Waymo continues to expand the pool of locations where it’s testing its autonomous vehicle tech, and the latest destination is metro Atlanta. The former Google self-driving car company revealed the news on Twitter, noting that it’s expanding considerably its geographic testing footprint now that it’s got fully driverless test vehicles on the road in Phoenix. Its test cars… Read More
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Waymo’s self-driving Chrysler Pacifica begins testing in San Francisco
Waymo is bringing its self-driving cars back to San Francisco streets for testing. TechCrunch has obtained pictures of the Waymo Chrysler Pacifica autonomous test vehicle on SF city roads, and Waymo confirmed that it is indeed bringing test vehicles back to one of the first spots where it ever tested AVs in the first place.
A Waymo spokesperson provided the following statement about its… Read More
Argo AI self-driving test car hit in Pittsburgh as truck runs red light
One of the test cars Argo AI operates in its Pittsburgh fleet was involved in an accident on Wednesday, with two people sent to hospital (in stable condition) with injuries as a result of the accident. The incident appears to have been caused by a light box truck driving through a red light, rather than by Argo’s test vehicle, based on an early traffic report.
The self-driving car was… Read More
AAA will test Torc’s self-driving cars to build out safety criteria
The American Automobile Association is doing work to help ensure it remains relevant in a future age of autonomous driving, and its latest partner in that effort is Torc Robotics, a self-driving technology company with loads of experience in automating heavy machinery and commercial equipment that’s now applying its expertise to the consumer market. At CES 2018, AAA announced that… Read More
Intel sets the stage for new ‘Level 2+’ automated driving
Mobileye’s REM (road experiment management, in full) is going to help develop Level 4 and 5 vehicles eventually, yes, but Intel’s Dan Galves, Mobileye’s Chief Communications Officer, tells me that in the near-term it’ll have more interesting and immediate applications powering what he and Intel are calling ‘Level 2+” systems, which are semi-automated… Read More
Intel sets the stage for new ‘Level 2+’ automated driving
Mobileye’s REM (road experiment management, in full) is going to help develop Level 4 and 5 vehicles eventually, yes, but Intel’s Dan Galves, Mobileye’s Chief Communications Officer, tells me that in the near-term it’ll have more interesting and immediate applications powering what he and Intel are calling ‘Level 2+” systems, which are semi-automated… Read More
CTRL+T podcast: As long as it tastes like chicken, folds my clothes for cheap and doesn’t run me over
Wait, what? Yeah, this week a company called SuperMeat announced that it raised $3 million to create chicken in a lab. It requires real chicken cells, Petrie dishes probably and some patience. The benefits for fake (fake real?) chicken are numerous, not the least of which it’s better for the environment. But we wonder how it will taste. Like chicken? Like fake chicken? In the lead-up to… Read More
Toyota tries to make its most advanced autonomous car look slightly normal
Toyota is bringing a sleek prototypical autonomous vehicle to this year’s 2018 CES tech conference. But the car certainly won’t be driving itself there.
Similar to many automotive showings at CES, this vehicle, which the Toyota Research Institu…
Toyota tries to make its most advanced autonomous car look slightly normal
Toyota is bringing a sleek prototypical autonomous vehicle to this year’s 2018 CES tech conference. But the car certainly won’t be driving itself there.
Similar to many automotive showings at CES, this vehicle, which the Toyota Research Institu…
Nissan’s latest invention plugs into your brain to help avoid car accidents
Japanese automobile manufacturer, Nissan, has just unveiled a new technology that interprets the drivers’ brain signals to tell which actions they intend to take next. The system, called “Brain-to-Vehicle” technology, can then transmit this informatio…
View More Nissan’s latest invention plugs into your brain to help avoid car accidentsVolkswagen and Hyundai team up with Aurora on self-driving
Aurora, the startup founded by Google self-driving car program and Tesla alum Chris Urmson, has signed up two high-profile automaker partners despite its relative youth – both Volkswagen and Hyundai are planning to incorporate Aurora self-driving technology in production cars by 2021. The Volkswagen is also hoping to put autonomous test cars on the road later this year, in a limited… Read More
Waymo teams with Trov on passenger insurance for self-driving service
Waymo is working with insurance startup Trov on protections for riders using its forthcoming self-driving ride hailing service. Trvo will provide Waymo’s passengers with insurance for lost and managed property, and for any medical expenses resulting from rides, reports the Wall Street Journal. The coverage will be invisible to riders, however, bundled as part of the overall service with… Read More