Toyota Wants to Make Autonomous Driving AI More Like Racing Pros
“Since 2008, our lab has taken inspiration from human race car drivers in designing algorithms that enable automated vehicles to handle most challenging emergencies,” said Stanford professor Chris Gerdes.
Hyundai Teams with Aptiv for Autonomous Driving JV
Hyundai has announced that it is partnering with mobility solutions company Aptiv to create a joint venture focused on the development and deployment of SAE Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous vehicle technologies. The AV JV, as it were, is valued at $4 billion and sees Hyundai and Aptiv controlling equal stakes and equal governance. […]
Toyota and Suzuki Team Up for Autonomous Driving Tech
Toyota and Suzuki have announced the two companies agreed to a capital alliance focusing on autonomous driving technology. Toyota will purchase a 4.94 percent stake in Suzuki for roughly $908 million at current exchange rates, while Suzuki will spend $455 million to acquire a much smaller, 0.2 percent share of Toyota. The firms had said […]
Fiat Chrysler Turns to Google and Samsung for Autonomous Driving and Infotainment Tech
Rather than develop its own autonomous vehicle interface, FCA will instead utilize one developed by Google and its subsidiaries
In recent years, an increasing number of automakers have revealed their plans to develop autonomous capabilities for their vehicles in-house. One automaker that has been rather quiet about anything on the self-driving front is Fiat Chrysler. That is, until now. FCA recently announced its intention to utilize technology from Alphabet Inc’s Google and Samsung subsidiaries […]
Consumer Reports Names Cadillac’s Super Cruise the Best Semi-Autonomous Driving System
Cadillac's Super Cruise system was considered better than similar offerings from rivals like Volvo and Tesla
Several semi-autonomous driving technologies have begun to emerge across the automotive industry. While they all serve the same basic purpose, the way these technologies go about achieving that function vary greatly. Recently, Consumer Reports ranked four of these systems in terms of their effectiveness. In the end, Consumer Reports found Cadillac’s Super Cruise to be […]
Fiat Chrysler Invests $30 Million in Autonomous Driving Facility at Chelsea Proving Grounds
Compared to many other automakers, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles hasn’t made a lot of announcements regarding its autonomous driving efforts. Yet, it would appear that things are really ramping up in this area, according to a new announcement from the company. Earlier this month, FCA announced an investment of more than $30 million to prepare its […]
Nissan Presents Advanced Solutions for Autonomous Driving at CeBIT
Dedicated to propelling autonomous driving into the real world, Nissan showcased its advanced solutions and technology at CeBIT in Germany yesterday. This is Nissan’s first showing at CeBIT, the biggest digital show in Europe. Taking Nissan’s center stage is the Seamless Autonomous Mobility (SAM) system, one of Nissan’s autonomous creations, which was also presented […]
Nissan Ready to Address Autonomous Driving Fears
According to a report from the Boston Consulting Group, consumers’ fears about autonomous driving fall into the three groups of cybersecurity, safe interaction, and reliability. Nissan took the study to heart when developing the latest components of its autonomous drive plan, acknowledging the importance of addressing these issues. The automaker took this another step further, […]
Toyota to Buy Fujitsu Ten in Push for Better Autonomous Driving Sensors
The push toward autonomous driving technology goes ever on. The latest development is the news that Toyota, along with its group company DENSO, will acquire an 86% share in Fujitsu Ten by the end of the current fiscal year on March 31, 2017. Already known for manufacturing audio, video, navigation, and control systems for automobiles, […]
Autonomous Driving Startup Wants Cars to Talk to You (Partly With Emojis)
What does it mean if you are driving and it shows the poop emoji?
Self-driving cars have one particular problem—while they may be able to fairly easily communicate their traffic intentions, there is one thing that they have yet to be able to do: communicate with people. For example, a pedestrian is waiting to cross the street, and a self-driving car pulls up to the light. The pedestrian has […]
Team USA Swimmers Trained With BMW Autonomous Driving Technology
If you clicked this article because the title confused you, welcome to The News Wheel. No, there are no typos or errors in our headline. Team USA’s swim team really did use technology taken from BMW’s autonomous car development to train and better their performance. BMW regularly collaborates with Team USA, helping the team assemble […]
BMW Doesn’t Want to Engineer Autonomous Driving Alone
Autonomous driving is all the rage right now, with automotive companies stepping over each other to try and have the best technology on the road first to set benchmarks and consumer expectations. BMW is taking it a touch slower because it wants to make sure that what it sends out onto dealerships is a quality system […]
Audi Studying Autonomous Driving With Car Named Jack
Autonomous driving technology is all the rage, and pretty much every automaker is doing what they can to research it. Audi calls its programming “piloted driving”, and is currently testing the technology on a specially-outfitted Audi A7, which has been learning how to drive from humans. Get Ready for the Future: Take a look at the 2017 […]
Kia Drive Wise Autonomous Driving Technologies Will Make Drivers Wiser
Kia has already made the announcement that it plans to introduce autonomous driving technologies by 2020 and a fully autonomous car by 2030—and it seems to be right on track. Earlier this week at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Korean carmaker introduced a new sub-brand for its autonomous driving technologies. While the introduction […]
Ford Begins Testing Autonomous Driving at Mcity
Ford is looking to build its cachet in being considered one of the world’s preeminent automakers in terms of autonomous vehicle technology. This week, it was announced that Ford is the first auto manufacturer to test its self-driving vehicle technology at Mcity, the 32-acre city simulation located at the University of Michigan’s Mobility Transformation Center. […]
Driving While Blind: Inspirational Hyundai Video Shows Potential of Autonomous Driving Tech
How the future of automotive tech can empower those without sight
Autonomous vehicles and self-driving car tech have been hot-button terms in today’s rapidly-advancing industry. However, this developing technology has only primarily focused on making cars safer and distracted drivers even lazier. But instead of giving us a way to become passive drivers who don’t need to pay attention to the road, what if autonomous tech empowered individuals […]
Barra, Reuss Outline Plans for Autonomous Driving, Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Tech
General Motors CEO Mary Barra and Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Mark Reuss (pictured above) sat down to address investors at a conference on Thursday. Among the topics of discussion were growth initiatives and future product launches, and a great deal of focus was placed upon the expansion […]
Nissan Licenses Autonomous Driving Tech to Hitachi
Two of the major cogs in Nissan’s plans for Autonomous Drive by 2020—the Around View Monitor (AVM) and Moving Object Detection (MOD) technologies—are being licensed out to Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. for use in haul trucks and hydraulic excavators. First Delivery: Check out the first 2016 Nissan Titan delivered to customers It’s all very […]