Eight Universities to Participate in GM/SAE International AutoDrive Challenge
Eight Universities in the United States and Canada will take part in a three-year challenge to develop a fully autonomous passenger vehicle, General Motors and SAE International recently announced.
Report: Self-Driving Electric Cars Will Comprise 25 Percent of Vehicles Miles by 2030
By 2030, around 25 percent of all miles driven in the United States could be in shared autonomous electric vehicles, which will offer consumers in large cities the lowest-cost, most convenient form of transportation, according to new research by the Boston Consulting Group.
Report: Ford Leads the Way in Developing Autonomous Vehicles
Navigant Research report indicates Ford – not Tesla, not Google – ranks highest for strategy and execution among the major players when it comes to developing automated driving systems.
House Subcommittee Discusses Benefits of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
During a March 28 hearing, members of the House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection learned about the advantages of crash-avoidance systems and how the technology is improving safety on the roadways.
Bosch, Daimler Aim to Develop ‘Production-Ready’ Driverless System
Bosch and Daimler have inked a development agreement to bring fully automated and driverless technology to the roads by the beginning of the next decade, the companies said.
Ford Spending $1.2 Billion to Retool Michigan Plants, Build Data Centers
Ford is investing $1.2 billion in three Michigan manufacturing facilities to support the company’s shift to “an auto and mobility company,” the automaker said.
Report: Autonomous Technology Will Transform Vehicle Interiors
According to a report by ABI Research, as driverless technology spurs the motoring public to abandon vehicle ownership and summon shared vehicles when needed, vehicle interiors will become more reconfigurable.
Insurance Industry Preparing to Address Autonomous Boats
Like autonomous cars, autonomous boats have “moved past the drawing board” and into the test phase, and insurers are struggling with risk assessment in terms of safety and reliability.
Survey: Future Car is Driverless, Shared, Electric
If the future plays out the way transportation experts predict it will, autonomous, zero-emissions vehicles will dominate the roads, and none of the passengers will own the vehicles.
North Dakota Lawmakers Want State to Study Data Sharing in Autonomous Vehicles
The bill requires the North Dakota DOT to work with autonomous vehicle technology companies to “study the use of vehicles equipped with automated driving systems on the highways in this state and the data or information stored or gathered by the use of those vehicles.”
Autonomous Vehicles: Job Killers?
If the most aggressive timeline for autonomous vehicles becomes reality, the technology could displace more than 4 million jobs, according to a new report.
Reuters: Uber Halts Autonomous Vehicle Tests After Arizona Collision
Uber has put the brakes on its pilot program for self-driving cars after an autonomous vehicle crashed in Tempe, Ariz., according to a Reuters report.
