Fully Autonomous Waymo Taxis with no Safety Driver Coming Soon
Customers of Waymo ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix, Arizona, can expect to be passengers in self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans in the near…
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Tesla Acquires DeepScale for Self-Driving AI
In its quest to make robotaxis a reality, Tesla bought the artificial intelligence startup DeepScale based in Mountain View, California. DeepScale’s…
Luminar Announces Cheaper LiDAR for Self-Driving Cars
Most manufacturers of autonomous driving vehicles consider LiDAR an essential technology for true self-driving vehicles, although there is debate around…
Toyota’s Guardian Driving Automation System to Assist Drivers
What combines the best of humans and machines at the automobile steering wheel? Toyota says it’s the company’s Guardian driving automation system, and…
Top Real-Life Challenges Facing AI Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars aim to revolutionize the auto industry by saving lives, reducing accidents and lessening the environmental impact of carbon emissions.…
Self-Driving Cars May Soon See Around Corners
Blind spots around corners may be a thing of the past for self-driving cars thanks to high-tech laser technology developed by a team at Stanford…
The Ethical Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars are almost a reality. Waymo and Uber are testing fleets of self-driving cars in Phoenix starting in early 2018. Several automakers have…
Experience a Waymo Self-Driving Car in this 360 Degree Video
Want to know what’s it’s like to ride along in a self-driving car? Now you can. Waymo (part of Alphabet, Google’s parent company) is one of the leaders in…
Top Self-Driving Car Technology Companies in 2018
Google started its ambitious self-driving car research project back in 2009. At the beginning of 2018, several companies are developing autonomous…
NVIDIA and Continental Partner for Self-Driving Cars
Auto parts and tire manufacturer Continental announced in February 2018 that it is partnering with Nvidia to create full-scale self-driving cars.…
