Nissan has now received more than 9,000 orders for the new, refreshed all-electric LEAF in Japan, a senior exec revealed on Wednesday at the Tokyo Motor Show. That figure apparently represents demand well above expectations, according to the senior exec in question.
Google/Waymo ceased the testing of so-called Level 3 self-driving vehicle systems — where drivers are expected to take control quickly when the need arises — after some drivers literally started falling asleep during testing, the company’s CEO John Krafcik has revealed.
Ford will begin testing self-driving cars in some US cities in 2018, the company’s CEO revealed on an earnings call with analysts and reporters on Thursday, according to recent reports.
Waymo and NVIDIA are two companies pushing the envelop of autonomous driving technology. Waymo now has a presence in Detroit and NVIDIA says self driving cars will be here in four years or less.
Nissan demonstrated a fully autonomous, next-generation version of its ProPILOT technology on the streets of Tokyo a couple of days ago, giving observers a glimpse of the tech that Nissan says will be utilized in the real world (the commercial sector) from 2020 onwards.
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Sprouting out of EV-loving Holland, EVBox has become one of the largest EV charging station companies in the world … and it has plans to conquer the world with some guidance (and a lot of cash) from Engie. So, we’re honored to have the company represented our first annual EV charging conference* in Warsaw, Poland.
I met a super early Tesla Model S concept test driver and now Tesla Model S owner at a charging station recently. Curious to see the reactions of a Tesla driver on his first time in a LEAF, I invited him for a trial run.
Nissan finds recognition once again in the UK. It has been acknowledged for the amazing zero emissions EV the LEAF is. The Nissan LEAF has won the “Best Used Green Car” award in 2016 for the second year in a row.
Self-driving vehicles — 2 years out? 20 years out? How about today? Hot news out of Germany is that a self-driving minibus is now in operation in Bad Birnbach, Lower Bavaria, Germany. There are two things I love about this story, but first, a few more details …
