BROWSING: self-driving car

A free-wheeling NI Week keynote panel discussed self-driving cars issues A physicist, a semiconductor salesman and a lawyer all met on a stage at NI Week -- sounds like the beginning of a bad joke involving a bar. Instead it was National Instruments’ keynote panel...

BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye are collaborating to bring solutions for highly automated driving and fully automated driving into production by 2021 BMW Group, Intel and Israeli firm Mobileye have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) through which Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will become the first...

A common language is required for how self-driving cars communicate with pedestrians, says Semcon, which has developed a smiling self-driving car technology. While car makers and software companies working on self-driving car technology research extensively how cars should interact with other cars in traffic, much...

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...

As IoT developers get more experienced, more choose a vertical specialization. There, the smart home reigns, and interest for industrial IoT is steady. According to a survey by VisionMobile among more than 16,500 developers around the globe, “The State of the Developer Nation Q3 2016”,...

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...

Regulators and self-driving car manufacturers are facing a moral dilemma: should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians when they crash? A new study reveals how end users feel about the issue. Self-driving cars are coming, bringing claimed advantages such as more efficient traffic management, reduced...

The official home of the President of India is to deploy IBM’s smart city solutions to become a smart township. Tech companies are set to pay growing attention to India’s booming smart city solutions market. The Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official home of the President of...

IoT-centric, usage-based insurance is finally coming of age and it is turning the traditional car insurance sector upside down. "Internet of Things" adoption in various vertical markets is set to disrupt traditional industries by introducing new business models. IoT-centric, usage-based insurance, which uses real-time information...

IoT-centric usage-based insurance is finally coming of age and it is turning the traditional car insurance sector upside down. Internet of Things (IoT) adoption in various vertical markets is set to disrupt traditional industries by introducing new business models. IoT-centric usage-based insurance (UBI), which...

The lack of IIoT security investments could put UK manufacturers at risk from cyberthreats A majority of U.K. manufacturers (62%) have plans to increase their investments in Internet-connected capital equipment in the next five years as they transition to "industry 4.0." However, investment plans in industrial...

The lack of IIot security investments could put UK manufacturers at risk from cyber threats. A majority of UK manufacturers, 62 percent, have plans to increase their investments in internet-connected capital equipment in the next five years as they transition to industry 4.0. However, investment plans...

Lyft, Volvo round out founding members of Self-Driving Coalition for Safe Streets There aren't many details available, but a new coalition comprising technology, automotive and ride-sharing interests has formed to advocate for safer street made possible by autonomous driving. Founding members of the Self-Driving Coalition for...

Google calls it a learning experience; chalks collision with bus up to sandbags in the road In pursuit of an autonomous driving future, Google has run its self-driving cars through extensive road testing. But, in a first of its kind accident, one of the Google...

Having already racked up 1.4 million miles on the road, Google is expanding its testing program for self-driving cars to Kirkland, Washington. According to an announcement posted to the companies Google+ page: "We've chosen your beautiful city by Lake Washington as the next location of...

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...

Situated near the Georgia Tech campus in midtown Atlanta, the AT&T Drive Studio is a one-of-a-kind innovation center designed to bring together automakers and wireless experts for collaboration on the future of the connected vehicle. Opened in 2014, the 5,000-square-foot AT&T Drive Studio is billed...

The end goal of the connected car is autnomous driving as a way to reinvent the way people get around; but, it's clear there's a long runway before widespread consumer adoption. However, certain niche aspects of transportation could realize the efficiencies associated with autonomous...

As part of a sustainability project, two driverless shuttle vehicles called WEpods are slated to begin running a regular route in Holland beginning in November; this marks the first time driverless vehicles the first autonomous, electric shuttles will be used on public roadways rather...

Technology powerhouse Google will begin to test its fully autonomous self-driving cars outside of its home base in Mountain View, Calif., for the first time with the addition of Austin, Texas, as a connected car testbed. Google made the announcement over the weekend with a...

There has been industry speculation for years that Apple would take on a connected, autonomous vehicle project. Now, based on documents obtained by The Guardian, those rumors gain credence as it appears Apple is scouting locations to test a self-driving vehicle. On Aug. 14, The...

Chipmaker’s Drive PX computer being used by manufacturers like Aston Martin, Rolls Royce Nvidia previewed its self-driving vehicle platform, Drive PX, at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year and began shipping units earlier this month to manufacturers including Aston Martin, Tesla, Rolls Royce and...