With Tesla’s announcement last week that all of its cars will have self-driving technology, at least one published report indicates…
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DOT Forms Autonomous Vehicle Advisory Committee
The U.S. Transportation Department (DoT) announced last week that it is creating an Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT)…
Clearpath Robotics Raises $30 Million
Clearpath Robotics recently raised $30 million to grow its industrial division, OTTO Motors. The investment will be used to expand the indoor self-driving vehicle market.
What’s Important about Uber’s Autonomous Vehicle Announcements?
In the past two weeks, ride-sharing giant Uber made several announcements to keep the company at the forefront of autonomous…
State Regulations Hampering Automated Truck Platooning, Report Says
One potentially huge, and early, autonomous vehicle market lies within the trucking industry, specifically the employment of tractor-trailer platooning. However,…
Toyota Research Institute Partners with the University of Michigan
The institute recently committed to investing $22 million toward research focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at the university.
Urmson Departs Google’s Autonomous Vehicle Program
The executive who has been the face of Google parent company Alphabet’s burgeoning autonomous vehicle program is stepping down. Chris…
Paving the Way for Driverless Cars
What happens when these cars no longer have drivers, and become instead robots that rely on constant communication to get their passengers from point A to point B without incident?
KVH plans to develop a low-cost inertial sensor for driverless cars
KVH Industries recently announced plans to develop a fiber optic gyro (FOG)-based, low-cost inertial sensor for driverless cars. The company…
Obama’s $4B Plan for Autonomous Cars is Just the Beginning
Though the White House made a splash when it announced plans to seek nearly $4B dollars for testing autonomous vehicles the policy changes it put into place at the same time are likely to have a more immediate impact.
Industry Shifting to Driverless Cars at Different Speeds
Some firms see the way to the driverless car as straight and quick, aiming to revolutionize the way we move…
U-blox Sharpens Focus on Connected Car Market
u-blox’s latest deal underscores its move into the connected and driverless vehicle market.
Developing Operating Systems for Driverless Cars
As driver-assist and driverless technologies emerge experts predict that car companies will incorporate multiple operating systems to keep sofware up-to-date and their customers safe.
This Sim for Self-Driving Cars Is More Useful Than It Sounds
The era of the self-driving car hasn’t arrived yet, but it’s already expanded the auto industry, with Google and (reportedly)…
Autonomous PSA Prototype Car Travels from Paris to Bordeaux
One of PSA Peugeot Citroën’s four autonomous vehicles recently made the trip between Paris and Bordeaux, France, in autonomous mode,…
Toyota Announces Partnership with Stanford and MIT
Toyota Motor Corporation recently announced a collaboration with Stanford and MIT, and plans to invest $50 million in the next…
Nokia Agrees to Sell HERE to Auto Industry Consortium
Nokia recently announced it will sell its HERE digital mapping and location services business to a consortium of automotive companies, which includes AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG.
