driverless cars
US cops pull over driverless car after illegal U-turn
US POLICE thought they had their man when they watched a taxi make an illegal U-turn right in front of them - only to discover there was no-one in the driver’s seat.
Baidu prepares to launch driverless taxi in Europe: report
The company has been in discussions with Switzerland’s bus service provider PostAuto to debut its robotaxi service in Switzerland, WSJ reports
Invisible man: German startup bets on remote driver
WITH no one in the driver seat, the SUV pulling up resembles an autonomous robotaxi like those becoming increasingly present in some cities - but the car from German startup Vay is something else.
Why self-driving cars get so much hype - and remain so difficult to achieve
TWO decades ago, the US military kicked off the race to build a self-driving car by sending a fleet of fledgling robot vehicles across the Mojave Desert in its seminal Darpa challenge. Ten years later...
Drivers more likely to be distracted while using partial automation tech, study shows
DRIVERS are more likely to engage in non-driving activities, such as checking their phones or eating a sandwich, when using partial automation systems, with some easily skirting rules set to limit dis...
Uber to launch driverless rides with Waymo in Austin and Atlanta
Uber will exclusively manage and dispatch a new fleet of Waymo’s all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles
WeRide files for biggest US IPO by Chinese firm since Didi
Driverless technology startup WeRide filed for what could be the biggest US initial public offering (IPO) by a Chinese company since ride-share company Didi Global’s disastrous 2021 listing.
Nissan plans 2027 driverless ride-share service for ageing Japan
NISSAN Motor is planning an autonomous vehicle ride-share service for Japan in three years to address a dearth of taxi drivers amid the nation’s greying population.
Driverless cars covered 5 times more test miles in California in 2023
Completely driverless vehicles traveled nearly 3.3 million miles in California last year, over five times the previous year’s total, even as concerns rose in the wake of a Cruise robotaxi accident, st...
China issues safety guidelines for autonomous public transport vehicles
CHINA on Tuesday (Dec 5) issued safety guidelines for the use of autonomous vehicles in public transport, the latest in a series of measures preparing for the increased use of driverless cars.