Tag: Transport
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...
Jaguar Land Rover all-terrain autonomous vehicles get academic boost
NEWSBYTE Leading radar and sensor experts from the University of Birmingham have been selected to help Jaguar Land Rover deliver a £3.7 million project...
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,...
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...
Ford deploys VR plus empathy to protect cyclists on the road
In European cities such as Amsterdam and Copenhagen, infrastructure has long been in place to ensure that cyclists and drivers are kept apart, where possible.
However,...
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,...
HCL joins Blockchain in Transport Alliance
Indian IT services company HCL Technologies has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).
The organisation, which counts Daimler, FedEx, SAP, and Uber Freight among...
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...
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...