We’ve been hearing so much about the amazing future of autonomous and self-driving cars for several years. And while I do believe the future will be filled with a wide variety of self-driving technologies that today we only see today in sci-fi movies, getting...
It’s clear that lidar technology will play a pivotal role in the automotive market, transforming the way we navigate with the advent of autonomous vehicles and shuttles. Aside from its impact on the automotive space, lidar also has the potential to revolutionize a number...
UPS took minority stake in autonomous truck company TuSimple
Working with San Diego-based startup TuSimple, UPS has been using autonomous trucks to haul cargo between Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona since May. With TuSimple claiming a 30% reduction in transportation costs, in addition to the...
Chinese vendor Huawei has launched what it claims to be the world’s first 5G-powered hardware for self-driving cars.
The Chinese firm launched the MH5000 module, based on its Balong 5000 5G chip, at the Shanghai Auto Show. “Based on this chip, Huawei has developed the...
AAA study found that Americans are receptive to the idea of automated vehicle technology in more limited applications
Three in four Americas remain afraid of fully self-driving cars, following a number of high-profile safety incidents involving automated vehicles in 2018, according to a new study...
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 Rangers.
California-based self-driving car company Drive.ai will supply three self-driving three-passenger vans to the city,...
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 to ultra-dense 5G networks and pervasive edge computing that will support the multi-access connectivity driverless...
DARPA, industry fund research into high-gigahertz and terahertz spectrum for "6G" smart road.
The industry is just getting started with 5G, but New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering — home of NYU Wireless and the Brooklyn 5G Summit — is joining in the Defense...
SK Telecom has been working with a number of partners including LG Electronics
Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom has announced the completion of a successful trial of a self-driving vehicle in public as part of the telco’s efforts in the autonomous and connected vehicle segment.
During...
Nutonomy has launched the world’s first public trial of self-driving taxis in Singapore, beating Uber to it.
Self-driving taxis powered by Nutonomy hit the streets of Singapore today, as the first autonomous driving taxi service trial in the world. The cars used in the trial...
Sony and Tepco could start bringing smart home services to millions of Japanese households as soon as next year.
Sony Mobile Communications and power company Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings (Tepco) said both companies are looking into offering joint smart home services starting next year....
Autonomous vehicles are poised to ultimately disrupt the automotive and transportation industries with many watchers speculating that car ownership will be eventually give way to widespread ride sharing. Signaling efforts to embrace this coming shift, Ford on Tuesday announced "its intent to have a...
Advances brought about by the industrial IoT will go beyond manufacturing, says IBM, which proclaims the next economic revolution.
The 1700s and 1800s saw the industrial revolution taking place and the 1960s through to the 2000’s saw a technological revolution. Combine these two types...
Connected car features are already in high demand among prospective car buyers, but consumers’ willingness to pay for those varies.
Connected vehicles will account for 55 percent of annual global new vehicle sales in 2020, according to IHS Markit. By then, the analyst firm expects...
The smart city market is set for explosive growth, but ongoing smart city deployments may be missing the mark.
Despite a rapid increase in smart city deployments around the globe, few projects are at scale and financially sound. Furthermore, many smart city solutions deployments fail...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk lays out his "master plan, part deux"
Tech visionary Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Space X, has big plans for growing the electric car manufacturer. Included in what he calls his "master plan, part deux" is the development of fully...
It's no secret major tech interests like Google and Apple are working on self-driving car concepts. But, autonomous trucks? That's the focus of new San Francisco-based company Otto, which was formed by two former Google employees and joined by heavy hitters from Apple, Tesla,...
Google and Fiat Chrysler self-driving car partnership to double Google's self-driving car fleet.
Fiat Chrysler Automobile announced it was teaming with Google on self-driving technology. It is the first time Google has worked directly with a car maker to integrate its technology into a passenger vehicle....
Google and Fiat Chrysler self-driving car partnership to double Google's self-driving car fleet.
Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) has announced it was teaming up with Google on self-driving technology. It is the first time Google has worked directly with a car maker to integrate its technology into...
The grand vision of autonomous driving is for intelligent vehicles, coupled with smart infrastructure, to use real time communications to make traffic accidents and congestion a thing of the past. But, given the outlook on development and deployment of these technologies, that future is...
US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration running point on autonomous vehicles funding initiative
Federal government officials this week announced a plan to commit $3.9 billion in funding over the next decade to bolster research and development of autonomous vehicles.
Anthony Foxx, secretary of...
AUSTIN – After investing $500 million into ride sharing company Lyft, GM this week announced it would partner with the ride-hailing service to bring a fleet of self-driving cabs to Austin, Texas.
GM President Dan Ammann discussed the plan with Mashable during this week's North...
Drive PX2 platform from Nvidia showcased at CES 2016
Autonomous driving, while still many years away from being viable, let alone commonplace, is becoming incrementally more viable through advances in processing power. This was a major point of emphasis for auto and chipmakers during the...
