self-driving cars

Ford announced Tuesday during its first quarter financial results presentation that the launch of its first service involving self-driving cars will be pushed back from 2021 to 2022. The automaker blamed the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, and specifically mentioned how the pandemic is shifting...

Self-driving car startup Zoox has settled a lawsuit filed against it a year ago by Tesla over allegedly stolen data. In a case similar to the one between Uber and Waymo from a couple of years back, Zoox has admitted that some former Tesla employees it hired were in possession of documents...

Karma has unveiled a new van concept that is the second of five vehicle types planned for the automaker's flexible E-Flex platform.

Self-driving cars are being used to transport medical supplies and testing kits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Volvo will look to accelerate self-driving car development by moving the research in-house.

Toyota is investigating the potential to skip the use of special survey vehicles to create maps for self-driving cars by testing satellite imagery.

Toyota has invested in a self-driving startup currently testing on roads in California and China.

Jaguar Land Rover's Project Vector self-driving shuttle is scheduled to start a trial mobility service in late 2021.

Lexus' first self-driving system will offer hands-off capability but drivers will still need to pay attention.

Cadillac's Super Cruise hands-free driver-assist system is being made smarter and available on more models in the lineup.

Honda will use the 2020 CES to present a number of technologies that highlight the potential for improved connectivity and self-driving capability in cars. The highlight is a cute roadster concept that demonstrates how switching between a manually driven car to one that's fully automated can be...

The fleet will be managed by Moia and feature 35 self-driving vehicles, including prototypes based on 2017's ID Buzz concept.

The service is on a trial basis at present and open to select users only.

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.

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.

The concept is Toyota's vision for an enthusiast vehicle in a world where self-driving cars have turned the act of driving into a hobby.

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...