Uber Wanted to Partner Tesla for Autonomous Driving, Musk Said "No"
17 May 2017, 13:19 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The two CEOs had a talk about a possible partnership last year, but Musk refused the offer knowing all too well he planned to offer a similar service
Delphi Switches Focus to EV and Autonomous Tech, Splits into Two Companies
4 May 2017, 11:23 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The former parts arm of General Motors, Delphi, announced it would spin off its powertrain division to form a separate company
General Motors Invests $14 Million In New Cruise Automation Development Facility
14 Apr 2017, 14:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A year after General Motors acquired Cruise Automation, the automaker announced that it will expand the company to speed up autonomous driving development
Volkswagen Sedric Concept Is the New Face of the VW Group, a Self-Driving Pod
6 Mar 2017, 22:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is the first concept car of the Volkswagen Group, but the company will still let its brands handle the production vehicles that feature the tech seen here
Ford Invests $1 Billion In Argo AI, SAE Level 4 Self-Driving Car Coming in 2021
13 Feb 2017, 10:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ford is getting serious about bringing self-driving vehicles to the masses. In its quest to to do, the Blue Oval announced it'll invest $1 billion in Argo AI
Samsung Reportedly Teams Up With Tesla for Chips
11 Dec 2016, 05:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In its effort to generate new revenue, Samsung has reportedly joined Tesla in an effort to design and produce chips tailored for autonomous driving
Tesla Autopilot Firmware 8.1 Update Due to Roll Out in December
28 Nov 2016, 09:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Firmware 8.1 (or Enhanced Autopilot) will help the Model S and Model X get closer to Tesla's ambition of producing fully autonomous vehicles
All Tesla Cars Now Ship With Hardware That Enables Level 5 Autonomous Driving
20 Oct 2016, 08:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though the software hasn't been calibrated just yet, Tesla now builds its electric vehicles with Level 5 autonomous driving hardware onboard
Volkswagen I.D. Concept Previews Golf-Sized Electric Vehicle
28 Sep 2016, 16:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The concept car that's described by Volkswagen as being as revolutionary as the original Beetle has been partially undressed of its secrets
Volkswagen Design Study Dubbed “As Revolutionary As The Beetle”
16 Sep 2016, 09:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A new automotive era looms on the horizon. And naturally, Volkswagen wants a piece of the electrification- and autonomous technology-enhanced action
Audi T-Rex Ad Is a Different Take On a Sad Internet Meme
15 Sep 2016, 13:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sad T-Rex now has a reason to smile again. That reason is, according to Audi, an RS7 Sportback with piloted driving technology
Autonomous Trucks Will Be Tested on Public Roads in the United Kingdom
7 Mar 2016, 13:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Driverless convoys of trucks will be tested on UK roads in the near future. The convoy will be guided by one vehicle that has a human driver
Why Mclaren Should Build an Autonomous SUV
6 Jan 2016, 21:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Even those of us who inhale deeply while inside a gas station have to admit that, one day, autonomous cars will be a mature buying decision
Mercedes Actros is First Series-Production Truck to Operate on an Automated Basis on Highways
3 Oct 2015, 07:35 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's been coming for a while and now it's finally here: the first production-ready truck to drive by itself on public European highways
New Google Patent Wants to Make Our Cars Share Videos Among Each Other
29 Sep 2015, 12:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If this sounds a bit like Youtube for cars, that may be our own fault as it's obviously a completely different and more complex story
Bosch and TomTom Plan to Come Up with Ultra-Accurate Maps for Self-Driving Cars
21 Jul 2015, 11:55 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Bosch and TomTom formed a partnership that will come up with an accurate mapping system that would pave the way for autonomous cars
Tesla Will Add a Semi-Autonomous Overpassing Feature on Model S Sedans
21 May 2015, 08:47 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Autonomous driving is the holy grail in the car industry at the moment, but Tesla wants to up the ante with an automated overpassing function
Chevrolet Teases FNR Self-Driving Electric Concept Ahead of Auto Shanghai 2015
19 Apr 2015, 09:20 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Chevy has something tucked in the bag of goodies prepared for China's Shanghai Auto Show and it might come as an all-electric self-driving study
Muscle Cars, the Antonym for Autonomous Driving
18 Mar 2015, 17:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Under the pressure of self-driving cars, us petrolheads can seek shelter in the muscle car realm. Here is where emotions, which remain strictly human, reign.
Audi Has Self-Driving Parking Robots Working As Valets
9 Mar 2015, 17:07 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The Audi plant in Ingolstadt is testing two robots that can independently transport cars from production to a storage area