Self-driving Vehicles

As driverless cars become more capable and more common, they will change people’s travel habits not only around their own communities but across much larger distances. Our research has revealed just how much people’s travel preferences could shift, and found …

If you buy one of many new makes and models of car today, you might be surprised to find that, as a standard feature, it can do something your previous car couldnt: It will take over when it thinks youre making a mistake. In the coming years, many cars will…

Earlier this week, we reported on news that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) had entered a partnership with California-based autonomous tech startup Aurora Innovation to develop a fleet of self-driving vehicles. Since then, a number of prominent players in the…

Volvo has been investing heavily in the development of self-driving trucks in recent years and has even put some of its creations to work, including a vehicle for trash collection in Sweden and another for carrying heavy loads at a mine in Norway. Its latest…

People like to fuck with Uber self-driving cars, according to an executive leading the autonomous program. At Ubers Elevate conference in Washington, DC, Ubers head of Advanced Technologies Group Eric Meyhofer told a crowd that cameras, and the human-assist …

Finally, a picture from Aurora that isn't the same old Lincoln sedan. Aurora The last couple weeks have held many developments for Aurora, the self-driving startup helmed by a former Google employee, and the tail end of this week brings yet another. Aurora…

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Volvo has announced a commercial first for its electric autonomous trucks. The Swedish automotive titan has partnered with ferry and logistics giant DFDS to use Volvo Trucks’ autonomous, electric vehicles to transport goods between a logistics hub and a port…

The new fleet will replace the 100 or so second-generation vehicles that Argo AI has already deployed. The automaker is currently testing its self-driving cars in four other US cities, including Palo Alto, Pittsburgh, Miami and Washington, D.C. The new vehicl…

Tesla had its yearly shareholder meeting on Tuesday and Elon Musk had a lot to say. He talked about media coverage of the company (he wasn't too happy about it), the possibility of Tesla getting into the mining business (not boring, mining) to get rare mater…