Self-driving Vehicles

Autonomous cars will need to see the world, just like we human drivers do occasionally when we glance up from our phones to peek out the big window up front with the wipers. Currently, all production cars with semi-autonomous features (remember, there are no completely self-driving cars for sale today)…

It's possible that all future Volvos will incorporate Luminar's lidar sensors. Swedish automaker Volvo Cars said that it will add lidar sensors and new perception technology from Silicon Valley start-up Luminar to some of its models starting in 2022. Luminar's lidar technology will allow Volvo to offer highway self-driving as…

Luminar CEO and founder Austin Russell at a Volvo factory in Gothenburg, Sweden. Luminar Luminar, a Silicon Valley maker of laser lidar for self-driving vehicles, is shifting to a new phase with a multiyear agreement to supply its high-tech sensors to Volvo Cars, which will use them as part of…

Intel has acquired Moovit, splashing out around $900 million on the public transit planning app, with plans to integrate it into what until now has been the chip-maker’s autonomous car business. Moovit offers multimodal trip planning, spanning trains, buses, scooters, and other methods, and Intel says it intends to combine…

Nova Scotia has relaxed some of the restrictions it put in place to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic.Effective immediately, provincial and municipal parks can reopen, although playground equipment will continue to be off-limits.Beaches in the province will remain closed. 2:33Coronavirus outbreak: Nova Scotia opens parks, trails, and…

Alexandra Ford English, Ford's director of corporate strategy, is joining EV startup Rivian's board of directors, the companies announced Friday.  Ford has invested more than $500 million in the electric truck manufacturer, and had originally planned to build luxury subsidiary Lincoln's first all-electric SUV on a Rivian platform. Citing complications…

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Ford said Tuesday it will delay until 2022 plans to launch an autonomous vehicle service, as the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the company to rethink its go-to-market strategy. The news was shared as part of Ford's quarterly earnings, which was released after the market closed Tuesday. Ford reported a $2…

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, companies who have had plans for 2020 to launch new products or services have no doubt had to put them on the backburner. For example, we’ve seen how several major events being cancelled, and there are also rumors that products like the iPhone…

Audi is abandoning plans to upgrade its flagship A8 sedan with Level 3 autonomous driving, blaming patchy legislation rather than technological shortcomings for the decision. Announced back in 2017, Audi AI traffic jam pilot was to be the then-new A8’s headline feature, allowing the driver to hand over responsibility to…