Ford to Offer Hands-Free Driving From 2021
Ford Motor Co said Thursday that it will integrate hands-free driving in select vehicles starting from 2021. With Active Drive Assist, Ford joins Tesla...
DHS Wants to Know What The Public Thinks About The Use of Drones In Emergencies
The Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology Directorate plans to issue a survey titled, “Understanding Public Perception and Acceptance of First Responders Use of...
Ford, Volkswagen Partner on Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Driving
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG on Wednesday announced that are collaborating in the production of midsize pickup trucks and commercial and electric vehicles.
According...
WhiteFox Secures Remote ID for Drone Manufacturer DJI
WhiteFox, a provider of drone security,partnered with the world's largest drone manufacturer DJI to secure drone and operator identity during the United Nations International...
Ford Unveils The Mustang Mach-E, An All-Electric SUV
For the first time in 55 years, Ford is expanding the Mustang family, with the unveiling of the Mustang Mach-E, an all-new, all-electric SUV.
When it...
UPS is Testing Delivery With Autonomous Vehicles
Atlanta-based shipping giant UPS revealed on Thursday that it is entering the self-driving vehicle space by investing in TuSimple, an autonomous driving company that...
BMW, Jaguar Collaborate on Electric Car Technology
The BMW Group and Jaguar Land Rover on Monday stated they are joining forces to jointly develop electric motors, transmissions and power electronics, an...
Volkswagen to Invest up to $4.5 Billion in Digitalization Projects
Volkswagen said Wednesday it is investing up to €4 billion ($4 billion) in digitalization projects through 2023 – mainly in administration but also in...
Delivery Robot Goes up in Flames: Manufacturers Blame ‘Human Error’
An autonomous food delivery robot caught fire on a Berkeley, California walkway on Friday. The robot is part of a fleet of robots manufactured...
Self-Driving Cars Increasingly Targeted by Vandals in Arizona
Self-driving vehicles have increasingly become the targets of vandals in Arizona with the police there recording at least 21 incidents over the past two...
Walmart, Ford Collaborate to Deliver Goods With Self-Driving Vehicles
Walmart and Ford will collaborate to design a service for delivering groceries and other goods to Walmart customers that could someday use autonomous vehicles,...
Ford, Volvo Partner With Baidu to Mass Produce Autonomous Vehicles For China
Ford and Volvo are partnering with Chinese search engine operator Baidu on various autonomous vehicle projects, aimed at the Chinese market. Ford is collaborating...
Volocopter to Trial Air Taxis in Singapore
German firm Volocopter said Tuesday it will conduct test flights in Singapore in the second half of next year with the support of the...
NHTSA Orders Transderv to Stop Trial of Self-Driving School Bus in Florida
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ordered French-based transport firm Transdev to stop using its EZ10 Generation II autonomous shuttle as a...
Rolls-Royce, Intel Collaborate to Build Autonomous Ships
Rolls-Royce is partnering with Intel on designs for sophisticated intelligent shipping systems that will make commercial shipping safer, the parties announced on Tuesday.
The new...
EU Probes Alleged Collusion by BMW, Daimler and VW to Use Anti-Pollution Tech
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether BMW, Daimler and VW (Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche) colluded, in breach of EU antitrust...
Mitsubishi, Renault and Nissan Partner With Google to Power Vehicles With Android
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi and Google on Tuesday announced a technology partnership to embed the Android operating system in vehicles sold by the world’s leading automotive alliance,...
Volvo Unveils Autonomous, Electric Truck in Response to Freight Driver Shortage
Volvo, which is the world’s second-largest truck manufacturer, on Wednesday unveiled a new self-driving truck which it said can address transportation issues in the...
Renesas to Acquire IDT for $6.7 Billion to Accelerate Push Into Semiconductors for Self-Driving Cars
Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp announced Tuesday it had agreed to buy Integrated Device Technology Inc (IDT) for $6.7 billion. This is the company’s second...
