self-driving cars

Sometimes, water isn't enough. The Tesla braintrust earlier this year filed a patent application in the U.S. for debris-cleaning lasers, which could be used on Tesla's driver-assistance hardware susceptible to weather and dirt. The patent was first reported on by Car and Driver in November...

Hyundai's new mobility division will initially focus on car sharing but will move to integrate self-driving cars as the technology matures.

Part of the deal will see Nio supply vehicles for a commercial driverless taxi service run by Mobileye.

Mercedes is developing Level 4 and Level 5 self-driving systems and aims to have the first available by 2024.

The new division Volkswagen Autonomy aims to have Level 4 self-driving taxis and vans in urban areas by the middle of the next decade.

Toyota on Wednesday revealed the version of its e-Palette self-driving shuttle that will be used to transport athletes during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The e-Palette was first shown as a concept in early 2018 and is essentially an easy-to-access minivan designed to travel safely along a loop...

Waymo on Monday said it will soon send out its self-driving cars to the busy streets of Los Angeles. However, the cars will have human drivers as this first stage will be for mapping the streets and determining whether Waymo's self-driving cars are actually a good fit for the city. Three of the...

Continental sees the tires as a perfect fit for self-driving cars.

Videos of Tesla models without drivers have surfaced and showed the cars hitting other objects and near-misses in public.

The automaker acquired the company to bolster its portfolio of processors and engineering required for its sensors, cameras, and radar.

ZF's CEO sees the first self-driving services to go mainstream involving short closed circuit trips.

Volocopter's autonomous flying taxi service took a major step toward becoming a reality with a successful public test in Germany.

Audi has examined the electric off-roader of the future with the AI:Trail quattro concept at the 2019 Frankfurt auto show.

The supplier is using driver-facing cameras and software to determine if a human is capable of resuming the task of driving.

Anthony Levandowski has been indicted on 33 charges of stealing self-driving car trade secrets from his former employer, Google.

BMW and Daimler's alliance will see its first self-driving cars on the road in 2021.

Porsche has acquired a stake in self-driving technology firm TriEye.

BMW has a partner for self-driving cars for China in local technology giant Tencent. The German automaker announced last week that it and Tencent will work together to bring its D3 platform, the name of its architecture for self-driving cars, to life. Specifically, the D3 platform will provide the...

GM Cruise LLC is postponing plans to launch a self-driving car ride-hailing service to put more miles on the cars and ensure public safety.

The first automated valet will operate in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.