Google Passes Two Million Mile Mark in Road Testing Self-Driving Cars
Google announced that its self-driving car test project surpassed the two million mile mark in total miles driven on public roads. Launched in 2009, the autonomous fleet continues to log about 25,000...
View ArticleDonfeng Renault Testing Self-Driving Zoe Soon in China
Donfeng Renault Automobile Co. will be testing autonomous Zoe electric cars in the city of Wuhan, China, as early as next month. The joint venture forged by Dongfeng and Renault in 2014 will be testing...
View ArticleWheego and Valeo Issued California Self-Driving Permits
The rush toward self-driving cars just accelerated as California issued permits to privately held Wheego and Valeo North America last week, bringing the total to 17 companies with testing permits. The...
View ArticleSelf-Driving Proponents Assert Autonomous Cars Will Make Motorcycling Safer,...
Self-driving cars, autonomous cars, or robot cars, whatever you choose to call them not only promise to make riding in them safer, but those working on making them a reality say they will also have a...
View ArticleGoogle and Automakers Object to California Proposed Rules for Autonomous...
Google and automakers objected to California’s proposal on self-driving cars during a hearing in Sacramento on Wednesday. Executives from Google and automakers expressed concerns over the state’s...
View ArticleFord, Jaguar Land Rover Test Connected and Self-Driving Cars in UK
Ford and India’s Tata Motors, parent of Jaguar Land Rover, are testing cars in Britain that can “talk” to one another, drive themselves, skip red lights and even help locate a parking space. The...
View ArticleToyota’s Approach to Self-Driving Cars: Assist Drivers, Don’t Replace Them
Toyota’s ambition is to have self-driving cars on the road by 2020, but rather than replace the driver, the automaker’s top priority is to help them drive safely. “A completely autonomous car is not...
View ArticleUber Planning to Roll Out Flying Car Transport Service
Uber is planning to add another vehicle of the future to its fleet: flying cars. Ride-hailing company Uber is well known for disrupting the taxi industry, and more recently for launching its...
View ArticlenuTonomy Bringing Self Driving Electric Car Test to Boston
Self-driving car startup nuTonomy is bringing an electric test car to streets of its Boston hometown. Cambridge, Mass.-based nuTonomy will begin testing an electric car in the city by the end of the...
View ArticleGoogle and FCA Ridesharing To Feature Semi-Autonoumous Pacifica Hybrids
Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are taking a self-driving vehicle test project up a notch, adding ridesharing services to the list. The two companies will reportedly develop the ridesharing...
View ArticleUber Picks a Fight With California and Keeps Self-Driving Cars on City Streets
In what appears to be a showdown, Uber has defied California regulators’ order to pull its self-driving cars off the streets of San Francisco. The tussle began last Wednesday when Uber began using 11...
View ArticleUber Pulls Self-Driving Cars Off San Francisco Streets
Uber caved in and pulled its self-driving cars off the streets of San Francisco yesterday after the California Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the registration of all 16 Volvos used in the...
View ArticleHonda and Google’s Waymo in Talks About Self-Driving Car Technology
Honda and Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, are discussing ways to integrate the two companies’ autonomous car technologies. Honda unveiled a prototype...
View ArticleUber Moves Self-Driving Cars From California To Arizona Via Self-Driving Trucks
After losing its tussle with California over permits for self-driving cars, Uber yesterday abruptly loaded its fleet of 16 self-driving Volvos onto flatbed trucks and headed to Arizona. In what might...
View ArticleWaymo Cuts Tech Key Costs For Its Self-Driving Chrysler Pacificas By 90 Percent
Waymo has cut the cost of a key technology for self-driving cars 90 percent, CEO John Krafcik said during a Detroit auto show keynote address on Sunday. The former Google self-driving car project is...
View ArticleStudy Says Autonomous Vehicles Could Sizably Reduce Losses from Vehicle Crashes
The U.S. could lead the world in vehicle safety and economic improvements through autonomous vehicle technologies, according to a new global study. Conducted by Global Positioning Specialists, an...
View ArticleMichigan Test Site Awarded Federal Autonomous Car Proving Ground
The U.S. Transportation Department gave the nod to Michigan as one of 10 locations in a competition for self-driving car test sites as federal regulators move to implement new guidelines for autonomous...
View ArticleUber Self-Driving Cars Back In San Francisco — This Time For Mapping Only
Uber’s self-driving cars returned to the streets of San Francisco yesterday, but this time with their self-driving mode disabled and will be used for mapping purposes only. The five Ford Fusions, which...
View ArticleFord Super Bowl Ad Emphasizes Mobility Over Manufacturing
Ride sharing, electric vehicles, bike sharing, and self-driving cars in Ford products will make for the future of Ford Motor Co., according to a 90-second Super Bowl spot. The TV ad is being tied to...
View ArticleThree Automakers and Lyft Ask Feds to Adopt National Standard for...
Automakers and ride-hailing firm Lyft have asked Congress to unify self-driving car guidelines by a national standard. Executives from Toyota, General Motors, Volvo, and Lyft urged lawmakers in...
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