Automakers, Chipmakers Race to Equip Autonomous Vehicles October 21, 2016 By Alexandria Sage and Paul Lienert Tesla Motors Inc.’s decision to equip all of its vehicles with self-driving hardware has intensified competition among rival camps of...
California Rules for Self-Driving Cars Draw Objections from Google, Automakers October 20, 2016 By David Shepardson Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit and automakers objected on Wednesday to California proposals to set new, mandatory rules for testing self-driving...
Allianz, Toyota & BMW Partner to Develop Autonomous Vehicle Strategies October 7, 2016 By Alexandria Sage Global automakers Toyota, BMW and insurer Allianz will license technology from Silicon Valley start-up Nauto, which uses cameras and artificial...
Autonomous Vehicles Involved in Arizona Crashes September 21, 2016 Google says three of its self-driving vehicles were involved in crashes in the Phoenix, Ariz. metro area in August. The...
Pittsburgh Uber Riders Preview Driverless Cars Through Test Program September 15, 2016 By Dake Kang Uber riders in Pittsburgh can get a glimpse of the future by summoning a car capable of handling most of...
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...
Uber Moves Into Self-Driving Truck Lane with Otto Acquisition August 19, 2016 Ride service Uber Technologies Inc. said on Thursday it has acquired the self-driving trucks startup Otto, and it also announced...
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...
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...