Human Needed in Driverless Test Cars? Maybe not in Michigan September 9, 2016 By David Eggert Michigan would no longer require that someone be inside a self-driving car while testing it on public roads under legislation...
First Driverless ‘Robo-Taxi’ Hits Singapore’s Streets in Limited Public Trial August 25, 2016 By Christophe Van Der Perre The first driverless taxi began work on Thursday in a limited public trial on the streets of Singapore. Developer nuTonomy...
‘Self-Driving’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Hands-Free’ – Lessons of Tesla Autopilot Crash in China August 15, 2016 By Jake Spring Tesla said last week that one of its cars had crashed in Beijing while in ‘autopilot’ mode, with the driver...
Urmson Leaves as Head of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project August 9, 2016 By Ian King Chris Urmson, chief technical officer of Google’s self-driving car efforts, said he’s leaving as the Internet company moves the project...
SoftBank & Honda Aim to Develop Talking Cars that Read a Driver’s Emotions July 21, 2016 On the heels of its $32 billion takeover of chip designer ARM Holdings, SoftBank Corp. founder Masayoshi Son is embarking...
Motor Insurers Need to Adapt to Ward Off Competition from Car Manufacturers July 20, 2016 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain As internet-connected and, eventually, driverless vehicles roll off production lines, traditional motor insurers need to adapt to ward off competition...
UK Auto Insurance Policyholders Embrace Telematics to Get Lower Premiums July 18, 2016 Demonstrating a growing intolerance of mobile phone use at the wheel, a survey of 1314* motor insurance policyholders in the...
Jaguar Land Rover to Test Fleet of Autonomous Cars in England by 2020 July 13, 2016 By Costas Pitas Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said it will create a fleet of more than 100 research vehicles over the...
73% of U.S. Drivers Welcome Commuting with Robot Behind the Wheel: Survey June 30, 2016 By Keith Naughton Almost three-quarters of U.S. drivers are eager to replace the daily commute’s drudgery with a self-driving car and 80 percent...
How Driverless Cars Could Disrupt Investors May 5, 2016 The development of self-driving cars is a good example of how, and why, the future may be a less profitable...