Self-driving Vehicles

The company stressed that this isn't a definitive sign that Waymo One or similar driverless services are coming to LA. Rather, this is to gauge the viability of introducing services "one day." It's still a major milestone for the city. While LA has been open…

Waymo’s self-driving Chrysler Pacificas and Jaguar I-Paces have arrived in yet another test city: sunny Los Angeles, California. The Alphabet subsidiary today revealed that it’s begun mapping roads in the City of Angles, a step toward the building of the data…

This isn't your grandfather's rubber tire. Continental Fleet managers have a lot of work on their hands, namely, ensuring vehicles remain in good shape. If today's technology portrays the future, we'll likely one day see taxis, Ubers and Lyfts without drive…

There are so many promises about how faster 5G data will transform our lives, it sometimes feels mythical. Though lightning-fast download speeds are slowly coming to more carriers and phones, the prospects of self-driving cars talking to each other, remote su…

The data center proposed, then withdrawn, by Foxconn. | Image: Mount Pleasant Planning Commission On September 12th, the village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, where Foxconn is supposed to be building its enormous factory, released plans for a new building: a …

Retro? Good. Adorable? Also good. Suzuki Suzuki may no longer sell vehicles in North America (man, we wish the Jimny was still around), but it's still a significant player in the global automotive industry. The Japanese automaker, which makes cars, motorcyc…

Among all the obstacles facing self driving cars—from inclement weather to shaky public acceptance—there’s another few of us anticipated: Bugs. Anyone who’s ever driven a stretch of road on a summer’s day (or night) has seen an insect come into view and…spla…

A vintage B-17 bomber plane crashed at Bradley Airport in Hartford, Connecticut shortly before 10 a.m., multiple outlets have reported. Six patients in the crash were taken to Hartford Hospital, reported Connecticut Public Radio. It was not immediately clear…

Smartphone companies like Samsung use Qualcomm's modems in their 5G devices. Chris Monroe/CNET There are so many promises about how faster 5G data will transform our lives, it sometimes feels mythical. Though lightning-fast download speeds are slowly coming…

Tesla has acquired DeepScale, a Silicon Valley startup that uses low-wattage processors to power more accurate computer vision, in a bid to improve its Autopilot driver assistance system and deliver on CEO Elon Musk's goal to turn its electric vehicles into r…