BMW, Great Wall Motor Partner on MINI Electric Vehicle Production in China
The BMW Group and Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motor on Tuesday signed an agreement to produce MINI electric vehicles through a new 50:50...
NTSB Reports Uber Disabled Collision Avoidance Function in Test Self-Driving Vehicle
The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released its preliminary report for the ongoing investigation of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and an...
Amazon Will Deliver Packages to Your Car
Amazon announced Tuesday that Amazon Key, the service that already enables in-home delivery and keyless guest access, now gives customers an option to receive...
Toyota, Lexus to Launch Vehicles That ‘Talk’ to Each Other in U.S.
Toyota and Lexus said Monday they plan to start deployment of Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) systems on vehicles sold in the United States starting...
Lethal Autonomous Drone Weapon Systems to Identify Targets With Self-Learning Algorithms
For the most part, current military aerial weapon systems are still controlled by people, but all that is set to change with the push...
California DMV Adopts New Regulations for Autonomous Vehicles
The California Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday adopted new regulations aimed at ensuring autonomous vehicle manufacturers stick to stricter guidelines when conducting tests...
Transportation Department Urged to Enforce Standards for Autonomous Vehicle Technologies
A broad coalition representing public health and safety professionals, bicyclists, pedestrians, smart growth advocates, consumers, environmentalists, law enforcement, first responders, and individuals with disabilities...
Uber Autonomous Vehicle Kills Pedestrian in Arizona
Uber is halting its self-driving car program following the death of a woman who was fatally hit by one of their self-driving vehicles in...
Spacex’s Tesla Roadstar Puts the Pedal to the Metal, Misses Mars and Heads for Asteroid Belt
Elon Musk’s Tesla roadstar dummy has more to worry about than the liberal dousing of radiation it is getting from its prime position on...
Spacex’s Falcon Heavy, World’s Most Powerful Commercial Rocket, Blasts Off Into Space
SpaceX on Tuesday launched the Falcon Heavy, one of the world’s most powerful rockets. Tthe successful liftoff took place at 3:45 p.m. ET at...
PepsiCo Places Largest Pre-Order of Tesla Electric Semis to Date
PepsiCo Inc has reserved 100 of Tesla Inc's new electric Semi trucks, the largest publicly available order of the vehicle, a company executive told...
New Jersey Considers Legislation to Regulate the Use of Drones in the State
New Jersey lawmakers are proceeding with legislation that would make it illegal for anyone to operate unmanned aircraft systems while impaired. The legislation cleared...
Volvo to Supply ‘Tens of Thousands of Autonomous Driving Compatible’ Vehicles to Uber
Car maker Volvo Cars said Monday it has signed a framework agreement with Uber, the ride sharing company, to sell “tens of thousands of...
ChargePoint, TSG Partner on Charging Solutions for Electric Vehicles
ChargePoint, an electric vehicle (EV) charging network, and TSG (Technical Services Group, formerly Tokheim), on Thursday announced an agreement covering site construction, installation and...
Renault’s Autonomous Control System Handles Challenging Driving Scenarios
Groupe Renault said Wednesday that it has developed an autonomous control system which it says handles challenging driving scenarios. According to the company, this...
Toyota Collaborates With Renesas to Accelerate Autonomous Vehicle Development
Toyota Motor Corporation is collaborating with Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, to bring its autonomous vehicles to markets faster, according...
Senate Releases Bipartisan Legislation to Guide Driverless Car Industry
The Senate released bipartisan legislation on Thursday specifically aimed at providing federal laws to guide the autonomous vehicle industry.
Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and John...
Intel, Waymo Partner on Self-Driving Car Tech
Intel Corp said Monday it is partnering with Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving unit to further their goal of bringing “smarter” autonomous driving technology to market.
“As...
Daimler Trucks Launches First All-Electric Truck in Series Production
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of Daimler Trucks, on Thurday announced the global launch of the FUSO eCanter in New York...
Waymo Patents Self-Driving Vehicles With Adjustable Rigidity
Autonomous car development company Waymo plans to design autonomous vehicles with less severe impacts in the event of a crash. According to Waymo, the...
