Self Driving Cars news and trends

Nvidia’s New AI Simulator Could Rev Up Self-Driving Cars
artificial intelligence // June 19, 2024

Chip maker Nvidia announced on Monday (June 17) a new type of artificial intelligence (AI) simulation software in an attempt to turbocharge the development of self-driving cars and robots. The Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX was unveiled at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference and aims...

Tesla’s Autopilot Scandal Puts Future of Autonomous Transport Under Microscope
Transportation // May 09, 2024

If you take your hands off the wheel, you might crash.  That proverbial piece of advice, commonly leveled at business leaders and managers, has taken on a new meaning in light of the U.S. Department of Justice‘s (DOJ) investigation revealed Wednesday (May 8) into electric vehicle (EV) automaker...

From Factories to the Fast Lane, Unpacking Autonomy’s Potential
Technology // May 08, 2024

As the electric vehicle (EV) landscape shows signs of short-circuiting, automakers are eyeing another innovation. One more futuristic, and more fitting, for our rising artificial intelligence (AI) era.  That’s because, with the news Tuesday (May 7) that Wayve — a software startup focused on self-driving...

Musk’s Master Robotaxi Plan: Giving Tesla the Uber, Airbnb Treatment
Ridesharing // April 24, 2024

The global electric vehicle (EV) marketplace is seeing demand suffer under ongoing macro pressures. That’s why, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, it’s a good thing that Tesla is not an EV company — it is a next-generation autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) platform. And...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Google Maps Predicts The Payments Future

October 01, 2019
If you really want to understand human nature — really gain a deep sense about how people operate, and where they want to go — you could do worse than to study maps. They can show how people thought about the world, and how they pushed at the frontiers of known lands. Maps can teach us […]

Mapping The Maps For Self-Driving Cars (And Drones)

June 13, 2019
If one doesn’t know where they’re going, sang one Beatle, any road will get them there — but not easily or efficiently. In an age of eCommerce (of two-hour delivery...

NEW DATA: What’s Driving $230B In Commuter Commerce?

January 07, 2019
What makes the daily drive miserable for millions of commuters? Yes, there’s the traffic snarls, obnoxious motorists and boredom. However, for a significant share of commuters who drive their own...

The Rumor-Filled Race For The Connected Car Future

August 11, 2018
Americans do a lot of driving. According to the latest edition of the American Driving Survey, each Americans spends about 290 hours a year behind the wheel, driving about 10,000 miles. As a...

Quick Reads
Amazon-Owned Zoox Expands Operation of Autonomous Cars in Las Vegas

March 14, 2024
Amazon-owned autonomous car company Zoox has expanded the area in which its robotaxis are operating. The company is also operating the vehicles at faster speeds, in light rain and at night, Zoox said in a Thursday (March 14) update. “Deploying our robotaxi in a larger geofence is a big milestone for Zoox,” the company said in the update. […]

Apple Hardware VP DJ Novotney Departing for EV Maker Rivian

January 28, 2024
A veteran Apple executive who oversaw the company’s electric vehicle efforts is reportedly resigning. DJ Novotney, a vice president of hardware engineering, is leaving Apple after nearly 25 years to take...

Report: Apple Scales Back and Delays Plans for Self-Driving Vehicle

January 23, 2024
Apple has reportedly scaled back and delayed its plans to develop a vehicle. After initially aiming for a fully autonomous vehicle, the company has scaled back its ambitions and is now...

Report: Tesla Data Breach Was an Inside Job

August 20, 2023
A data breach at Tesla in May was apparently the work of insiders. That’s according to a notice from the Maine attorney general issued Friday (Aug. 18), which said the...