Autonomous Car

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.