Tesla pushes into self-driving cars is garnering attention because of its reputation — deserved or not — as being the most technologically advanced car maker on the planet. Conventional all wheel drive vehicles distribute ...
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Communications and information technology company Nokia has signed a deal to sell its HERE digital mapping and location services unit to a consortium comprising Audi, BMW Group and Daimler in a deal worth €2.8bn. The transaction, ...
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TowerSec has the system to address automotive cyber security threats and is running projects with automakers and suppliers that integrate its ECUSHIELD software technology into vehicles. A just-released Wired article by Andy Greenberg ...
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Internet giant Google has initiated testing of its autonomous cars on the public streets in Austin, Texas, to ascertain the way the prototypes negotiate with traffic, obstacles and road conditions. The company has been conducting trials ...
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US automobile major Ford takes the big leap forward for developing self-driving cars, partnering with firms in Silicon Valley and translating its research initiatives to an advanced engineering level. With 29-year Ford veteran Randy ...
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Chinese Internet services firm Baidu is planning to enter the driverless car segment later this year with its own version, marrying computer technology with artificial intelligence. The self-driving car, with which the web behemoth ...
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With its streamlined design featuring BASF’s exclusive “Mid-night Glimmer” coatings, Chevrolet-FNR concept car has made its global debut at Shanghai GM Gala Night before Auto Shanghai 2015. The car’s special design ...
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NASA has introduced a self driving robotic car prototype, Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV), which is capable of moving sideways and can take tight corners without compromising on the vehicle speed. The car looks similar to a golf cart with ...
Don't panic if you see a driver in a moving car with no hands on the wheel because chances are the vehicle is self-driving. Such scenes, previously only found in fiction, are likely to be reality very soon. In late March, Volvo ...
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Electric vehicles have been developing rapidly from the original hybrids, to parallel/serial and plug-in hybrids through the optimization of power drive designs. Since then, the industry has been able to develop all-electric models as the ...
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Taxi hailing service is reportedly hiring mechanical engineers and software engineers to work on sensors and vehicle controls, hinting the company’s ambition to venture into self-driving technology. According to reports, the ...
Nissan is planning to introduce its self-driving cars in Japan by next year, which will be able to navigate on its own on the highway. By 2020, the company aims to further advance the technology and make the car ready to navigate on busy ...
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Astro Teller explained the company’s decision to remove the steering wheel and brakes from the early prototypes of its 'driverless' vehicles. Google’s vision was short lived thanks to the California department of motor ...
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Renault Nissan Alliance CEO Carlos Ghosn has announced at the Mobile World Congress 2015 that company’s autonomous drive technology could be introduced by 2016. According to Ghosn, the first wave of autonomous drive technology will ...
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Apple is reportedly planning to venture into self driving car market and holding talks with car makers and automotive suppliers in this regard. Reuters cited sources familiar with the mater as saying that the iPhone maker is looking to ...
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