Tag: driverless cars
Moral Machines: Who lives, who dies on autonomous roads? | MIT
A new survey from MIT into the ethical challenges of autonomous vehicles reveals both global preferences and regional variations in answers to some tough...
Addison Lee aims to bring driverless taxis to London by 2021
British minicab, car hire, and courier firm Addison Lee has partnered with driverless car group Oxbotica with the aim of offering an autonomous taxi...
Euro NCAP: Drivers overestimate the abilities of ‘autonomous’ cars
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Fully autonomous vehicles are seen as something of a panacea in the transport and logistics industries. Smart cars and trucks capable...
US scraps driverless car regulations, redefines concept of ‘driver’
The US is scrapping autonomous tech regulations and opening up driverless car tests across the whole country, in a new policy that redefines the...
Toyota, SoftBank announce new driverless vehicles joint venture, MONET
We're in the MONET: Two of Japan’s biggest names, SoftBank and Toyota, have announced an autonomous vehicles joint venture.
The companies will team up to...
Elon Musk out as Tesla chair, in $40m fraud settlement
UPDATED Elon Musk is to step down as chairman of electric car maker Tesla after agreeing a deal with the US Securities and Exchange...
Arm launches dedicated processor for autonomous vehicles
SoftBank's British chip-making giant Arm has launched what it describes as the "world's first autonomous-class" processor for driverless vehicles.
The Arm Cortex-A76AE has been designed exclusively for...
Electric transport: Lucid takes on Tesla with $1 billion Saudi investment
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has committed $1 billion to electric vehicle maker and Tesla challenger, Lucid Motors.
The investment follows Elon Musk’s decision...
Renesas acquires IDT for $6.7 billion, with focus on autonomous vehicles
Japanese semiconductor solutions provider Renesas has agreed to buy California-based Integrated Device Technology (IDT) for $6.7 billion.
The move will leave the company well placed...
‘AutonoMaaS’ cars: Toyota invests $500m in Uber – Apple courting Tesla?
Make way for 'AutonoMaaS' transport, say Toyota and Uber, as they announce a $500 million tie-up. Should Tesla also go the partnership route? Chris...
Waymo sets up new driverless vehicle division in China
As the trade war rages between Washington and Beijing, Waymo has confirmed that it has decided to join Tesla by opening operations in China...
Stanford develops AI-powered optical computer for driverless cars, drones
A new AI-enabled camera system could drastically reduce the need for autonomous vehicles to carry bulky computers, opening up the possibility of AI-powered handheld...