The FAULOS project announced on Monday that three consortia have been awarded contracts to test self driving shuttles in five European cities this year. The project is underway to determine how cities can use automated [Read more]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the Canadian government that it will invest $40 million in BlackBerry QNX, a business unit of BlackBerry Ltd, which develops safe and secure software systems for the next generation of [Read more]
A study by the Brookings Institute found that the number of people likely to ride in a self driving car is down this year from other surveys over the past year. iStockphoto image. Self driving [Read more]
A number of automakers have invested in Israeli startups or set up their own development centres in Israel to develop technology for autonomous cars. Reuters photo by Nir Elias. Beijing also a hotspot for development [Read more]
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd says it aims to sell 1 million electrified vehicles by 2022, equip 20 models in 20 markets with autonomous driving technology and reach 100 per cent connectivity for all new cars [Read more]
The reality is that we’re still in the nascent stages of autonomous vehicle technology and streets are inherently dangerous places. There is no established algorithm for all scenarios. Tempe, Arizona Police Department photo. Uber autonomous [Read more]
VW says it plans to continue to produce cars and trucks with conventional drive systems, as well as Volkswagen EVs. Volkswagen image. 16 locations globally will produce Volkswagen EVs by the end of 2022 Speaking [Read more]
A Russian self driving car took on icy roads during recent snowstorm to gather data to help autonomous vehicles travel in wintery conditions. Getty Images photo by Mikhail Svetlov. Russian self driving car test part of [Read more]
Better batteries, lower prices, self-driving, new business models – France and Britain are being conservative with 2040 deadline So, Britain is “banning” the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040. France announced a similar [Read more]
Technical problems, state and national regulations, and insurance companies are all serious constraints to adoption of self-driving cars The world is abuzz with the prospect of fully autonomous vehicles, abandoning private car ownership for “Transportation [Read more]
Tony Seba says private car ownership will be dead by 2030. Experts say more like 2050 or 2060, but change is coming Suddenly, Tony Seba is the talk of the town. The Stanford lecturer released [Read more]
If Tony Seba is correct, the Texas and Alberta economies just took a metaphorical bullet to the head Will the emerging electric vehicle “transportation as a service” business model kill the global oil industry in 10 [Read more]
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