Switzerland Starts Testing Autonomous Bus On Public Roads
27 Jun 2016, 13:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Driverless busses have begun testing in Switzerland last week. They have 11 seats, and are fully electric. A driver is still on-board to ensure safe operation
Mercedes-Benz Official Says Google Doesn't Scare Them
27 Jun 2016, 08:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The expanse of tech companies into the automotive world raises fear in some companies. However, Mercedes-Benz feels it has a strong position, and is not worried
General Motors Starts An Autonomous Car Development Team, Builds It A Test Track
21 Jun 2016, 14:02 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / GM has set up a team of hundreds of people at its autonomous vehicle research facility in Warren. A test track has been built, and more employees are wanted
Toyota Announces Billion-Dollar Investment In Self-Driving Car Technology
20 Jun 2016, 18:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Toyota has big plans in the field of self-driving cars, and the Japanese automaker does not want to settle. A $1Billion investment has been announced
NHTSA Boss Says Self-Driving Cars Will Reduce Death Rate By 50%
17 Jun 2016, 17:04 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Autonomous cars face big expectations. The chief of the NHTSA believes this kind of vehicle will reduce road deaths by half thanks to their safe driving
MINI Vision Next 100 Concept Offers a Glimpse Into a Future No One Asked For
16 Jun 2016, 13:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The series of centenary concepts from the BMW Group continues with a controversial dream machine bestowed with the MINI badge
NHTSA Announces New Guidelines for Autonomous Driving Coming This July
15 Jun 2016, 15:39 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It looks like the government agency is finally going to address one of the trickiest situations it will ever have to face
Volvo R&D Chief on Testing the Autopilot: "I'm Convinced It's Trying to Kill Me"
11 Jun 2016, 09:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's hard to keep things nice even among civilized people: Volvo R&D boss isn't too impressed with Tesla's Autopilot system, makes his feelings known
Faraday Future Continues Hiring Spree, Nabs Former Ferrari Executive
10 Jun 2016, 08:27 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The former boss of Ferrari's US and Asian operations was reportedly hired by Faraday Future. Marco Mattiacci's new role at Faraday Future has not been announced
British Insurance Company Now Covers Autonomous Vehicles
9 Jun 2016, 13:52 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Adrian Flux, a British insurance company with a weird name is now offering peace of mind to all drivers who enjoy using their cars' self-driving features
Uber CEO Does Not Have a Valid Driver's License, Owns a 1999 BMW M3
9 Jun 2016, 09:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Travis Kalanick is undoubtedly one of the richest men on the planet, and yet he sticks by his principles and doesn't own a (functioning) car
China Wants National Standard For Autonomous Cars, Opens Zone For Testing Them
9 Jun 2016, 08:55 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Chinese legislators are working on a national standard to regulate the field of autonomous cars. Before it's ready, they set up a massive area for tests
Fiat Chrysler Said to Be in Talks with Uber for Developing Self-Driving Cars
8 Jun 2016, 20:45 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Fiat Chrysler Automobiles might be in talks with another company for a joint-development of an autonomous car after the Google deal for the Chrysler Pacifica
Faraday Future Moves Fast, Wants to Test Autonomous Cars in Michigan
7 Jun 2016, 20:41 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / After hiring technicians from Tesla or Bosch, Faraday Future is now apparently taking the next logical step: developing its own autonomous driving technology
Tesla Will Share Its Autopilot Data with the US Department on Transportation
6 Jun 2016, 12:01 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Tesla doesn't seem to like keeping things to itself as it plans to release the monumental amount of data its Autopilot-enabled cars have collected
BMW Can't Do Electric AND Autonomous, Will Focus the i Range on the Latter
3 Jun 2016, 09:13 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / In a rare move for the automotive industry, BMW is essentially admitting defeat and decides to stop chasing two birds with the risk of not catching any
Musk Gives Us More Reasons to Believe the Model 3 Will Be Fully Autonomous
2 Jun 2016, 20:45 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The one hour and a half talk at yesterday's Code Conference revealed quite a few interesting bits about Musk's plans and Tesla's future
Elon Musk Thinks the Yet Unseen Apple Car Is a "Missed Opportunity"
2 Jun 2016, 11:52 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / During a rather favorable reference to Apple's ultra-secret car project, Elon Musk said that had the company started sooner, it would have had great success
Shock Bracelets to Keep Pedestrians from Abusing Self-Driving Cars?
1 Jun 2016, 12:38 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We've come to accept that in a few years, autonomous cars will become the norm, but do we really realize what that's going to mean for all traffic dwellers?
Ex-Google AI Mastermind Calls Tesla's Autopilot Early Deployment "Irresponsible"
31 May 2016, 12:10 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Not one week after a Tesla Model S on Autopilot rear ended a stationary van on a Swiss highway, the competitors in the autonomous race react