autonomous driving

Tesla cars can now handle intersections, thanks to Autopilot update

In addition to Tesla’s Autopilot being able to handle highway driving, which includes merging onto multilane roads and passing other cars, a new update gives vehicles equipped with this intelligent technology the ability to manage intersections as…

Hyundai tests ride-share service using self-driving cars in California

IT’S CALLED BotRide, a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service freshly launched by Hyundai Motor in collaboration with Pony.ai and Via. Starting on November 4, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai Kona Electric SUVs will provide a free ride-sharing…

With new self-driving SUV, Volvo, Uber bet on rideshare, safety

ASSUMING you’re in a country where there is Uber, then pretty soon you just might see a Volvo come and pick you up after booking a ride on the app — only this car won’t have a…

Refreshed Nissan Skyline can partly drive itself

NISSAN Motor has just unveiled the new Skyline — not the GTR, the Skyline. That out of the way; the new Skyline arrives fitted with ProPILOT 2.0 technology, which Nissan explains is a driver-assist system that can…

Self-driving Hyundais, Kias may arrive sooner than expected

BOTH Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors are accelerating their initiatives related to autonomous vehicle technologies through a new investment on Aurora, a firm developing self-driving systems for cars. The Seoul-based carmakers bared this in a statement, but…

Volvo unveils driverless electric bus in Singapore

SINGAPORE – Volvo and a Singapore university unveiled Tuesday a driverless electric bus that will soon undergo tests in the city-state, the latest move towards rolling out autonomous vehicles for public transport. High-tech Singapore has become a…

Toyota, Softbank unveil tie-up, eye autonomous vehicle services

Japanese car giant Toyota and conglomerate Softbank on Thursday announced they would create a joint venture to provide “new mobility services” including autonomous vehicles for services such as meal deliveries. The new company will be called “Monet”…

Volvo reveals (a little) more of the 360c

At a time when some doubt is being cast about the public’s attitude to driverless cars and manufacturers, including Volvo, appear keen to introduce new electric vehicle sub-brands, Volvo instead gave another glimpse of its own autonomous…

Tesla with Autopilot slams into truck stopped at red light

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, United States — A Tesla sedan with a semi-autonomous Autopilot feature has rear-ended a fire department truck at 60 mph (97 kph) apparently without braking before impact, but police say it’s unknown if the…

Toyota launches ‘e-Palette’ vehicle concept

Self-driving buses aren't new, but Toyota's concept vehicle unveiled Monday aims to be more than just that: a mobile platform for e-commerce, ridesharing and medical services, for a start.…