A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall traffic flow by at least 35 percent, researchers have shown. For autonomous cars to be safely... Read more
Some people think autonomous vehicles must be nearly flawless before humans take their hands off the wheel. But RAND research shows that putting AVs on the road before they’re perfect improv... Read more
When EPFL researchers fused the data from two intelligent vehicles, the result was a wider field of view, extended situational awareness and greater safety. Intelligent vehicles get their in... Read more
A crossroads for intersections Sick of waiting at traffic lights? The semi-autonomous driving aids being fitted to many new cars could consign the red light to history, A*STAR researchers re... Read more
Self-driving scooter demonstrated at MIT complements autonomous golf carts and city cars At MIT’s 2016 Open House last spring, more than 100 visitors took rides on an autonomous mobility sco... Read more
Atlanta is a booming metropolis with its own nemesis: traffic. With millions of daily commuters, and nearly 80 percent of them driving alone to work each day, suburbanites and city dwellers... Read more
Gansha Wu was a veteran engineering manager at Intel Corporation and director of Intel Labs China when two events upended his world last year. First, he listened to the veteran technology wr... Read more
Depth sensor built from off-the-shelf parts filters out ambient infrared light The Microsoft Kinect was a boon to robotics researchers. The cheap, off-the-shelf depth sensor allowed them to... Read more
Two technologies which use deep learning techniques to help machines to see and recognise their location and surroundings could be used for the development of driverless cars and autonomous... Read more
How can we push past public fear and political red tape to get to the beautiful world that awaits when no one drives anymore? Imagine a city where cars roam free, dropping off their relaxed... Read more
A fleet of autonomous “SmartCarts”—high-tech, 3D-printed, low-speed electric vehicles—could one day zip around the University of Michigan’s North Campus, taking students, p... Read more
The world is one step closer to the day when people can, in good conscience, drive to work while sipping coffee, texting with a friend and working on a laptop computer. On Friday, Google ann... Read more
Freightliner Inspiration Truck Unveiled at Hoover Dam In a spectacular evening ceremony at Hoover Dam, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) unveiled the Freightliner Inspiration Truck to seve... Read more
With the growing popularity of care share programs, self-driving technology could be a game changer for urban traffic systems A new study looks at how the Swedish capital’s transport g... Read more
