Ford Patented Record Number of Inventions for Autonomous, Connected Vehicles, Electrification, Wearables
Innovators at Ford submitted nearly 6,000 new inventions in 2015, with many related to autonomous and connected vehicles, wearable devices, eBikes, navigation, ride-sharing platforms and other technologies.
Calif. DMV Releases Draft Requirements for Public Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles
Draft regulations are the next step toward allowing the public to operate self-driving cars on California roadways in the future.
Ford to Begin Autonomous Vehicle Testing on California Roads
The testing is further advancement of Ford’s 10-year autonomous vehicle development program and a key element of Ford Smart Mobility.
Study Forecasts Self-Driving Cars to Take Off by 2021
Study predicts nearly 20 million autonomous cars will be on the road by 2025, with consumer adoption set to take off in 2021.
Research Finds Autonomous Vehicles Could Add One Trillion More Vehicle Miles Traveled Annually by 2050
Millennials and “baby boomers plus” embracing autonomous vehicles, connectivity and mobility-on-demand could set stage for huge jump in miles driven.
Former GM Exec Says Driverless Cars Could Hit Market by 2018
GM has been working on computer-driven vehicles for the past decade, but Google has been at the forefront of the movement, testing driverless cars on public roads since 2012.
California DMV to Post Autonomous Vehicle Accident Reports Online
Under the current testing regulations, manufacturers must provide the DMV with a report of the crash within 10 business days of the incident.
Toyota Testing ‘Highway Teammate’ Self-Driving Car
Car reflects automaker’s belief that interactions between drivers and cars should mirror those between close friends who share a common purpose, sometimes watching over each other and sometimes helping each other out.
Volvo Urges US to Establish Nationwide Federal Guidelines for Autonomous Driving
Automaker also becomes one of the first carmakers in the world to state that it will accept full liability whenever one of its cars is in autonomous mode and is involved in a crash or hacked by a criminal third party.
Driverless Taxis to Take Test Spins Around Japanese Town
Fujisawa residents will be ferried in driverless cars, which, if successful, could be used to transport visitors for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Consumer Watchdog Petitions California DMV to Amend Driverless Car Testing Rules
Amendment would require police to investigate accidents and require driverless car companies to provide video and technical data related to the crashes.
New Survey Shows Americans Steering Away from Autonomous Parking
According to a new survey from AAA, nearly 80 percent of American drivers are confident in their parallel parking abilities and only one-in-four would trust this technology to park their vehicle.
