Ford Motor Co. is expanding its driverless delivery experiment beyond pizza by partnering with Postmates to test what it will take to eventually remove the driver from on-demand distribution.
January 9, 2018self-driving
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous
Ford partnered with Domino’s in 2017 for autonomous pizza delivery trials. Photo by Ford Motor Co.
Ford Partners With Postmates in Path to Driverless Delivery
Ford partnered with Domino’s in 2017 for autonomous pizza delivery trials. Photo by Ford Motor Co.
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA
Toyota says its e-Palette concept vehicle will be fully autonomous, battery-electric vehicle with open control interface to allow partner companies to install their own automated driving system.
Pizza Hut Working With Toyota to Test Driverless Pizza Delivery
Toyota says its e-Palette concept vehicle will be fully autonomous, battery-electric vehicle with open control interface to allow partner companies to install their own automated driving system.
Toyota and Pizza Hut announced Jan. 8 a “global partnership,” that could see Pizza Hut pizzas delivered in autonomous vehicles designed and built by Toyota.
January 8, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Aurora
Self-Driving Car Firm Aurora to Expand After Deal With VW, Hyundai
Aurora
Deals inked by the self-driving car firm Aurora with two major auto manufacturers will mean more jobs and more test vehicles on the streets in Pittsburgh, one of the company’s co-founders told the Tribune-Review.
January 8, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Aptiv
Self-Driving Cars Hit Las Vegas Streets for Tech Tradeshow
Aptiv
LAS VEGAS — The self-driving car is getting closer to deployment in the real world for everyday passengers.
January 8, 2018
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Jacksonville, Fla., Opens Test Track to Future for Self-Driving Shuttles
Jacksonville Transportation Authority
The futuristic appeal of the autonomous vehicles that began operating Dec. 21 on the Jacksonville Transportation Authority test track is the prospect that eventually hundreds of them could be shuttling passengers around downtown.
December 21, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
If You Hate Driving in the Snow, a Robot Can Now Do It For You
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Self-driving cars may be the future, but relinquishing control of the wheel certainly takes some getting used to. It’s one thing to go (slowly) with the flow on well-marked city streets, for which many self-driving cars were initially developed and tested, but what happens when you throw icy winter road conditions into the mix?
December 21, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA
Mark Chaput, vice president of construction for the American Center for Mobility, points to future construction, at the ACM facility in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Aug. 15, 2017. Photographer: Sean Proctor/Bloomberg News
Self-Driving Vehicle Proving Ground Opens Near Detroit
Mark Chaput, vice president of construction for the American Center for Mobility, points to future construction, at the ACM facility in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Aug. 15, 2017. Photographer: Sean Proctor/Bloomberg News
The launch of self-driving vehicle testing at the American Center for Mobility west of Detroit came with something that frequently confounds human drivers in Michigan — snow.
December 19, 2017
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Getty Images
Autonomous Vehicles Pose New Challenges to Future of Cybersecurity
Getty Images
Today, as artificial intelligence (AI) technology is making a future full of self-driving cars increasingly likely, hacking has become a serious potential concern.
December 18, 2017
Technology, Autonomous, TCA
Aptiv to Open Boston Office, Adding to Self-Driving Work in Pittsburgh
Aptiv, the automotive technology company formerly known as Delphi, will open an office in Boston to further its work on self-driving cars.
December 13, 2017
Government, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA
Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune
Minnesota DOT Tests Driverless Shuttle Bus
Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune
With a cheery chime, a small, squarish minibus eased forward and tentatively took to the “highway” Dec. 12, advancing to a top speed of 3 miles per hour in the frigid morning air punctuated by a dash of swirling snow.
December 13, 2017Pages
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