Self-Driving Delivery Cars, Robot Taxis ‘Will Be Ready to Roll’ in 2018
Self-driving vehicles will be ready to roll next year, though the work to make them affordable to individual consumers is still “in the first inning,” according to the CEO of a company working on the...
View ArticleSelf-Driving Technology Being Developed to Enable Driving on Snowy Roads
Self-driving cars may be the future, but relinquishing control of the wheel certainly takes some getting used to. It’s one thing to go (slowly) with the flow on well-marked city streets, for which many...
View ArticleFewest Human Interventions for Waymo’s Autonomous Car Tests in California
Waymo, the self-driving arm of Alphabet Inc, is out ahead of rivals based on a key measure of autonomous driving performance, according to a report released on Wednesday by the California Department of...
View ArticleTechnology Partnerships Key to Insurance Industry’s Exit from `Stone Age:’...
The insurance industry is “generally in the stone age,” and partnerships with technology companies are the way forward, according to Aviva Plc’s chief executive officer. His company, the U.K.’s...
View ArticleInsurance Not Only Industry Facing Disruption from Driverless Vehicles
The link between property and transport has been perhaps the most durable in human history. Since the ancients, few things have delivered higher land values with more certainty than advances in...
View ArticleBillionaire Chief of SoftBank Bets on Autonomously Driven World: Opinion
It has almost become a refrain: just what is Masayoshi Son up to? After plowing money into companies as diverse as Uber Technologies Inc., office rental specialist WeWork Cos Inc. and fintech lender...
View ArticleLondon Unprepared to Be Early Adopter of Autonomous Vehicles: Report
London is ill-prepared to become an early adopter of cutting-edge transport technology including driverless cars and retail deliveries by drone, according to the city’s lawmakers. While the U.K....
View ArticleOne Issue with Self-Driving Cars Turns out to be People
One problem with self-driving cars is people. The Los Angeles Times reported that of six crash reports filed in California so far this year, two involved a person attacking a robot car. Both incidents...
View ArticleLara, Poizner and Others Vying to be California Insurance Commissioner
The race is on for the California insurance commissioner posts as we are nearly three months from the primary, but you wouldn’t know it by speaking to people in the insurance industry. Most insurance...
View ArticleArizona Became Autonomous Hotbed Prior to Uber’s Deadly Crash
The technology behind autonomous vehicles has originated from coders in Silicon Valley, engineers in Detroit and academic researchers in Pittsburgh. Much of it eventually lands on the streets of...
View ArticleDriving in Snow: Difficult for Humans and Driverless Cars
A Canadian town known for its annual theater festival is emerging as a hub of “snowtonomous” research, as automakers face demands to produce self-driving cars that can perform in snow and sleet. But...
View ArticleChinese Tech Giant Baidu to Test Self-Driving Cars in Beijing
China’s capital city has given the green light to tech giant Baidu Inc to test self-driving cars on city streets, an important step as the country looks to bolster its position in the global race for...
View ArticleCalifornia Mulling New Rules for Autonomous Cars to Pick Up Passengers
California’s public utility regulator signaled it would allow self-driving car companies to transport passengers without a backup driver in the vehicle, a step forward for autonomous car developers...
View Article4 Reasons Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Control the Roads for Some Time
Monday was the first day of the AAIS Main Event. The focus was about a focus on the future and all of the speakers that we heard talked about the future of insurance. We heard from folks at Insuretech...
View ArticleSafety Worry: Keeping Humans In and Around Autonomous Vehicles Engaged
After partially faulting Tesla Inc.’s automation system for a 2016 fatal crash, U.S. safety investigators last year called on carmakers to do more to ensure drivers stay engaged as next-generation cars...
View ArticleRivals Uber, Waymo in Talks About Driverless Ride Hailing Partnership
Uber Technologies Inc. is talking with Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit Waymo about using its technology on Uber’s ride-hailing app, Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said on Wednesday,...
View ArticleDespite New Law, Nebraska Not Expected to See Self-Driving Cars Soon
Nebraska lawmakers may have cleared the way for companies to test self-driving vehicles with a law passed earlier this year, but don’t expect a large number to hit the streets anytime soon. Although...
View ArticleBoston Approves NuTonomy Self-Driving Car Testing Citywide
A self-driving car company is getting the green light to test its vehicles on a Colonial-era street network with a reputation for aggressive human drivers. Boston city officials announced Wednesday...
View ArticleHow Much Americans Could Save by Ridesharing Driverless Cars Over Owning
Self-driving cars promise safer roads, less traffic and increased mobility. Some autonomous vehicle proponents also maintain they will save time and money. But will they really save Americans time and...
View ArticleDaimler Deploying Self-Driving Taxis in California Test Program
German automaker Daimler AG and auto supplier Bosch Corp will deploy self-driving taxis in California’s Silicon Valley region next year as part of a test program of vehicles designed for city driving,...
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