A one-wheeled drone could solve several challenges of traditional and flying drone delivery Drone delivery has been discussed, promised and tested frequently over the past three years, with... Read more
A homemade gadget can disable the systems that allow self-driving cars to see where they are going, a security researcher has said. Jonathan Petit demonstrated how a modified, low-cost laser... 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
Imagine you are in charge of the switch on a trolley track. The express is due any minute; but as you glance down the line you see a school bus, filled with children, stalled at the level cr... 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
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
E-Mobile will park independently in the future and will also be able to find the next charging station without a driver. Researchers are working on electric cars that can travel short distan... Read more
United States Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx called it “the next great advance in saving lives.” A driver moves along in traffic, the forward view blocked by a truck or a bend in the... Read more
Airfields, farms and towns could become test facilities under plans to increase income from robots free of human operators Factories, farms, lakes and towns will become proving grounds forro... Read more
Now many experts worry about the dangers that robots pose to the humans who work alongside them. From driverless cars to delivery drones, a new generation of robots is about to revolutionize... Read more
University researchers have developed a low cost device that can be adapted to different types of vehicles, allowing the movement and transport of loads in complex spaces without the need fo... Read more
A new twist on 3-D imaging technology could one day enable your self-driving car to spot a child in the street half a block away, let you answer your Smartphone from across the room with a w... Read more
Volvo Car Group has completed a research project using magnets in the roadway to help the car determine its position. The research, which has been financed in strategic co-operation with the... Read more
The researchers have successfully tested their algorithm on four common accident types Scientists at Chalmers University in Göteborg, Sweden, are working with a team at car manufacturer Volv... Read more