Intel to Build Fleet of 100 Autonomous Test Vehicles
With the recent completion of the acquisition of collision avoidance system company Mobileye, Intel has announced its intention to start building a fleet of...
Mazda, Toyota Partner on $1.6B U.S. Vehicle Production Venture
Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation said Friday they are partnering to establish a joint venture that produces vehicles in the United States....
UK Government Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Autonomous Vehicles
The British government has unveiled new government guidance which it says will ensure engineers developing smart vehicles will apply tougher cyber protections in their...
Volvo, Autoliv and NVIDIA Collaborate on Advanced Systems for Self-Driving Cars
Volvo Cars, automotive safety company Autoliv, and NVIDIA, an AI and visual computing company, announced Tuesday that they are teaming up to develop advanced...
Avis Partners With Waymo to Offer Fleet Support and Maintenance Services in its Self-Driving Car Push
Avis Budget Group, Inc. on Monday announced that it has signed an agreement with Waymo, an Alphabet Inc. company, to offer fleet support and...
Qualcomm Demonstrates Wireless Charging for Electric Vehicles in Motion
Qualcomm Incorporated through its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., on Thursday demonstrated dynamic electric vehicle charging (DEVC), which allows vehicles to charge while driving.
Qualcomm Technologies...
Delphi Joins BMW, Mobile and Intel on Autonomous Driving Platform
The BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye announced Tuesday they were cooperating to take automated driving technology to the next level, and were bringing in...
Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.25 Million Trucks in the U.S. Due to Software Error
Fiat Chrysler’s U.S. division said Friday it is voluntarily recalling over 1 million trucks in the U.S. to reprogram computer modules that help control...
New York to Allow Test of Autonomous Vehicles
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Wednesday that New York is now accepting applications from companies interested in testing or demonstrating autonomous vehicles on public...
Faurecia, ZF Partner to Develop Interior and Safety Technologies for Self-Driving Cars
ZF and Faurecia will partner to development interior and safety technologies for autonomous driving, they said in a statement on Wednesday. ZF specializes in...
IBM Granted Patent For Transfer of Packages Between Drones During Flight
IBM said last week that its inventors have been granted a patent for transferring packages between drones during flight.
The invention described in US Patent...
Delphi Zooms in on Data Generated by Connected Vehicles With Strategic Investments
Car parts supplier and integrator Delphi Automotive on Thursday announced a string of investments and partnerships in three companies to profit from the growing...
Bosch, Daimler Collaborate on Driverless Taxis
Bosch and Daimler are working together to take the development of fully automated, driverless vehicles, Bosch said on Monday.
Both companies have agreed to set...
Swift Navigation, Carnegie Robotics Collaborate on Navigation Systems for Autonomous Vehicles
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based startup building centimeter-accurate GPS technology to power autonomous vehicles, is teaming up with Carnegie Robotics, makers of robotic components...
China’s Tencent Purchases Five Percent Stake in Electric Car Maker Tesla
A filing at the Securities and Exchanges Commission reveals that China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd has purchased a five percent stake in U.S. electric car...
Bosch Collaborates With Nvidia on AI for Autonomous Vehicles
As the race to develop the ultimate self-driving vehicle heats up, Bosch said Monday it is teaming up with Nvidia to develop artificial intelligence...
Intel to Acquire Autonomous Driving Tech Company Mobileye in $15.3B Deal
Intel is betting big on autonomous vehicle technology. The company announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mobileye.
Under...
Takata to Plead Guilty, Pay $1 Billion in Criminal Penalties for Faulty Airbags
Takata Corporation, one of the world’s largest suppliers of automotive safety-related equipment, has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and pay a total...
Fiat Chrysler Failed to Disclose Engine Management Software – EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday issued a notice of violation to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and FCA US LLC (collectively FCA)...
BMW Partners With IBM to Explore Integration of AI in Vehicle Production
IBM said Thursday it is collaborating with the BMW Group to explore the role of Watson cognitive computing in personalizing the driving experience and...
