autonomous vehicle

Waymo self-driving minivans take to more US roads

Alphabet's self-driving vehicle unit Waymo is expanding testing to more regions of the United States to explore "new transportation solutions."…

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…

Hyundai reveals world-first driverless fuel cell vehicle

Hyundai is a motor manufacturer that’s certainly not afraid to try something new, whether it’s dipping its toe into a new segment of the market or trying out some cutting-edge new technology. Well, now the South Korean…

Artificial intelligence to pilot HumanDrive autonomous car across UK

HumanDrive will see the AI system being responsible for everything, which means steering, braking, speed, road position and decision-making, among others.…

GM plans driverless ride-hailing service without manual controls for 2019

Non-traditional manufacturers are certainly making an effort to get in on the act of developing driverless vehicles and bringing them to market.…

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.…

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.…

Texas latest place to go driverless

Texas is already something of a hotspot for the industry, especially in and around Austin, thanks to its warm climate.…

Autonomous Hondas coming in 2025

Despite being seen as at the cutting edge of automotive technology, Honda has been comparatively quiet on the topic of autonomous driving, compared with fellow Japanese carmakers Toyota and Nissan.…

A car safety breakthrough with bags of potential

It's innovations like this that will help semi-autonomous cars become a reality, especially on roads where the vast majority of vehicles are still being driven by people, not algorithms and sensor arrays.…