Monthly Archives: September 2018
Survey: Baby boomers hesitant to get behind wheel of self-driving cars
One thing she isn’t likely to even consider is an autonomous, or self-driving, vehicle. “It’s difficult enough for people to manage the cars that they drive themselves,” said Buchanan, who lives in L.A. “There could be some things that would go …
Faraday Future Teases Something Way Sportier Than an Autonomous Pod
The mysterious electric car startup spent 2015 talking about an app-powered self … Compare this teeny-tiny teaser to the video Faraday released last week, which seemed to describe an autonomous future that would completely upend our traditional …
The 5 Biggest Driverless-Car Headlines in 2015
Driverless cars grabbed headlines in 2015 — and mostly in a good way. This was the year that Google, which now calls itself Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), took the wraps off its self-driving-car project and began reporting detailed information on …
Will BMW mark its centennial with a forward-looking autonomous concept car?
BMW celebrates its centennial in 2016, and there have been rumors that the German carmaker will mark the occasion with some kind of new performance car. But BMW may in fact go in a different direction. The company may unveil an autonomous concept for its …
The Top 10 Most Powerful Cars We Drove in 2015
Despite the looming arrival of autonomous vehicles and the proliferation of alternative-fuel powertrains, 2015 was still a very good year for the automotive enthusiast. When seven of the ten most powerful cars we were fortunate enough to drive in 2015 had …
BMW to show autonomous car developments in 2016
It seems BMW is ready to present its developments in the field of autonomous technology, Autocar reports. In conjunction with its 100th birthday which falls on March 7, 2016, the brand will unveil said developments, according to Ian Robertson, BMW head of …
Personal Injury Lawyers Think Self-Driving Car Crashes Will Offer Big Payday
Imagine a robot car with no one behind the wheel hitting another driverless car. Who’s at fault? The answer: No one knows. But plaintiff’s lawyers are salivating at the prospects for big paydays from such accidents. If computers routinely crash …
Autonomous cars: How close to reality are they?
With the year coming to an end, we look at all the developments in the self-driven car quarters and predict what 2016 beholds for them Samsung enters the battle to develop self-driven vehicles Tokyo 2015: Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo concept is a nightclub …
HERE’s John Ristevski, the Aussie making maps for self-driving cars
HereIf the coming age of autonomous cars is to become a successful reality, the machines will need the help of John Ristevski. An amiable guy who retains a hint of his Australian accent despite being on the California tech scene for more than a decade …
Smartphone-connected cars could be the next big thing in 2016
suggesting that 2016 could be the year when cars take their first real step towards safer, autonomous motoring. According to new Parks Associates research published ahead of the 2016 International CES, 44 per cent of car owners in US broadband households …