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 coming self-driving car revolution. Google’s Waymo accused Uber of stealing documents that described critical self-driving car technology, with former top Waymo engineer Anthony Levandowski being at the center of the …
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 and harassment, but also a patent-based lawsuit from Google, which alleges that self-driving technology that Uber is currently employing had been stolen by a former Waymo engineer. Self-driving cars are …
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 Buenos Aires over the weekend, one of the two self-driving Devbot vehicles involved in the race slammed into a wall after miscalculating a particularly sharp turn.
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 spend driving is going to be freed up to do other things: write poetry, work on humanitarian ventures, and…oh, who are we kidding. It’s going to be wall-to-wall adverts for …
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 testing in the region. Uber argued that it doesn’t have to get a permit, as its cars have two persons supervising each drive, including a driver and an engineer who …
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 in the city. The DMV argued that the cars had not been properly permitted, something Uber disputed, saying that the vehicles come with continuous monitoring by a person in the …
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 of Uber’s self-driving Volvos run a red light through a crosswalk with a pedestrian starting to cross.
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 of jerks/BMW drivers ruining it for us. The London School of Economics and Goodyear conducted a study into social attitudes to self-driving technology, and the results will only shock you …
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 the only ride-hailing company that’s pursuing such car technology, as the world’s first driverless taxi trail is now operational in Singapore.
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 car in any traffic conditions and deliver the passengers to the destination without any input from the driver. The second is a legal framework that would make AI-powered cars legal. …
