Self-driving Vehicles

Dismissing Ubers own self-driving errors as mere mistakes feels wrong, too (although on a different order of magnitude). Especially given the raft of documents released last week by the federal transportation safety watchdog the National Transportation Safety…

The World Economic Forum recently confirmed its intention to develop global rules for AI and create an AI Council that will aim to find common ground on policy between nations on the potential of AI and other emerging technologies. The trouble is that regula…

As the rise of e-commerce continues, companies around the globe have become increasingly sensitive to evolving consumer preferences. In a world where instant gratification has come to represent a generation, autonomous technologies are set to make a significa…

A Tesla car is seen in the Tesla stand during the second China International Import Expo in Shanghai ... on november 6, 2019. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Autonomous driving cars hav…

A new autonomous vehicle company is on the streets and unbeknownst to most, has been since 2017. Unlike the majority in this burgeoning industry, this new entrant isn't trying to launch a robotaxi service or sell a self-driving system to suppliers and automak…

Who are the rising stars in the world of autonomous driving? Business Insider has already profiled visionary founders and rock-star executives, and now we want to know who the next generation of leaders are.  Submit your nominations via this form by Novembe…

Last year, the legal saga between Waymo and Uber came to a close following a $250 million settlement. An “independent software expert” was installed to ensure that the ride-hailing company does not leverage any Alphabet tech for its self-driving cars. Uber ma…

Autonomous open-wheel racing is coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2021 as the result of a two-year competition to design a driverless Indy Lights car. IMS was a hotbed of cutting-edge technical innovation back in the day, so this is weirdly one of …

A U.S. agency finds Ubers self-driving software that led to the fatal Arizona crash last year had flaws, pricing for the big Aston Martin DBX is announced, SUVs continue to save BMW and more await you in The Morning Shift for Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. 1st Gea…

FRANKFURT BMW's new chief executive delivered a 33% third-quarter operating profit rise as stronger sports utility vehicle sales and the absence of the one-off factors which depressed earnings a year earlier lifted this year's earnings. Oliver Zipse, who beca…