Baidu gets permit for autonomous car testing in California
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued Baidu USA an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit earlier this week. This allows the company to test its autonomous driving technologies on Google’s home turf. “We will start testing...Read more
Google’s self-driving cars acknowledge bicyclists
Google’s self-driving cars are designed to recognize cyclists as unique users of the road who require their own set of considerations. It can be hard for drivers to anticipate all their movements, but Google claims...Read more
Baidu expects mass production of autonomous cars by 2021
The Chinese equivalent of Google, Baidu, expects fully autonomous cars to be used for commercial applications in China by 2019 and a mass production of these cars by 2021. The company thinks that Chinese people will embrace autonomous vehicles...Read moreGoogle’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
Volkwagen and Gett work together on autonous cars
The Volkswagen Group invests 300 million dollar in the Israelian company Gett. With this investment, the manufacturer wants to open the way for new mobility concepts. Gett’s technology leverages big data, cutting edge predictive algorithms,...Read moreGoogle hires test drivers for autonomous cars
Google is seeking drivers to test its driverless cars in Chandler, Arizona. “Test drivers play an important role in developing our self-driving technology,” said Brian Torcellini, head of operations for Google’s Self-Driving Car testing program....Read more
Google, Ford & Uber launch coalition for self driving cars
Google, Ford and Uber are forming a coalition to push the self-driving car faster to market. According to a report by Reuters, the companies have said that they want to push for federal action together. Other...Read more