autonomous driving

Nissan develops technology to control cars with brain signals

Nissan has announced it's having success with developing technology that will enable vehicles to be controlled by interpreting signals from the driver's brain.…

Autonomous cars get confused by vandalized street signs

Researchers have discovered that like human drivers, autonomous vehicles can also get confused when encountering vandalized road signs. A team composed of members from the University of Washington, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Stony Brook University, and…

Intel buying Israeli car tech firm Mobileye for $15B

Intel will buy Israeli car tech firm Mobileye for more than $15 billion (14 billion euros), the companies said Monday, in a deal signaling the American computer chip giant’s commitment to technology for self-driving vehicles. Israeli media…

California gives green light to self-driving car tests

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — The US state of California is easing its rules for autonomous car testing, by allowing testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver. The new rules have yet to be…

The future of car tech: Getting to know you

The car of the future doesn’t just want to drive you. It wants to know you. The automotive technology showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show over the past week was in part about self-driving vehicles, but also…

Google gives up on in-house-designed self-driving car

Google was one of the pioneering companies when it came to developing self-driving cars. Alas, the company has given up on the tiny steering-wheel-less Google car for more practical ventures. Instead, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is looking…

Google company to provide self-driving tech for Honda cars

Honda R&D Co., Ltd., the R&D subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced today that it is entering into formal discussions with Waymo, an independent company of Alphabet Inc., to integrate its self-driving technology with Honda vehicles.…

WATCH: Tesla self-driving car navigates streets with ease

https://youtu.be/PUw_DMaQ264 Tesla is one of the companies that has long championed autonomous cars and has promised to have the necessary hardware installed on all their cars to make full self-driving possible. It even released this video to…

Uber launches groundbreaking driverless car service

PITTSBURGH, United States — Uber launched a groundbreaking driverless car service Wednesday, jumping ahead of Detroit auto giants and Silicon Valley rivals with technology that could revolutionize transportation. In an ambitious experiment, a fleet of cars laden…

Apple is shifting the focus of its secret car project

SAN FRANCISCO—Apple may not become an automaker, but it still wants to develop its own self-driving technology. The iPhone-maker’s automotive project, long an open secret in Silicon Valley, is shifting to focus on creating the technology for…

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