Autonomous cars

 
2012 Nissan Versa four-door sedan

Tomorrow's Nissan Reads Your Mind, Predicts Your Next Move

If you think your car is sometimes a little slow to react when you turn a corner or push pedal to the metal, some future technology from Nissan might be right up your street. In-car safety and technology systems have got pretty advanced recently. You can buy cars that adjust their speed according...

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Department of Transportation vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) program

Connected Vehicle Tests To Begin In Official NHTSA Trials

Over the last few months the race to develop connected vehicles that "talk" to each other as they're driven along has picked up the pace, with several technology companies... August 23, 2011 by 


 
Hongqi HQ3 sedan

China's Autonomous Car: Are Robot Chauffeurs Finally Here?

Over the past couple of years, autonomous cars have shifted gears: once considered a novelty act akin to life-size remote-controlled vehicles, there's recently been serious... August 9, 2011 by 


 
BMW i3 Concept

2014 BMW i3: Autonomous Urban Driving Nearly With Us?

Concepts featuring autonomous driving have so far concentrated mainly on highway driving, previewing the car-trains we may see some time in the future. For many people though... August 3, 2011 by 


 
Traffic

Future Urban Mobility Relies On Real-Time Data Access

The requirements for travel within the urban environment comes under greater pressure with every passing year. We're already past the point at which more than 50 percent of... July 28, 2011 by 


 
Google autonomous Toyota Prius test vehicle

Nevada Gives Google's Autonomous Cars The Green Light

We recently told you that Google was asking Nevada legislators to allow testing of the company's autonomous cars. Now, less than two months later, we're not surprised to... June 27, 2011 by 


 
Volkswagen Passat with TAP (Temporary Auto Pilot)

Volkswagen Debuts An Auto Pilot For Cars

Over the past few years, there's been a lot of chatter about building "smarter" cars -- cars that interact with other vehicles and the environment to make driving safer... June 23, 2011 by 


 
Volkswagen Temporary Auto Pilot in action

Volkswagen Shows Off Self-Driving Auto Pilot Technology For Cars

While most automakers try to fix the problems with today's tech, Volkswagen is working on tomorrow's. The future of driving, in major cities at least, is looking more and... June 23, 2011 by  8


 
ZMP RoboCar automated vehicle

Video: Look Ma, No Driver! ZMP RoboCar Memorizes Route Map

Feeling lazy? Don't feel like driving home from work tonight? Sounds like an autonomous car would be right up your street... ZMP's RoboCar doesn't quite have the aesthetics... May 23, 2011 by 


 
2009 Toyota FT-EV Concept

You Don't Own, You Don't Even Drive: The Future Of Cars?

It's enough to make the car enthusiast's skin crawl. Visions of autonomous cars making their way along the highway while the occupants go about their daily business. If you... May 23, 2011 by 


 
Google autonomous Toyota Prius test vehicle

Robot Driving: First Pikes Peak, Next Nevada, Then Your Town?

Recently Google requested a waiver from lawmakers in Nevada to allow it to test its computer-driven cars on Nevada public roads. Could robotic cars be safe on everyday roads?... May 13, 2011 by  3


 
Google autonomous Toyota Prius test vehicle

Google Bets On Nevada To Become Home For Autonomous Cars

Google has been hitting the headlines pretty hard the past couple of days. Its Android operating system is still hammering the smartphone market, its new music service is... May 11, 2011 by 


 
Google autonomous Toyota Prius test vehicle

Google Shows Us Why We All Need Robot Cars

We're pretty familiar with autonomous cars around here, and we've even been treated to a ride in one of Stanford's robots at their automotive innovation lab, which they... March 7, 2011 by  2


 
NYT tests Google's autonomous Toyota Prius

Video: Google's Self-Driving Car Hits An Autocross Course At Speed

Last month we brought you news of a car controlled by nothing but the brain, through use of a "neuroheadset." Today, we have two videos of Google's self-driving robotic car... March 4, 2011 by  2


 
SARTRE self-driving cars

Self-Driving Cars Take A Step Closer To Reality

Autonomous or ‘self-driving’ cars have been around for a while, at least in prototype form. In fact, just this week we reported on Audi’s autonomous TTS... November 24, 2010 by  7


 
Stanford/Audi TTS autonomous Pikes Peak car, aka 'Shelley'

Autonomous Audi TTS Completes Pikes Peak Run Successfully

Ask Rhys Millen or Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima if they'd like a robot to take their place on the Pikes Peak rally course, and you're likely to get punched in the face. But ask... November 21, 2010 by  4


 
 
 

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