Tag: driverless cars
One third of city journeys will be autonomous, says WEF
Autonomous and on-demand transport will form one-third of all urban journeys, according to a new World Economic Forum report, and reduce the need for...
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...
City of Robots: How robotics & automation could solve cities’ most...
The future of the world will be urban, with the majority of people living in cities. In Asia and Africa, a burgeoning youth population...
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...
UK government offers £30m new funding for driverless car projects
The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), a government initiative with Innovate UK and Meridian Mobility, has put up £30 million in new...
Uber on track for IPO in 2019, says CEO
Uber is “on track” to go public in the second half of 2019, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Speaking to CNBC, he shared his belief...
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...
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...
Intel Mobileye signs European deal for 8 million semi-autonomous cars
NEWSBYTE Intel’s Mobileye autonomous driving division has signed a deal to supply an unnamed European automaker with driverless vehicle and driver assistance technologies.
The value...