A few months back, Samsung managed to obtain permission to test its self-driving car technology over on its home-turf, South Korea. Since then, Samsung has branched out a bit, with the company now being given permission to test its self-driving cars in California, alongside the likes of Google, Apple and …
Read More »Uber self-driving lorry delivers Budweiser on first commercial trip
A self driving Uber lorry has made its first delivery, dropping off a truck load of beer successfully. Although designed more as a trial run and publicity stunt, the journey could represent the first of many in cooperation with beer brewing and distribution company, AB InBev. It's been suggested that …
Read More »Ford plans to release car without steering wheel by 2021
Although current legislation still mandates that all vehicles must have some form of manual control, Ford is planning to mass produce a car without a steering wheel or pedals by the time 2021 rolls around. This is an accelerated development, considering fully autonomous cars have often been slated to arrive …
Read More »BMW may be striking a new autonomous car deal with Intel
Tech firms and automakers have been teaming up for years to co-develop autonomous cars, with Google and Ford doing so in 2015 and Baidu and BMW announcing a partnership before that. But the German car company may be set to make another, as rumours abound that it is set to …
Read More »Apple wants its electric car to be ready by 2019
Apparently Apple is ramping up its efforts to create its own electric car. The company has been rumoured to be working on its own car for a while now and the latest stirrings seem to point towards Apple dedicating employees and resources to the project in order to have it …
Read More »Self-driving construction trucks to hit Florida roads this year
Although Apple, Baidu, Tesla and many other companies are all working on bringing fully-autonomous vehicles to our roads within the next decade, the first crop of licensed users won't be people like you and me, but construction crews. Before the end of the year, Florida will begin deploying autonomous construction …
Read More »Daimler to test self-driving lorries on Nevada roads
There's a lot of R&D going into driverless vehicles right now, with the likes of Google, Baidu and many more traditional auto-makers all pushing to become the first to offer a truly driverless experience on the roads. As much as they're pushing for cars though, others believe the first self-piloted …
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