Cruise is Now Testing Driverless Cars in San Francisco
Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, is now testing a small fleet of fully autonomous vehicles on the streets of San Francisco.
GM Cruise to Test Driverless AVs in San Francisco
Autonomous vehicle technology just gained a small victory on the Pacific Coast. The California Department of Motor Vehicles gave GM Cruise the green light to test autonomous vehicles on San Francisco roads without a safety driver. Efficient Transportation: Meet the 2020 Equinox San Francisco embraces AVs Currently, 60 companies have the state’s permission to perform […]
DOT Grants Nuro the First Driverless Car Exemption in the US
For the past couple of years, autonomous vehicle startup Nuro has partnered with Kroger to test out self-driving delivery vehicles in Arizona and Texas. It recently claimed the first Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards exemption from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Modern Rides: Find the right contemporary vehicle for your contemporary life About the exemption […]
Cruise Automation Reveals Its First Fully-Driverless Car
GM’s autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Cruise Automation, recently debuted its first 100 percent driverless car. It’s called Cruise Origin. GM intends this model for production sometime in the future. Here’s what we know about the Origin so far. Go Green in 2020: Tips for observing a more eco-friendly lifestyle A progressive achievement Up till now, Cruise […]
Washington Transportation Officials Review Rules for Driverless Cars
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 29 states currently have driverless-vehicle laws. Washington is one of them. And though it will probably be some years before the state permits driverless cars on public roads, legislators are already discussing what rules to establish to prepare for this event. Autumn Activities: Family-friendly fall pastimes in […]
Driverless Dilemmas: Jaywalking and Other Unpredictable Human Behaviors
Recently, we dialogued about some of the current obstacles driverless cars have to overcome. Per the New York Times, jaywalking — and other unpredictable behavior from humans — is an additional challenge that autonomous vehicles will need to conquer. And a safety issue that city planners will need to address, as they modify and add to […]
Mazda and Other Automotive Superstars Team Up for Driverless Tech
It’s well known that Mazda and Toyota have been working together in recent years. However, in a crossover more ambitious tha The Avengers, Mazda, Toyota, Honda, Isuzu, and Subaru, among others, have joined forces to bring automobile autonomy closer to reality. Check Out: The 2019 Mazda CX-9 Under the umbrella of Monet, Toyota and Softbank’s […]
Nissan and Renault Join the Waymo Party for a Driverless Future
When it comes to the race for driverless cars, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has always been ahead of the pack. To take its program one step further, the collaboration recently signed an agreement with Waymo, Google’s autonomous vehicle division. It joins a growing list of car companies working with Google to make this theoretical technology part […]
Researchers Seek Ways to Prevent Hacked Driverless Car Incidents in Major Cities
Per Forbes, a team of researchers from Georgia Tech and Multiscale Systems Inc. have been studying how potential hacks could trigger collisions and gridlocks in major cities across the nation — Manhattan, New York, in particular. This week, the group will present their research results in Boston at the 2019 American Physical Society March Meeting. Gridlocks […]
MIT Tech Helps Driverless Cars Navigate in Dusty and Foggy Conditions
Giving keener “electric eyesight” to autonomous vehicles https://t.co/C8MRRUV76j pic.twitter.com/m6UL58ezzh — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (@MIT) February 14, 2019 Driverless cars face many challenges as the auto industry moves closer toward fully-autonomous models. For one thing, they’re still learning how to predict and respond to human driver behaviors. Additionally, their LIDAR systems have trouble detecting […]
New GM President Reuss Will Lead Electric/Driverless Vehicle Efforts
A seasoned product-development veteran will oversee General Motors as it pushes forward with plans to build more electric and autonomous vehicles. Mark Reuss, who was named the new president of GM last week, is now in charge of carrying out GM’s ambitious plan to develop and bring to market 20 new zero-emissions vehicles by […]
Are Driverless Cars Safe?
The main selling point of driverless cars is that they are built to reduce human error. The technology is quite impressive, but the main question to be asked is: Are driverless cars safe?
Toyota Teams Up With SoftBank on Driverless Car Project
In the autonomous vehicle business, partnerships are everything. The cost and complexity of developing self-driving technology is such that auto and tech companies are striking alliances left and right in the pursuit of sharing costs and research toward the future of mobility. The latest partnership is now that between Toyota and SoftBank, which have announced […]
IKEA Offers Possible Driverless Future With Spaces on Wheels
As automakers refine self-driving vehicles further and further, we have seen more and more self-driving vehicles that are less traditional cars and more tiny living rooms. Car makers aren’t interior designers, though, so most self-driving concepts, at most, have a TV screen, a small table or reclining seats. Enter IKEA subsidiary SPACE10, which has released […]
Kroger Driverless Delivery Begins Testing In Arizona
In June, Kroger revealed its plans to develop a driverless grocery delivery service with startup Nuro. While we knew testing was imminent, we weren’t sure where exactly it would take place. Well, the trial phase has officially begun, and America’s grocer chose Phoenix, Arizona, to host. Stay Green: Check out why you should buy a hybrid […]
Kroger Is Partnering with Nuro to Test a Driverless Grocery Delivery Service
The next step in the driverless car revolution could be a vehicle that delivers groceries to your front door. America’s largest grocer, Kroger Co., announced today that it’s partnering with startup company Nuro to test a delivery service using tiny robotic cars. Kroger said the service would launch by year’s end. Possible testing locations include […]
Apple Signs Driverless Car Deal With Volkswagen
Having mastered the technology of smartphones as one of the leaders in that industry, Apple has had its sights on getting into the driverless car race. Apple’s original plans of building an Apple-branded autonomous car have been abandoned, and the company is now focusing on software for self-driving cars to be used by its employees. Dead […]
New California Regulations Allow Driverless Vehicles to Be Tested On Public Roads Without a Backup Driver
Automotive brands leading the charge in driverless technology have hit roadblocks in the form of testing regulations in the past. However, with a change in regulations implemented in California, companies can now test autonomous vehicles on public roads – without anyone in the cabin. Up until these changes were made, autonomous vehicles on public roads were required to have a backup […]