Tesla Announces All Tesla Vehicles Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware
Tesla states that all vehicles produced in its factory – including Model 3 – will have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level it says is substantially greater than that of a human driver.
Will Driverless Cars Really Save Millions of Lives?
Article in Washington Post say it’s hard to know which cars are more likely to crash, human-driven ones or those run by software and sensors, due to a lack of data.
Despite Safety Concerns, Nearly Half of US Consumers Look Forward to Driverless Cars
New data shows that 43 percent of U.S. consumers would buy or ride in autonomous vehicles if they were broadly available today.
Google Seeks Changes in Michigan’s Self-Driving Car Bill
Google sees some of the language in the new legislation as excluding companies like Google that are newcomers to making cars.
CEO of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project to Keynote Kickoff of Automobili-D Event
AutoMobili-D will run in conjunction with the 2017 NAIAS Press Preview and will feature more than 100 technology and mobility-focused companies from around the world.
Hit the Brakes: AAA Test Reveals Not All Self-Braking Cars Are Designed to Stop
Tests revealed that automatic emergency braking systems – the safety technology that will soon be standard equipment on 99 percent of vehicles – vary widely in design and performance.
Uber’s Chief Product Officer Says Driverless Cars Will Be Here “Sooner Than You Think”
Uber made headlines in 2015 for poaching over 40 people, largely software developers from Carnegie Mellon University, to shape its driverless car initiative.
Volvo Teaching Driverless Cars to Avoid ‘Flying Kangaroos’ for Australian Market
There are nearly 20,000 collisions between kangaroos and cars each year in Australia, which costs Australian insurers and motorists $75 million a year.
Older, Disabled Drivers Pose Challenge for Self-Driving Car Manufacturers
Bloomberg BNA article reveals that while the elderly and disabled could greatly benefit from autonomous vehicle technology, it may be difficult to convince them to embrace it.
Google’s Self-Driving Car Takes Spin Through Mean Streets of Grand Theft Auto
Parody video created by a prominent YouTube user has a Google car mowing down pedestrians and crashing into other cars within the Grand Theft Auto video game.
