Doug Field, the engineer who helped get the Tesla Model 3 into production, has rejoined the Project Titan team at Apple. Does that mean Apple is back in the race to develop cars that drive themselves?
The collision at sea between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship in the Sea of Japan should be a warning to autonomous driving advocates.
Tesla’s Autopilot is in the news these days with the tragic death of a Tesla owner while Autopilot was in use. However, there are at least five competitors with technology that they assert works similarly to Autopilot, many of whom have been on the roads longer than Tesla’s offering. Why hasn’t … [continued]
In what looks more like a move to unlock Michigan for incumbent auto manufacturers than a move to make itself more Tesla friendly, a new bill seeks to make the state more friendly to autonomous vehicle technology development. Being the home to many large automakers, notably General Motors and Ford, … [continued]
Volvo continues the push forward into autonomous driving solutions with the announcement of a new “Drive Me London” pilot that will commence in London next year. While Volvo has pilots running in other cities, the London pilot is notable because it will combine real families on public roads. With the … [continued]
Full Disclaimer — I am an owner of Tesla stock (and a Model S). I’m in it for the long run and have been reviewing / critiquing / drooling over Tesla long before I had any financial skin in the game. Consumer Reports has had a love-hate relationship with Tesla, … [continued]
There are over 30,000 deaths each year on the roads of the United States due to operator error… but not for long if self-driving vehicles have anything to say about it. With autonomous vehicles targeting to eliminate 90% of accidents caused by humans, they have the potential to save 27,000 … [continued]
In a landmark ruling, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently determined that Google’s Self-Driving Car Artificial Intelligence is now considered to be the “driver” of some of the first autonomous vehicles on the roads, The Guardian shares. The official interpretation of the definition of a “driver” came in the … [continued]