U.S. DOT Proposes a Requirement That New Vehicles ‘Talk’ to Each Other
Citing an enormous potential to reduce crashes on U.S. roadways, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a proposed rule Tuesday that would advance the...
Self-Driving Car Company nuTonomy to Test its Vehicles on Public Roads in the U.S.
nuTonomy, a developer of software for self-driving cars, said Monday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Boston...
Tesla Acquires Germany’s Grohmann Engineering to Boost In-House Automated Manufacturing
Electric carmaker Tesla said Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Grohmann Engineering, an engineering company in Prüm, Germany, which will become...
Dept. of Energy Awards $32 Million in Funding for Connected Tech Resulting in Energy Efficiency
The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) on Wednesday announced up to $32 million in funding for what it called “10 innovative projects,”...
Auto Tech Company Charge Reveals Self-Driving Electric Delivery Van
Businessman and entrepreneur Denis Sverdlov today revealed the latest model in a range of electric vehicles being developed for sale in 2017 by his...
BlackBerry, Ford Collaborate on Software Deal
BlackBerry said Monday it has signed an agreement with Ford Motor Company for expanded use of BlackBerry’s QNX and security software. As part of...
Uber Unveils Plans for Flying Vehicles
Uber on Thursday Unveiled futuristic plans for what it called “on-demand urban air transportation.” This is part of the company’s push to transform the...
Uber’s Self-Driving Truck Completes First Shipment of 51,744 Cans of Beer
Uber has claimed the first commercial shipment by a self-driving truck, a feat achieved by its self-driving truck unit, Otto. Uber partnered with brewing...
U.S. Federal Judge Approves Record $14.7 Billion Volkswagen Settlement
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday approved one of the largest consumer settlements in U.S. history, a $14.7 billion settlement that could remove nearly...
Federal Regulators Issue First-Ever Guidelines for Improving Automobile Cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Monday released proposed guidance for improving motor vehicle cybersecurity, aimed at protecting...
DOT to Establish Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Wednesday that he will establish an Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT), which will serve...
Aurora’s ALIAS Automated Flight System Successfully Flies Plane
Aurora Flight Sciences is breaking ground in the world of automated flight through its work on the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program....
Feds Award $65 Million in Grants for Advanced Tech in Transportation
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Tuesday announced that local communities across the country will receive nearly $65 million in grants to support advanced...
BMW, Toyota, Allianz Partner With Autonomous Startup Nauto
Toyota, BMW and insurer Allianz said last week they will license technology from Silicon Valley start-up Nauto, which uses cameras and artificial intelligence systems...
Driver Blames Autopilot for Tesla Crash in Germany
A driver of a Tesla car in Germany has blamed the car’s autopilot feature for an accident in which the vehicle crashed into a...
UPS Teams Up With CyPhy Works to Test Use of Drones for Delivery
UPS has begun testing the use of drones to make commercial deliveries of packages to remote or difficult-to-access locations, in collaboration with drone-maker CyPhy...
Google Self-Driving Car Collides With Bus in Worst Crash Yet
A self-driving Google car, a modified Lexus SUV carrying out testing on the roads near the company's Mountain View headquarters in California was involved...
German Automakers, Mobile Telcoms Firms Partner to Accelerate Autonomous Car Tech With 5G
AUDI AG, BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia and Qualcomm Incorporated, announced Tuesday the formation of the “5G Automotive Association”. The association...
Renault-Nissan Teams Up with Microsoft on Next-Gen Connected Car Tech
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Microsoft Corp. announced Monday that they have signed a global, multiyear agreement to partner on next-generation technologies to advance connected...
Grab, NuTonomy Launch On-Demand Robot Taxis in Singapore
nuTonomy, a developer of state-of-the-art software for self-driving cars, and Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing app, announced on Friday a partnership to expand nuTonomy’s...
Hyperloop, Super High-Speed Mode of Transportation Set for 2020
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Hyperloop One, two main firms competing to bring Elon Musk’s concept of a Jetsons-like futuristic mode of transportation to market...
