Driverless cars are getting really confused by kangaroos
We all assume that at some point in the not-so-distant future, cars will be able to takes us from place to place with a bare …
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Uber might face a criminal investigation for allegedly stealing Google’s self-driving car tech
Uber’s patent fight with Google over critical self-driving car technology just got a lot worse for the ride-sharing company. Uber looked to score an early …
Uber is fighting to keep its self-driving program alive
Uber’s long list of scandals that have hit the company in the past few months includes one problem that will not go away as fast …
You can now test drive Google’s self-driving cars
The day some of you have been waiting for is finally here: you can now test drive Google’s self-driving cars. Before you get too excited though, …
Uber exec invokes the Fifth Amendment in Google patent squabble
The Google vs. Uber legal battle is one of the most significant confrontations in tech right now, as it might decide the winner of the …
Uber suspends self-driving car program after bizarre accident
Uber’s bad streak continues, with a different kind of scandal. The company had a tough year so far, having to face accusations of rampant sexism …
Shocker! World’s first self-driving car race ends in a crash
The world’s first race on a professional track involving self-driving cars ended, not surprisingly, with a crash. As part of the Roborace competition held in …
Adverts in your self-driving car’s windshield are the future we all deserve
Self-driving cars are set to be the next major revolution in our collective way of life. The hour and and half that, on average, we …
Rather than pay for $150 for a permit, Uber is moving self-driving cars to Arizona
The DMV decided to ban Uber’s self-driving ride-sharing service in California until the company obtains a permit like every other company that’s conducting autonomous vehicle …
DMV forced Uber to remove self-driving cars from San Francisco roads
Uber’s self-driving adventure in San Francisco was short-lived, as California’s DMV decided to revoke the registration of the 16 self-driving cars the ride-sharing service operated …
Uber’s self-driving car in SF already got caught running a red light
Welp, that was fast. On the same day that Uber announced that its self-driving car pilot is available in San Francisco, a dashcam caught one …
Aggressive drivers will ‘bully’ self-driving cars because humans are awful
Self-driving cars promise to bring increased safety, comfort and speed to our roads. Unfortunately, we can’t have nice things in this world without a bunch …
World’s first self-driving taxi is operational in Singapore, and it’s not Uber
Uber has recently announced plans to offer clients free rides in self-driving vehicles, as it tests its driverless ride-sharing service in Pittsburgh. However, Uber isn’t …
Federal guidelines for autonomous vehicles due this summer
There are two key elements required for a driverless car to operate. One is a robust software and hardware package that can safely steer a …
Land Rover shows how autonomous cars will drive off-road
The focus with autonomous cars has always been how they’ll deal with highways and cities. But assuming that the entire world hasn’t been concreted over …
Self-driving cars will deliberately kill people, and that’s ok
Elon Musk keeps warning us that artificial intelligence is a real threat, but he’s also contributing to the evolution of machines. Sure, he might not …
This is Uber’s first self-driving car
Remember when Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said that Uber rides can be expensive because you’re paying for the “other dude in the car,” hinting that …
Tesla has updated its Summon auto-park to stop cars from crashing
Last week, a Telsa owner got in a spat with the company after his car crashed while parking itself. Tesla blamed the owner for the …
Warning: Sex and Tesla Autopilot do not mix
Once self-driving cars take over, you’ll be able to do plenty of other things while sitting behind the wheel and waiting to get to your …
Google is trying to take its self-driving cars to the next level
Google’s self-driving cars might be ready for mass consumption, a pair of reports this week have suggested. After Alphabet execs hinted that their autonomous driving technology is …
Tesla’s Autopilot software is about to get much more advanced
Once Tesla introduced its Autopilot software in late 2015, it instantly became clear that the reality of autonomous driving was going to come a lot …
MIT thinks it can create a world without traffic lights
In addition to increasing safety on the road, self-driving cars might help us achieve something else: speed up daily commutes by removing the need for stoplights. …
Clap your hands and Nissan’s self-driving office chair parks itself at your desk
One day in the not-too-distant future we might be able to park our cars with a flick of the wrist or a touch of a …
Nvidia’s self-driving car computer is as powerful as 150 MacBook Pros
How much processing speed does one need to power a self-driving car? Nvidia thinks that 150 MacBook Pros ought to do it. And the chip …
Next-gen self-driving buses will hit public roads next spring
If you like Google’s cute self-driving car, then you’re probably going to appreciate the futuristic self-driving bus in the image above that’s going to start transporting …
