Navya Technologies SAS will roll its robot-driven automobiles onto the cobbled streets of Paris in the next few weeks to try and beat behemoths from General Motors Co. to Alphabet Inc. at proving autonomous cars are safe.
November 7, 2017self-driving
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Navya
A $290,000 Robot-Car Is French Startup’s Answer to GM, Waymo
Navya
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Waymo CEO John Krafcik at Web Summit 2017 in Lisbon. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile.
Alphabet Launches the First Taxi Service With No Human Drivers
Waymo CEO John Krafcik at Web Summit 2017 in Lisbon. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Web Summit via Sportsfile.
For almost a decade, self-driving cars have graced public roads — but always with a person behind the wheel. Now Waymo is yanking the driver.
November 7, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
AAA
First Self-Driving Shuttle on Public Roads to Launch in Las Vegas
AAA
On Nov. 8, Las Vegas residents and visitors will get a chance to hop on the country’s first autonomous shuttle to operate on public roads, thanks to a partnership with AAA.
November 7, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
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Self-Driving Cars Could Save Lives Even Before They’re Perfected, Report Says
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Putting self-driving cars on the road sooner rather than later could save hundreds of thousands of lives, according to a report released Nov. 6 by Rand Corp., a Santa Monica policy research nonprofit.
November 7, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
LG Electronics
LG, Qualcomm Join Hands for Autonomous Driving
LG Electronics
LG Electronics said it will work with Qualcomm to jointly research and develop autonomous driving technologies
November 2, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Paul Sancya/AP
Alphabet's Self-Driving Unit Finds Another Maintenance Partner
Paul Sancya/AP
AutoNation Inc., the largest car-dealer group in the U.S., reached an agreement to maintain and help manage fleets for Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet Inc.
November 2, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Leddertech
Canada, a Leader in AI, Is Now Taking Aim at Driverless Cars
Leddertech
Having built an impressive lead in artificial intelligence, Canada is keen to do the same in driverless cars — specifically the lidar (laser radar) technology that lets these vehicles see where they’re going.
November 1, 2017
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Getty Images
Trump Administration Shelves Plan for Talking Car Mandate
Getty Images
The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans to require new cars to be able to wirelessly talk to each other, auto industry officials said, jeopardizing one of the most promising technologies for preventing traffic deaths.
November 1, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Pioneer Corp.
Pioneer Leaps Into Driverless Vehicle Fray With Microscopic Mirrors
Pioneer Corp.
When it comes to helping driverless cars see, automakers have a choice between bulky top-mounted contraptions or cheaper but unproven laser-on-a-chip technology. Pioneer Corp. thinks it can deliver the best of both worlds
November 1, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Waymo
Waymo Offers Peek at its Secluded Test Bed For Self-Driving Cars
Waymo
A bicyclist pedaled alongside the road and a pedestrian wandered into the crosswalk, as a self-driving minivan headed through a maze of roads in a desolate landscape. As the vehicle turned right, its steering wheel rotated above the empty driver’s seat.
November 1, 2017Pages
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