Toyota announced plans May 3 to build its own autonomous vehicle testing site within the Michigan Technical Resource Park, a privately operated automotive proving grounds.
May 4, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA
Toyota to Build Autonomous Vehicle Testing Site in Michigan
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Minnesota Safety Officials Look to Driverless Vehicles to Reduce Fatalities
The late snowfalls in Minnesota this year might help autonomous vehicle developers save lives.
May 3, 2018Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Lyft to Put Fleet of Driverless BMWs to Work in Las Vegas
A fleet of 30 driverless BMW 5 Series vehicles is about to hit the streets of Las Vegas.
May 3, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment
Anheuser-Busch Orders 800 Nikola Hydrogen-Electric Trucks
Anheuser-Busch announced it has placed an order for up to 800 hydrogen-electric powered heavy-duty trucks from Nikola Motor Co. as the beverage company moves to convert its entire longhaul dedicated fleet to renewable-energy powered trucks by 2025 — underscoring how trucks can support broader corporate sustainability goals.
May 3, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Self-Driving Car Pioneers Are Slowing Down After Crashes
A series of high-profile accidents involving self-driving cars is slowing the mad rush into the autonomous-vehicle business, according to a report issued May 2.
May 2, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Autonomous Cars’ Shortcomings Revealed in California DMV Reports
A demand from the California DMV of eight companies testing self-driving cars has highlighted a number of areas where the technology falls short of being safe to operate with no human backup.
May 1, 2018Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA
Driverless Tech Companies Face Scrutiny Over Safety Transparency
On March 18, a robot-driven Volvo operated by Uber hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona. Advocates for automation maintained that the tragedy shouldn’t detract from the likelihood that driverless technology is eliminating human error and making driving safer.
April 30, 2018Business, Technology, Autonomous
Anthony Levandowski to Defend Himself Against Google’s Breach-of-Contract Claims
Uber Technologies Inc.’s settlement of Waymo’s trade-secrets lawsuit in February left a key piece unresolved: the role played by Anthony Levandowski, the engineer at the center of the alleged theft of critical self-driving technology.
April 30, 2018Government, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Pentagon Might Obtain Self-Driving Vehicles First
Forget Uber, Waymo and Tesla: The next big name in self-driving vehicles could be the Pentagon.
April 30, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA
LG Acquires ZKW in Its Largest Takeover; Focus Shifts to Lighting Self-Driving Cars
South Korean electronics group LG aims to become the world leader in lighting self-driving cars, by taking over Austrian car lights specialist ZKW for an estimated $1.3 billion, LG announced April 26.
April 26, 2018