Security Researchers Demonstrate How to Remotely Hack a Tesla Model S
It goes without saying that the very connectedness of self-driving vehicles is also, without the shadow of any doubt, their biggest flaw. Unlike traditional...
U.S. Government Takes ‘Unprecedented Step’ of Providing Framework for Autonomous Vehicles
The Obama Administration has taken the "unprecedented step" of announcing what it termed a new Federal Automated Vehicles Policy to help facilitate the responsible...
Tesla’s Self-Driving Autopilot Feature May Have Caused Second Fatal Crash in China
China’s state-owned CCTV reported Wednesday that a man driving a Tesla Model S struck a street sweeper on a highway in January. The driver,...
World’s First Self-Driving Uber Cabs go Live in Pittsburgh
Uber announced Wednesday that the world’s first Self-Driving Ubers are now on the road in the Steel City. A year and a half ago,...
DARPA Seeks Proposals to Develop City-Wide Drone Dragnet Systems
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals for wide area surveillance of small unmanned aerial systems (UASs) in urban...
Volkswagen, CYMOTIVE Technologies Partner to Form Cybersecurity Company for Vehicles
Volkswagen said Wednesday that it forming an automotive cybersecurity company, in conjunction with newly founded CYMOTIVE Technologies. Agreement aims at developing cybersecurity solutions for future...
Volvo Successfully Tests Fully Autonomous Truck Underground in a ‘World First’
Volvo has successfully tested a fully autonomous truck in a working mine about 1300 meters underground in northern Sweden, in what it calls a...
Audi to Collaborate With China’s Three Largest Tech Firms on ‘Connected’ Cars
Volkswagen’s luxury car unit Audi signed agreements with Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu at its annual summit in Shanghai on Sunday, saying it will work...
Mercedes-Benz, Starship Technologies Reach Into the Future: Debut Robovan, Delivery Vans With Autonomous Delivery Robots
Starship Technologies, a start-up involved in the development of "friendly" sidewalk robots, announced Wednesday its partnership with Mercedes-Benz Vans to develop Robovan, which it called...
AT&T, Qualcomm to Test Drones on 4G LTE Networks Preparatory to Wide-Scale Deployment
Qualcomm Incorporated said yesterday that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI) and AT&T, will test Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, on commercial 4G...
Volkswagen Group, JAC Partner to Develop Battery-Powered Electric Vehicles in China
Volkswagen AG announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd. (JAC) in Wolfsburg to define...
Volvo Cars, Autoliv Partner on Autonomous Driving Software Project
Autoliv, Inc., a provider of automotive safety systems and Volvo Cars, a global car maker, announced Tuesday that they have signed a letter of...
Dubai Trials Autonomous Shuttle Service
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled a month-long trial of its first driverless shuttle service in the Gulf city state.
The 10-seater bus...
New Drone Rules Take Effect
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new rules regulating the commercial use of small, unmanned aircraft systems, or drones went into effect on Monday.
The...
Amtrak Gets $2.5 Billion Federal Loan for Upgrades: To Debut High-Speed Trains in 2021
Vice President Joe Biden announced Friday afternoon in Wilmington that Amtrak will get a $2.45 billion federal loan to upgrade the Northeast Corridor’s passenger rail...
First-Ever Self-Driving Taxi Unveiled in Singapore
In a move that could revolutionize the transport industry, Singapore became the first country in the world to launch a self-driving taxi service on...
Self-Driving Startup Quanergy Systems Raises $90 Million in Funding
Quanergy Systems, Inc., a provider of solid state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, announced Monday that it has raised $90 million in Series...
Airbus Plans to Test Autonomous Flying Taxis by 2017
First, Uber came up with the concept of self-driving taxis, now, the world’s second largest aeronautical company says it is working on an “air...
Massachusetts Enacts Law to Tax Ride-Hailing Apps and Compensate Taxis
In what appears to be a first for the US, Massachusetts is getting ready to apply a five-cent fee per trip on ridesharing services...