Self-driving Vehicles

Look at all of that beautiful data. Waymo Waymo is calling all intrigued minds to partake in an Open Dataset challenge, and it could result in some cold, hard cash.Last week, Alphabet's self-driving car subsidiary added more to its Open Dataset and invited anyone to tackle one of five challenges…

Waymo has extended the partial suspension of its autonomous vehicle service pilots to include fully driverless vehicle testing, the company confirmed on Friday. While Alphabet-owned Waymo had already stopped operation of the autonomous driving vehicles in its fleet that have safety drivers on board, in the interest of minimizing the…

This week, nearly every major company developing autonomous vehicles in the U.S. halted testing in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, which has sickened more than 250,000 people and killed over 10,000 around the world. Still some experts argue pandemics like COVID-19 should hasten the adoption of driverless…

Screenshot: Starsky RoboticsStarsky Robotics is a self-driving truck company that was the first company to run an unmanned semi on a public highway. It’s now shutting down though, and its co-founder has some unusually sensible and honest things to say about the industry, unusual only because the industry is stuffed…

In the past, Apple has made fun of Microsoft with its “What’s a computer?” commercial, mocking a laptop-like form factor, and claiming that an iPad can work as a laptop. Now, Apple has gone full laptop with its new iPad Pro, which now comes with support for a trackpad. The new…

Ride hailing companies like Waymo, Uber, and Cruise are suspending self-driving tests that have human drivers in an attempt to help curtail the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Waymo, Alphabet‘s self-driving division, announced yesterday that it would pause its self-driving taxi services in Phoenix, Arizona, Reuters reports. Its fully autonomous services…

Roads in the United Kingdom are set to see a host of new transport technology in the near future as the nation’s government greenlights a series of real-world tests. The blueprint it creates could set precedent for other countries that want to implement new mobility tech. Earlier this week, the…

Waymo continues to lead the pack in terms of both vision and execution, according to Navigant's leaderboard. Waymo When it comes to autonomous vehicle development, the names you see in the news or on social media might not be the ones actually leading the charge, according to a new study.Navigant…

We tried something new at last week’s TC Sessions: Robotics + AI. For the first time ever, we incorporated a pitch-off into the event. With a site as embedded in the startup world, it made sense to find a way to give some stage time to some early-stage startups. On…

German automaker Mercedes-Benz has said that it’s putting the brakes on developing self-driving cars. Earlier today, News.com.au reported that Ola Kallenius Daimler chair and Mercedes head of cars spoke to journalists, telling them the company is shifting its approach away from self-driving cars. In the near future the German marque…