Rocky Road for Tech Companies Considering Making Cars October 26, 2015 By BREE FOWLER Silicon Valley may think it can build a better car. But should it? As tech giants like Google and Apple...
Stanford Professor Strives to Fix Driverless Cars’ Major Flaw: Ethical Decision-Making October 13, 2015 By Keith Naughton It’s nothing more than a dune buggy on a cordoned-off street but it’s headed for trouble. A jumble of sawhorses...
Auto Safety Technology Could Save Nearly 10,000 U.S. Lives a Year September 30, 2015 By Keith Naughton New auto safety technologies such as automatic braking and sensors that keep a car in its lane could prevent almost...
Commentary: Auto Industry Rattled by Google’s Self Driving Car Plans September 16, 2015 By Edward Niedermeyer Before Google introduced the prototype of its autonomous car – aka the “self-driving toaster” – to the public last year,...
Google Names Veteran Auto Exec Krafcik to Lead Self-Driving Car Program September 15, 2015 Google is adding a veteran automotive executive to run its program focused on developing self-driving cars. The technology giant said...
Toyota Plans to Invest $50M in Driverless Car Research at Stanford, MIT September 8, 2015 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Toyota is investing $50 million with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in hopes of gaining an edge...
Uber’s Newly Hired Security Researchers Aim to Improve Car Technology August 31, 2015 By Joseph Menn and Heather Somerville Uber Technologies Inc has hired two top vehicle security researchers, the company said on Friday, high-profile additions that come as...
Tech Startups Look to Change the Driving Experience August 27, 2015 By BRANDON BAILEY A veteran computer scientist hates sitting in his car at stop lights, so he creates software that makes the experience...
Safety Drivers on Board Google Driverless Cars in Austin, Texas July 8, 2015 Google Inc. has selected Texas as the latest testing site for its self-driving car project, the company announced Tuesday. A...