Self-driving Vehicles

As Reuters notes, Congress has yet to reach an agreement on self-driving legislation even after working on one for years. Based on the hearing memorandum (PDF), it sounds like the panel will be discussing the role of the federal and state governments in the development and deployment of safe autonomous…

I'm currently in the market for a used pickup truck for the farm, and seeking something that's 4WD. Imagine that I buy one--and then the original manufacturer decides to magically delete the 4WD capability because I didn't pay full sticker.That's essentially happened to a guy named Alec, but with Autopilot…

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Photo: NuroThe first autonomous car to achieve federal regulation approval could soon be hitting the streets of a city near you. And they might just be delivering your groceries. Self-driving robot startup Nuro gets to bypass safety standards to start taking to the streets.This is honestly pretty big, and we’ll…

Image copyright Nuro The first self-driving vehicle designed without basic human controls such as steering wheels, pedals or side view mirrors has been granted permission to test on US roads.Nuro, the company behind the design, makes autonomous delivery vans.The vehicle is Nuro's second generation of its vehicles, which it is…

WASHINGTON A U.S. safety agency said on Thursday it has allowed SoftBank Group-backed autonomous vehicle startup Nuro Inc to temporarily deploy up to 5,000 low-speed electric delivery vehicles without human controls like mirrors and steering wheels. The Nati… Read More

Transition to 5G is just around the corner. This means that the next-generation of networking standards is going to be a major topic in tech this year.  Whenever there’s a conversation about the next step in mobile networking, familiar “alternative facts” and conspiracy theories tend to pop up and have…

Image copyright Getty Images Ride-hailing firm Uber has been issued a permit by the Department of Motor Vehicles in California to test self-driving cars on public roads.It comes nearly two years after one of Uber's self-driving cars was involved in a fatal crash in Arizona.Uber scaled back its autonomous car…

Tesla's stock has been on an epic tear; the electric-car maker's market cap has left GM and Ford in the dust.Meanwhile, GM and Ford both reported tepid fourth-quarter earnings, though both automakers were solidly profitable for the year; Tesla has never reported an annual profit.The assumption is that the stock…

A Nissan Leaf has completed what the company claims is one of the U.K.’s longest and most challenging autonomous car journeys to date. But while the trip represents a notable milestone for the U.K.’s self-driving vehicle ambitions, it also highlights the importance of taking a localized approach to training driverless…