Tag: Transportation
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...
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...
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...
Gatwick Airport ploughs $15 million into IoT network
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has finished installing a new £11 million ($15 million) IT network at the UK’s second largest airport.
Gatwick Airport said...
Apple has more autonomous cars on road than Waymo or Tesla
Apple has increased its fleet of autonomous test vehicles in California to 55, with 83 registered drivers, according to the state’s Department of Motor...
New MIT system enables autonomous driving on poorly mapped roads
A new system from MIT, known as MapLite, enables self-driving cars to navigate using just GPS and sensors.
Self-driving systems are typically seen being tested...
Klashwerks’ Raven device turns any car into a connected car
Raven combines satnav, dashcam, onboard diagnostics, and more, in a single device.
Canadian car technology company Klashwerks has unveiled a new device that promises to...