Self-driving Vehicles

Chinas vision of profiting from the driverless economy is being clouded by intellectual property debates, as two Chinese suppliers of a key self-driving technology are accused of stealing IP from a Silicon Valley company. Velodyne, the worlds largest produce…

According to UPS, the trucks have been roaming a 100-mile stretch between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona since May. The fleet is designed as "level four autonomous trucking," which means all operations are automated; a driver and engineer are only on-board as a …

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin People today love their cars, but will the love endure in an era of self-driving driverless cars, it's a big question worth asking.  Photocredit: Getty Getty It…

If a hacker targeting connected cars in Manhattan could randomly stall 20% of them during rush hour, total gridlock would ensue. This isn't just bad traffic where you are an hour late. It becomes impossible to get from point A to point B, says Georgia Institu…

Apple is continuing to grow its fleet self-driving car test drivers in California. According to new data from the California DMV, Apple now has a total of 69 self-driving cars and 143 certified drivers on the road. Compared to data from March, Apple has not …

Say goodbye to these niche models. BMW Perhaps the BMW 3 Series and 6 Series Gran Turismo models took niches just a smidge too far. For anyone still yearning for one of the quirky sedan/coupe/hatchback mashups, time is running short. BMW noted in its full-…

With frequent delays and long security lines, the average airport may not seem like a model of efficiency. But that was where Waymo looked for a model when it started setting up an autonomous-vehicle testing hub in Chandler, Arizona, according to Automotive N…

This week NYC’s first-ever autonomous vehicle shuttle service began operation in Brooklyn. Known as Optimus Ride, the organization features a half-dozen, six-passenger electric vehicles. Running on a continuous loop, the shuttles trek 1.1 miles from the Brook…

Back in July it emerged that FlixMobility — the company behind the network of ubiquitous green FlixBus coaches that crisscross Europe and parts of the US — had raised about 500 million in the largest-ever round of funding for a German tech company. That turne…

Six autonomous six-seater shuttles will be offering free rides around a one-mile loop of New Yorks Brooklyn Navy Yard. If you can make it here...: Its the first driverless car service to launch in the Big Apple (most trials in the US have taken place in Ariz…