Uber partners with CMU to open self-driving taxi lab in Pittsburgh, US February 3, 2015 Uber has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the US to open a robotics lab for the development of driverless cars. Called the Uber Advanced Technologies Center, the purpose of the research centre is to develop long-term technologies that allow Uber to bring “safe, reliable transportation to everyone, everywhere,” according to the driver-on-demand service. [...]
Driverless cars given green light in London December 3, 2014 Driverless cars will start roaming the streets of London, Bristol, Coventry, and Milton Keynes from January, as part of government plans to establish “driverless car testbeds” backed by £19m in state funding. Google has led the charge with driverless car trials in the US, but yesterday’s announcement is aimed at keeping the UK at the [...]
Driverless cars will be tested in four UK cities from January 2015: London, Bristol, Milton Keynes and Coventry December 3, 2014 Driverless cars could be coming to a road near you. Four UK cities have been chosen to test out driverless cars, according to an announcement by public body Innovate UK. Greenwich in South East London will have one project, as well as Bristol while Milton Keynes and Coventry will share one. The trials will last [...]
Tesla Motors share price after self-driving car fails to materialise – but the Model D is still pretty cool October 10, 2014 Tesla Motors share price dropped yesterday, and is expected to fall further today, after the much anticipated self-driving car failed to materialise. Company chief executive Elon Musk had fuelled speculation that Thursday night would see a big reveal when he tweeted that it was “about time to unveil the D and something else”. [...]
In pictures: London Underground reveals new driverless Tube train designs for 2022 October 9, 2014 A new design for Tube trains across the London Underground network has been revealed. Passengers will be able to ride the new trains from 2022 when they arrive on the Piccadilly Line, followed by the Bakerloo, Central and Waterloo & City lines. Commuters will no doubt welcome a new “air-cooling” system on the carriages. It’s [...]
City bidding for driverless cars as £10m plan gets under way July 30, 2014 Driverless cars could be weaving their way through the City’s streets in just six months, the government revealed yesterday. In an announcement that came as a surprise to one of the biggest car manufacturers in the UK, ministers unveiled a £10m plan to allow three cities the chance to test-run cars that drive themselves. Bids [...]
Is the UK close to widespread adoption of driverless cars? July 30, 2014 Stian Westlake, executive director of research at Nesta, says Yes. Self-driving cars offer big benefits for consumers and for the economy. They’re safer. They’ll allow us to free up city centre parking and relieve drudgery for the 57 per cent of British workers who drive to work. The reality is near at hand. Google cars [...]
Driverless cars to take to UK roads from 2015 July 30, 2014 Driverless cars will be allowed to use public roads as soon as next year, the business secretary Vince Cable announced today. Furthermore, the business secretary outlined measures to boost research in the area. UK cities will be able to bid for a share of a £10m competition to host a driverless cars trial, with the [...]
Google to put driverless cars on the roads May 28, 2014 GOOGLE is rolling out 100 self-driving cars in California, in a trial the tech giant hopes will pave the way for widespread global use. After clocking up 700,000 miles of autonomous driving in adapted cars, Google is ready to put its specially-built driverless vehicles onto the streets. The prototypes have space for two passengers, operate [...]
How Google’s driverless cars could save your life – and make you money May 28, 2014 WHEN the man behind the Segway, the battery-powered personal mobility scooter, died after riding one of his products off a cliff, it seemed like a grim end to yet another transport fad. After the Sinclair C5, the hovercraft, the poweriser and the Segway, it’s easy to be sceptical about the next sci-fi “leap” in transportation. [...]