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General Motors and Microsoft team up to commercialise self-driving vehicles
Microsoft’s Azure cloud and edge computing platform would be used to “commercialise its unique autonomous vehicle solutions at scale.”
CES 2020: Intel Mobileye demos autonomous car navigation system using only 12 onboard cameras
The video showed the car navigating through four-way intersections with no traffic lights, and changing lanes to weave into traffic and avoid pedestrians.
Hyundai invests in startup to bring deep learning technology to autonomous cars
The start-up's platform simplifies the process of developing and managing deep learning-powered solutions.
China allocates 11 more roads for self-driving car tests to speed up development
The self-driving cars must have a temporary number plate before they begin tests on designated roads.
Uber retains former US transportation official to advise on safety after a fatal self-driving crash in March
In March an Uber self-driving vehicle struck and killed a 49-year-old woman who was walking across a street in Tempe.
How could a semi-autonomous Tesla Model S not see a massive, red fire truck that was just sitting across the road?
Most radar implementations take advantage of the doppler shift to only detect objects that are moving. Stationary objects — like a fire-engine — are ignored
General Motors seeking approval for autonomous car in US; its first vehicle is set to enter the market in 2019
General Motors prototype self-driving vehicles have been developed in San Francisco by Cruise Automation, the startup that GM acquired in March 2016.
Apple is developing a self-driving shuttle service for its employees and is calling it project 'PAIL'
The report points out that Apple can test these self-driving shuttles as it already has a permit to test self-driving cars.
US developing system to protect borders with artificial intelligence, drones and self driving cars
Homeland Security has used unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with cameras and radar for border surveillance since 2005.
Jaguar Land Rover demonstrates its Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities in public
At a special testing ground, Jaguar Land Rover offered the first public demonstrations of a car that already has Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities.
Baidu will launch its self-driving car technology in restricted environments in July
Baidu Inc said on Tuesday it would launch its self-driving car technology for a restricted environment in July before gradually introducing fully autonomous driving capabilities.
Watch: Driverless pod taxis coming soon to India, with fares no costlier than a metro ticket
Six states in India are in talks to build personal rapid transport systems to operate futuristic driverless pod taxis. These autonomous vehicles could change the face of public transport.
BMW to launch self-driving car in 2021 with top-notch, Level 5 autonomous capabilities
BMW, who is quite ahead in the electric and hybrid car segment, will take the self-driving standards up a notch by tapping into level 5 autonomy.
The autonomous car is coming to India, but in bits and pieces
With so much negativity around autonomous cars, should customers in India just dream on?
Google showcases new self-driving Chrysler Pacifica
Google unveiled its latest self-driving system in a Chrysler Pacifica minivan during a Sunday preview ahead of the Detroit auto show, saying the technology is more reliable and affordable.
McLaren confirms talks with Apple; never matured to a definitive proposition
A fresh report now confirms that those reports were true. According to a Reuters interview with McLaren Automotive CEO Mike Flewitt, there were indeed some discussions with Apple, but it didn't progress into a definitive proposition and a takeover bid from Apple was ruled out.
Tesla is beating everyone to the autonomous car game; but is it ready to face the consequences?
Like every other quick leap in technology, it all comes with its fair share of criticism.
Gartner expects connected car production to grow 10-fold to 61 million by 2020
Global connected car production is set to grow almost 10-fold in five years - from 6.8 million in 2015 to 61 million in 2020, according to the latest forecast by research and advisory firm Gartner.
Disabled driver gets license allowing him to drive a custom autonomous vehicle
On Wednesday, Schmidt is set to receive the first license restricted to an autonomous vehicle in the US. The license allows him to drive on Nevada roads in his specially modified Corvette, which requires no hands on its steering wheel or feet on its pedals. Schmidt uses head motions to control the car's direction.
Comma One autonomous car software announced by George Hotz for $999
The hacker recently unveiled the Comma One at the TechCrunch Disrupt. The Comma one is a $999 software and the first product from Hotz’s new startup Comma.ai.