South Korea’s ministries cooperate in self-driving technology
The ministries of ICT and transport of South Korea are going to cooperate in developing self-driving cars, smart cities and drones. South Korea wants to commercialize autonomous vehicles by 2020. The new cooperation was announced...Read more
Google’s self-driving cars use horn as warning
Google’s self-driving software is designed to recognize when honking may help alert other drivers. In the May self-driving car report, the company said it taught its vehicles to distinguish potentially tricky situations from false positives. For example,...Read more
‘Autonomous buses will make urban transport more efficient’
Autonomous and semiautonomous buses will ensure urban transport to be even more efficient by, for instance, increasing loading factors. This will allow vehicles and vehicle combinations of different sizes to find customers whenever required, instead...Read more
Volvo Cars to launch UK’s largest autonomous driving trial
Volvo Cars is to begin the UK’s most ambitious autonomous driving trial next year to speed up the introduction of a technology that promises to massively reduce car accidents as well as free up congested...Read more
More flexible legislation for self-propelled vehicles
International laws surrounding self-drive cars have recently changed. The limiting law that a car must always be under the control of a driver has been partially modified, which should pave the way for autonomous vehicles....Read more
Renault-Nissan CEO says technology giants are ‘’not a threat’’
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, does not see large technology companies entering the self-drive car market as posing a threat. He believes that car manufacturers should not be worried, as businesses like Google and Apple...Read more
General Motors buys manufacturer of Cruise sensors
US car manufacturer General Motors has expanded its self-drive cars division in buying sensor manufacturer Cruise. Cruise will continue to operate as an independent unit, within GM. Thanks to this deal, the manufacture of autonomous...Read more
GM to aquire cruise automation to accelerate autonomous vehicle development
General Motors announced today it is acquiring Cruise Automation to add Cruise’s deep software talent and rapid development capability to further accelerate GM’s development of autonomous vehicle technology. “Fully autonomous vehicles can bring our customers enormous...Read more
Goodyear developing special tires for self-drive vehicles
Tire manufacturer Goodyear is developing two tires which are specifically designed for autonomous vehicles. The American company presented the innovation at a car show in Geneva, Switzerland. The tires have a customized profile, and are...Read more
Volvo CEO: we must work together to build autonomous cars
The public and private sectors must work together worldwide to exploit autonomous cars as soon as possible. The new Volvo Nordic should be useable as a template for the rapid introduction of autonomous driving (AD),...Read more
TomTom delivers automated maps to enable autonomous driving
TomTom has announced the launch of its Highly Automated Driving (HAD) map products for all interstate roads in California and all interstates and freeways in Michigan. By delivering the maps and RoadDNA products for states that...Read more
129 Million autonomous-capable vehicles to be sold from 2020 to 2035
According to a recent report from Navigant Research, 129 million autonomous-capable vehicles are expected to be sold from 2020 to 2035. “Over the last few years, the topic of autonomous (or self-driving) cars has shifted...Read more