Tag: autonomous vehicles
Ford, Vandebilt self-drive team tackle Fourth of July gridlocks
Ford and Vanderbilt University reveal how adaptive cruise control can minimise the problem of phantom traffic jams.
With a record number of Americans gearing up...
Volkswagen, NVIDIA, Bosch launch Networking for Autonomous Vehicles (NAV) Alliance
Leading automotive manufacturers and technology providers have joined forces to create the Networking for Autonomous Vehicle (NAV) Alliance.
Aquantia, Bosch, Continental, NVIDIA, and the Volkswagen...
Uber safety driver watching video before fatal crash, say police
UPDATED Arizona police report that the safety driver involved in the March’s fatal Uber crash was streaming a television show on Hulu before the...
Apple lands former Curiosity Mars rover engineer for self-drive project
Apple has continued its process of poaching key staff from its rivals, this time with the hire of a senior self-driving vehicle engineer from...
Blockchain could enable new peer-to-peer transport network: report
Blockchain could underpin a future integrated transport system – without the need for large, costly, centralised control mechanisms, according to a new UK research...
Waymo, Uber could be about to link up, says Uber CEO
Frictionless on-demand transport provider Uber is in talks with Waymo, Alphabet’s autonomous driving unit, to make the latter's technology available via its ride-share app,...
Australia announces new laws for autonomous vehicles
Transport ministers have announced new, purpose-designed legislation to allow autonomous vehicles to take to the road in Australia.
The new laws, set to be in...
Uber crash: Poor object recognition and system design caused death
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the preliminary findings of its investigation into the fatal accident in March involving an autonomous Uber...
Apple partners with Volkswagen on driverless vehicles
Apple has reportedly signed a deal with Volkswagen to make self-driving vehicles.
At present, the agreement is believed to centre on Volkswagen’s T6 transporters,...
International Transport Forum challenges driverless safety claims
The International Transport Forum (ITF) has published a new report titled, Safer Roads with Autonomous Vehicles?, and the question mark is important. Starting with a healthy...
Massive fall of consumer trust in driverless cars, says AAA
Serious accidents involving self-driving cars have damaged US trust in the technology, according to a new survey.
The latest report from the American Automobile Association’s...
Opinion: Why driverless cars will force an insurance u-turn
Simon Walker, group chief executive of car insurance provider, First Central Group, explores how the market will be forced to change by the arrival...