Enthusiast drivers are going to have more choice than ever before as autonomous technology is developed because car firms will be able to increasingly polarise their line-ups, according to Hanno Kirner, Jaguar Land Rover’s head of product strategy. Kirner believes that while many people will be happy to use autonomous cars day to day –… Continue reading JLR product boss: Driver’s cars will thrive despite greater autonomy
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Microsoft buys Semantic Machines
Semantic Machines & Language AI Center | Autonomous Driving & Co navigation Return to content The US IT group Microsoft is expanding the business with the AI and buying Semantic Machines. The US company Microsoft plans to strengthen its business with the assistants and bots and has incorporated in this regard the company Semantic Machines.… Continue reading Microsoft buys Semantic Machines
Tesla settles class action suit over Autopilot claims for $5M
Tesla has paid out $5 million to settle a class action lawsuit against it alleging that the Autopilot feature in the company’s cars was “essentially unusable and demonstrably dangerous.” Owners who paid $5,000 for Autopilot will be reimbursed to the tune of a couple hundred bucks, Reuters reported. Although Tesla claimed that the semi-autonomous driving… Continue reading Tesla settles class action suit over Autopilot claims for $5M
Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before crashing
Julian Hattem, Associated Press Published 10:39 a.m. ET May 25, 2018 | Updated 10:39 a.m. ET May 25, 2018 This May 11, 2018, file photo released by the South Jordan Police Department shows a traffic collision involving a Tesla Model S sedan with a Fire Department mechanic truck stopped at a red light in South… Continue reading Tesla in Autopilot mode sped up before crashing
BMW and MIT reveal Liquid 3D Printed Pneumatics for self-assembling car interiors
Skylar Tibbits, who coined the term 4D printing back in 2013, and his team at MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab have released the details of an ongoing collaboration with car manufacturer BMW. Named Liquid Printed Pneumatics, the project applies the Self-Assembly Lab’s “Rapid Liquid Printing” technique to the development of next generation car interiors, capable of taking… Continue reading BMW and MIT reveal Liquid 3D Printed Pneumatics for self-assembling car interiors
Valeo lifts the veil on its low-cost hybrid
The Vivatech exhibition served as an exhibition space for the new product of the Valeo range. This is the realization of the concept of hybridization with a battery of 48 volts. The VE enters the era of low-cost. On the occasion of Viva Technology, which is being held in Paris from May 24th to May… Continue reading Valeo lifts the veil on its low-cost hybrid
Nissan debuts open-air version of the new Nissan LEAF
Nissan debuted the Nissan LEAF Open Car, an open-air version of the new Nissan LEAF electric car, in Tokyo today. TOKYO (May 25, 2018) – Nissan showed the Nissan LEAF Open Car, an open-air version of the new Nissan LEAF, in Tokyo today. The 100% electric car was displayed at a forum to celebrate the… Continue reading Nissan debuts open-air version of the new Nissan LEAF
Lime, Bird and Spin have to temporarily remove scooters from SF
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has officially made available its permit application for electric scooters to operate in the city as part of a one-year pilot program. Part of that means companies like Bird, Lime and Spin will need to at least temporarily remove their scooters from city sidewalks while their applications are being… Continue reading Lime, Bird and Spin have to temporarily remove scooters from SF
Apple’s Autonomous Car Plans Now Look Way Less Ambitious Than They Once Were
A new report has detailed Apple’s crumbling ambitions to build a futuristic car, which have resulted in little more than a partnership with Volkswagen to make autonomous shuttles for the Apple campus. The New York Times piece presents the news that Apple (aapl) had been working with Volkswagen (vlkay) (whose codename at Apple is apparently… Continue reading Apple’s Autonomous Car Plans Now Look Way Less Ambitious Than They Once Were
UPDATE 3-Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car -U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Uber [UBER.UL] had disabled an emergency braking system in a self-driving vehicle that struck and killed a woman in Arizona in March after failing to identify the pedestrian, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine a… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Uber disabled emergency braking in self-driving car -U.S. agency