autonomous vehicles

Car maker Volvo has unveiled an autonomous car concept it reckons will disrupt the multi-billion dollar domestic air travel industry. Its new ‘360c concept’ presents a fully autonomous, fully electric …

  The German firm said the trial will take place in the city of Potsdam in the coming weeks   Siemens Mobility, together with German firm ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam, plans …

UK start-up Skyports is ramping up activity in the US as it seeks to establish an international network of helipads for flying taxis and drone deliveries. Skyports has so far …

The trial will be initially carried out by Nuro’s fleet of self-driving vehicles U.S. supermarket retailer Kroger Co. and Nuro confirmed Scottsdale, Ari., as the city for their self-driving grocery …

The city of Arlington, in Texas, has approved a one-year trial of autonomous vehicles in its ‘entertainment’ district, serving the home stadiums of both the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas …

For many years, vehicles have been running on software, relying on wireless networks to function, but those networks have been local and closed. With a car operating on a local …

MIPI interface seeks to extend its reach to better serve automotive use cases As intelligent driver assistance systems increasingly rely on multiple camera and visual information inputs, MIPI Alliance’s popular …

Cisco is to invest $100 million in the UK to help the UK government with its ‘industrial strategy’ to become a leading economy for emerging digital technologies, including artificial intelligence …

China, France, the U.K. and the European Union all have articulated AI strategies Artificial intelligence (AI) is the future. It will be essential in advancements toward autonomous driving, the way …

The autonomous bus trial, which will be split into two different phases, will be launched this month Transit agency Capital Metro announced plans to explore automated vehicle (AV) technology in …

Munich-based test equipment supplier Rohde & Schwarz has updated its CMW500 radio tester and SMBV100A GNSS simulator to support cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) device certification. It is the first test equipment …

Daimler said it is currently working with customers to trial truck platooning in the country Daimler Trucks has announced the inauguration of its automated truck research and development center in …

SoftBank vision fund putting $2.25 billion into GM’s Cruise Autonomous driving is a goal that most major technology and automotive firms are working toward. Simultaneously, network operators are looking ahead …

Volvo Cars and Volvo Trucks will share anonymised safety data between connected vehicles in Sweden and Norway in real time before the year is out, the pair have announced. Volvo …

A consortium of car makers and tech companies including BMW, Bosch, Ford, General Motors, Renault and IBM have joined together to explore how blockchain could enable businesses and consumers to …

Cisco and IBM have completed the integration of their Kinetic platform and Watson IoT system to improve data processing and intelligence at the network edge. The partnership is being brought …

Incoming 5G networks, buoyed by network slicing and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, will be at the heart of developments in autonomous vehicles, intelligent transport systems, and driver safety, BMW Group …

Autonomous ships will be a reality before robot aircraft or driverless cars, reckons Rolls-Royce, despite the maritime industry’s late start with digital technologies. The British engine maker said it will …

In a promising sign for an equipment ecosystem for Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum, CommScope and Ericsson said this week that they successfully completed interoperability testing of Ericsson’s equipment with …

Brussels claims a pan-European network of 5G-enabled roadways, stretching hundreds of kilometres, is emerging, as new countries confirm cross-border testing of 5G-enabled driverless cars. The European Commission will provide €50 …

Uber has pulled its self-driving vehicles from the roads after one of its autonomous vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, according to published reports. This is believed to …

Billions of devices The IoT market is undergoing tremendous growth. While predictions and numbers vary, there is an overall trend toward an increase in web-connected devices over the next few …

 Huawei highlighted the testbed is a step forward towards the commercialization of 5G services Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica and vendor Huawei have completed what the companies claim to be the …

Nvidia announces partnership with Volkswagen Las Vegas, Nev. — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled an autonomous machine processor called Xavier during a press conference at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 …

Baidu COO talks why China is well positioned to advance A.I. systems Las Vegas, Nev. — During a press conference at CES, Baidu COO Qi Lu emphasized how China is poised to …