Self-driving cars will rarely have to deal with a pack of drivers who think they are in a “Fast and Furious†movie, but training them to do so might just be what it takes to reach true autonomy.
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Lyft, Auto Parts Maker Magna Partner on Autonomous Vehicles
Ride-hailing company Lyft is joining with large Canadian auto parts supplier Magna to develop self-driving vehicles, sharing expenses on a multi-year project that could vault them onto the leader board in autonomous technology.
March 16, 2018Report: Uber Keen to Sell Self-Driving Technology to Toyota
Ride-hailing company Uber is in talks to start selling its self-driving technology to Toyota Motor, Japanese media reported March 16.
March 16, 2018Should Self-Driving Cars Be on the Road Before Safety Regs Are in Place? Dianne Feinstein Says ‘No’
The senior U.S. senator from the country’s most tech-savvy state has for months blocked a bill championed by some of California’s biggest tech companies that would cut regulations and get self-driving cars onto roads sooner — and she made it clear March 14 she’s not backing down.
March 16, 2018Robot Rides Are Going to Deliver Pizza and Parcels Before People
In the wait for self-driving technology, cellphone toting tech bros may have to cede their spot in line to pizzas, Craigslist couches and the mounting ephemera of e-commerce.
March 13, 2018Alphabet’s Waymo Takes on Freight in Atlanta With Driverless Semis
Waymo will start testing a fleet of autonomous freight trucks in Georgia’s capital that will take deliveries to Google’s data centers.
March 9, 2018Minnesota Speeds Up Planning for Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars will eventually hit the pavement in Minnesota, and state officials want our roads and laws to be ready.
March 8, 2018TMC Explores Deployment of Automated Trucks
ATLANTA — Industry experts explored a variety of approaches for developing and deploying autonomous trucks and examined the evolving regulatory framework for this technology here at the annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council.
March 8, 2018Dyson Points to an Autonomous Future as Growth Continues
Dyson Ltd., best-known as a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners, hand driers and air filters, posted a surge in revenue driven by demand from Asia, and revealed a growing shift toward developing autonomous products.
March 6, 2018Humans Slapped and Shouted at Robot Cars in Two of Six California DMV Crash Reports This Year
The human response to possible takeover by robot overlords is off to a troubling start. Of six crash reports involving robot cars filed in California so far this year, two involved a human approaching the car and attacking it.
March 6, 2018