shake up the conformity of the automotive industry and present a concept that's both fascinating and ridiculous at the same time

 
Volvo to Launch Car-to-Car Communication on All 90 Models by the End of 2016
Volvo to Launch Car-to-Car Communication on All 90 Models by the End of 2016

5 Oct 2016, 21:12 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Volvo is working hard to fulfill its 2021 promise for an autonomous car, but as it does that, it keeps fitting tidbits of the technology on its current models

 
MIT Wants to Know What Crucial Choices You Think Autonomous Cars Should Make
MIT Wants to Know What Crucial Choices You Think Autonomous Cars Should Make

4 Oct 2016, 14:06 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Kill the occupants or the pedestrians crossing on green? Hit the overweight man or the jogging girl? Just a few examples of the hard choices an AI should expect

 
Nvidia Shows Autonomous Vehicle Driving on Unmarked Roads at Night
Nvidia Shows Autonomous Vehicle Driving on Unmarked Roads at Night

3 Oct 2016, 16:41 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Nvidia releases a video showcasing an autonomous car's ability to tackle very difficult scenarios thanks to its deep learning ability

 
Driverless Bus Shaves a Parked Van in Switzerland, Brings Experiment to a Halt
Driverless Bus Shaves a Parked Van in Switzerland, Brings Experiment to a Halt

27 Sep 2016, 19:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A town called Sion in Switzerland has been running an autonomous shuttle program for over three months, but a recent incident pulled the brakes on it

 
Nissan Has a High-Tech Solution for Those Who Hate Queuing (Which Is Everybody)
Nissan Has a High-Tech Solution for Those Who Hate Queuing (Which Is Everybody)

27 Sep 2016, 16:51 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Nissan is offering an overly complicated method of sorting out standing in line involving robotic chairs that move on their own

 
Tesla's Decision to Snub LIDAR Might Come Back and Bite It One Day
Tesla's Decision to Snub LIDAR Might Come Back and Bite It One Day

26 Sep 2016, 20:33 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A lot of people think that a LIDAR sensor would have prevented Tesla's fatal accident, and while we'll never know for sure, the evidence tends to support it

 
Autonomous Boats Will Roam Through Amsterdam's Canals Starting with 2017
Autonomous Boats Will Roam Through Amsterdam's Canals Starting with 2017

19 Sep 2016, 17:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / After the skies, the autonomous technology is switching mediums once again by leaving the land and setting sail on water