self-driving car

Why Google’s Autonomous Cars Probably Won’t Kill the Auto Industry

Why Google’s Autonomous Cars Probably Won’t Kill the Auto Industry

It's undeniable the Google's autonomous driving tech is pretty awesome—impressive enough that even a blind man can travel behind the wheel of one of the web giant's self-driving cars. And there's been a

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California Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Legalizing Self-Driving Cars

California Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Legalizing Self-Driving Cars

California Governor Jerry Brown just signed a new bill that allows autonomous cars on the state's roads. Bill SB1298 was originally drafted by Democrat Senator Alex Padilla to help establish safety

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California Passes A Bill That Would Approve Self-Driving Cars On The Roads

California Passes A Bill That Would Approve Self-Driving Cars On The Roads

In June 2011, Google successfully lobbied Nevada legislators to make driverless cars legal on state roads. Now California has followed suit by passing a bill that could make the sunshine state the second

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Stanford University’s Self-Driving Audi TTS Hits 120 MPH on the Racetrack

Stanford University’s Self-Driving Audi TTS Hits 120 MPH on the Racetrack

Google and Volvo's self-driving cars have been making headlines with the number of miles they've driven without a traditional driver at the wheel. Now Stanford's Dynamic Design Lab has teamed up with

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MIT Researchers Develop an Intelligent Co-Pilot Safety System to Help Drivers Avoid Collisions

MIT Researchers Develop an Intelligent Co-Pilot Safety System to Help Drivers Avoid Collisions

Two mechanical engineers at MIT are developing a new semiautonomous safety system that automatically steers a vehicle around obstacles in the event that the driver does not manually take control. Sterling

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Blind Man Test-Drives Google’s Amazing Self-Driving Car

Blind Man Test-Drives Google’s Amazing Self-Driving Car

It might be hard to imagine a scenario where the blind could drive safely, where distractions on the road would not be an issue, and even where fuel consumption could be lowered by a computer-operated car

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UPDATE: Was Google’s Driverless Car Crash Really Due To Human Error?

UPDATE: Was Google’s Driverless Car Crash Really Due To Human Error?

We have been bringing you lots of news lately on the developments in driverless cars from companies such as Google, Porsche, or even new competitors in China. So we were a little nervous for Google when

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Google’s Self Driving Car Crashes – But It May Not Be How You Think

Google’s Self Driving Car Crashes – But It May Not Be How You Think

We've been following Google's awesome self-driving car since the search giant broke the news last fall that it was developing an autonomous, robotic car that drives itself. By using sensors and specially

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China’s Hongqi HQ3 Takes on Google’s Driverless Cars with 177-Mile Road Trip

China’s Hongqi HQ3 Takes on Google’s Driverless Cars with 177-Mile Road Trip

You may have thought we were years away from people accepting electric cars, much less driverless ones like the Prius fleet Google has been testing on Nevada's roads. But China has now stepped into the

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The Aeon Project Egg-Shaped Flying Car Envisions the Future of Transportation

The Aeon Project Egg-Shaped Flying Car Envisions the Future of Transportation

The Aeon Project was created by design team Akki Reddy Challa, Fabien Chancel, and Michael Harboun, and takes on the challenge of melding interactive apps with a flying car that can be driven manually or

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Google Unveils Self-Driving Prius That Can Race Around Rooftop Park Lot

Google Unveils Self-Driving Prius That Can Race Around Rooftop Park Lot

Last year we reported on Google developing a self-driving car that uses artificial-intelligence software to sense anything near it and  makes decisions that would otherwise be made by the driver.

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Google Has Developed a Self-Driving Robot Car, and It Works!

Google Has Developed a Self-Driving Robot Car, and It Works!

Google is on a roll these days when it comes to green transportation alternatives. Announcing their investment in the Shweeb just over a week ago, news just broke yesterday evening that the famed company

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TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: The Electric ATNMBL Drives Itself!

TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: The Electric ATNMBL Drives Itself!

Do you enjoy cars, but feel it's a bit tedious to actually hold the wheel, step on the gas and shift the gears? No sweat - industrial design studio, Mike and Maaike, has just thing thing - the ATNMBL, a

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