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Poor urban design could be at fault for Uber driverless car crash

Uber's self-driving cars are grounded after a fatal accident over the weekend — but a Cato Institute article...

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GM unveils new self-driving car with no pedals and no steering wheel

You won't need a steering wheel in the autonomous cars of the future - and General Motors just brought us a little...

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Self-driving cars are hitting Atlanta this September

Atlanta's roads are about to enter the future as driverless cars start hitting the streets. Georgia Tech, the City...

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India to ban driverless cars to protect citizens’ jobs

By the year 2030, 25 percent of American citizens will transit via self-driving vehicles - but the situation will...

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Ford to unveil new driverless Fusion Hybrid at CES

Ford is revving up the future of autonomous vehicles with its new Fusion Hybrid. The second-generation Fusion is...

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Michigan just made driverless car history with a monumental new law

Michigan just became the first state in America to establish self-driving car regulations for use, testing, and...

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Self-driving car lane envisioned for commute between Vancouver and Seattle

Self-driving cars could revolutionize the way we commute, but city planners and governments will first need to...

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Singapore rolls out the world’s first fleet of self-driving taxis

The world's first driverless taxis just launched today in Singapore, beating Uber to the road by a matter of weeks....

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Will driverless cars fuel suburban sprawl?

In a recent article for the Wall Street Journal, writer Christopher Mims argues that driverless cars like those...

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Google’s driverless car causes an accident for the first time

This week, one of Google's autonomous vehicles was involved in a minor fender-bender when the car backed into the...

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Google is working on wireless charging for its driverless cars

Several automakers are floating plans to add wireless induction charging capability to electric cars, but Google...

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Ford’s self-driving Fusion Hybrid to hit the streets of California next year

Last week Ford announced plans to pour billions of dollars into electric vehicles by the year 2020, and yesterday...

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Elon Musk to personally hire software pros for Tesla’s fully driverless cars

After Tesla rolled out Autopilot features to its Model S cars in October, drivers immediately started exploiting...

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Google Signs Agreement with NYC Mayor to Replace NYC Taxis With Driverless Google Cabs

If you're sick of dealing with rude New York City cab drivers, we've got some welcome news for you. Yesterday Mayor...

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NYC Will Replace Taxis With New Driverless Google Cabs

News has just broke that NYC Mayor de Blasio has signed a contract with Google to replace all the city's yellow...

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The UK’s Lutz pod is the most adorable self-driving car to date

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVL5gOaGqno#t=18] In the United Kingdom, driverless cars are now deemed...

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INFOGRAPHIC: How Self-Driving Cars Will Change Our Lives

There's no doubt about it - driverless cars are on the way. Everyone from Google to Tesla, Lexus, and Porsche are...

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Amazing Self-Driving Stained Glass Car Lets You Sleep on the Way to Work!

Dominic Wilcox knows that driverless cars will become a reality in the not-too-distant future - and since drivers...

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Michigan is Building a Fake 30-Acre City to Test Driverless Cars

Testing automated vehicles is a risky process, which is why Michigan's Department of Transportation and the University...

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UK Jumps on the Driverless Car Bandwagon with New Legislation

The UK refuses to be left out of the driverless car revolution. Science minister David Willetts is encouraging...

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Navia: World’s First Commercial Driverless Electric Car Hits the Streets, Won’t Break Any Speed Records

We've been hearing talk of self-driving cars for ages, but now it looks like rumor has finally become reality with...

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Ann Arbor Plans America’s First Networked Fleet of Driverless Cars by 2021

Ann Arbor is planning to become America’s first city with a shared network of driverless cars - and it could...

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Researchers Predict Nearly 100 Million Driverless Cars Will Sell Each Year by 2035

A new report by Navigant Research shows that by 2035, there could be as many as 95.4 million driverless cars cruising...

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iDrive: Apple Releases New Device That Will Turn Any Car into a Driverless Vehicle

Many of us thought Google had the market cornered when it came to driverless cars, but Apple made a shocking announcement...

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Japan Tests Driverless Trucks, Report Shows 15% Less Fuel Consumption

With companies like Google and Audi already testing driverless vehicle systems, self-driving cars could hit the...

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Lexus Unveils Autonomous Advanced Active Safety Research Vehicle at CES 2013 – But it Isn’t Fully Driverless

Today Toyota and Lexus unveiled a high-tech autonomous vehicle at CES 2013 that could pave the way towards self-driving...

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Navia Driverless Electric Shuttle Reduces Traffic (and Pollution) in Pedestrian-Heavy Urban Areas

Google may have captured all the headlines with its driverless cars, but it's not the only one experimenting...

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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...

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Consumer Watchdog Group Raises Opposition to Google’s Driverless Cars

Google's driverless car is leading the way to a future of vehicles that use radar sensors and video cameras to...

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Former General Motors R and D Head Predicts Driverless Cars by 2020

General Motors former head of Research and Development, Larry Burns, has been looking to the future, and he sees...

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