Similarly to how AVIS is managing and servicing Waymo’s fleet of self-driving cars, Apple is engaging Hertz in the same manner as reported by Bloomberg. The tech giant is leasing Lexus RX450h fr…
Avis to service and store Waymo vehicles in Arizona
We previously reported that Waymo was testing their self-driving minivans in Phoenix where a select group of the public were selected to be part of those trials. Those vehicles used were the Chrysler …
Michigan University to have driverless shuttles for its students
NAVYA, a pioneer in developing and manufacturing autonomous vehicles, today announced it will establish its first assembly plant outside of Europe in Southeast Michigan. Beginning last year, the Frenc…
Texas allows for driverless testing for self-driving cars
The Governor, Greg Abbot, of Texas has signed a bill that allows the likes of Waymo, Uber, and other carmakers to legally test self-driving cars without a driver present. This marks a significant stak…
France wants autonomous trains
Malaysia has something to be proud of, our Putra Heights LRT line runs on a totally autonomous concept where there aren’t any drivers. Of course, it might be easy you say but all the way over in…
Nissan introduces ProPILOT to its X-Trail line of vehicles
Nissan introduces ProPILOT to their X-Trail range. ProPILOT is Nissan’s autonomous drive technology which isn’t a full self-driving technology to get you from point A to B but rather helps…
Lyft and NuTonomy launches first self-driving cars in Boston
Lyft the ride-hailing company together with nuTonomy which dabbles in the technology of self-driving cars have launched their first self-driving car in Boston. Over the next couple of months, more car…
Apple’s self-driving car spotted on the roads
A driver at Palo Alto, California, spotted a Lexus RX450h trodding along the road which he says is Apple’s self-driving car being tested. This happened a month after Apple received permission to…
Uber orders Levandowski to return stolen documents or risk termination
In order to comply with a court ruling last week, Uber has sent employee Anthony Levandowski a letter asking him to comply with the court order or risk facing termination. This is all part of the laws…
VIDEO: Volvo wants to make autonomous garbage trucks
Whilst many tech companies are focusing on self-driving and autonomous cars, Volvo is instead focusing on garbage trucks. The concept laid out in the video shows a way to reduce the amount of workforc…
Germany joins the self-driving car bandwagon
For a country which prides itself as being the forefront of car manufacturing and technology, Germany is a little late in the game when it comes to self-driving cars. The good news is that the likes o…
Baidu to open source their self-driving technology
Whilst the technology companies of the west tries to keep their technologies a secret, especially in the world of self-driving cars, the folks in the east think differently. It is funny as Waymo conti…
Waymo is testing free self driving taxis in Phoenix [+video]
Waymo, a company you have passively heard is actually a company which focuses on self-driving cars. Previously known to be Google and after a restructuring, Waymo emerged. You might also have heard ab…
Volkswagen aims to correct their dieselgate issue with a focus on electric
It isn’t easy recovering from the scandal which has plagued the Volkswagen Group. Thanks to all of that, diesel vehicles have lost their lustre amongst many around the world as more and more aut…
Uber Self Driving Car involved in Crash in Arizona
A self-driving Uber car was involved in an accident in Tempe, Arizona. The incident was reported that by the time the police arrived at the scene, the Volvo was on its side. This is another incident t…
Meet the EVE, a Chinese Electric Car Slated for the US by 2020
At South by Southwest (SXSW), NIO (formerly known a NextEV), announced the EVE, their vision of future autonomous cars. NIO also targeted to have electric vehicles for the U.S. market in 2020. “…
Jaguar Land Rover takes a stab at remote controlled cars
Jaguar Land Rover has revealed some of the prototype technologies that its UK-based research team are developing to deliver autonomous driving in the future.…