Did we mention the trucks were driving autonomously?
by Vijay Pattni
It drives itself, too
Lexus is bored of being the car your dentist's plastic surgeon's golf coach drives-so it's gone properly bonkers.Not content with reinventing the LS as a six-wheeler sanctuary of van-based calm, Lexus decided it was a
by Ollie Kew
The engineers at Yokohama promise it’ll be more human-like than ever
Nissan's next-generation ProPilot autonomous driving technology is going to feature something called 'Ground Truth Perception' capabilities. Shut the front door-or better still-swerve it, if one is inexplicably flying right at you, because that's what this weirdly labeled
by Cat Dow
Clocking in at a speed of 318kph
A self-driving Maserati MC20 has hit 318.2kph at Kennedy Space Center, setting a new (non-Guinness-officiated) world speed record courtesy of a group of very clever AI engineers from Milan's Polytechnic University and Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC).The
by Cat Dow
Next-gen Toyotas will already make use of Nvidia’s DriveOS software
Earlier this week at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Nvidia announced that Toyota is set to be its automotive manufacturing partner as it continues to develop its autonomous driving technology. Essentially, this partnership means that the largest carmaker in the world
by Billy Caluag
These funds should be used instead for better mobility solutions
Has there ever been a bigger waste of money than the bizarre mission to create autonomous vehicles? A technology nobody asked for and that-if it ever came to pass-would destroy the very companies throwing good money after bad to force
Asserting these are a threat to its national security
The US administration thinks Chinese companies making connected car tech might pose a threat to its national security. In response, it's planning on banning them.The proposed rule-due to undergo further scrutiny before becoming law-would "prohibit the import and
by Cat Dow
It’s plying a select route around Clark and is free to use (for now)
There's still a ways to go before we start seeing the widespread use of autonomous vehicles here in the Philippines, but one day, we'll get there. Eventually. And we're going to have to start small.Something as small as
The German automotive supplier announced its plans at its Tech Day conference
Notice the infotainment screen on your car growing lately? Actually, notice how you have so many LCD screens now? From basic screens a decade ago showing your music's album art, our vehicle displays have grown to iPad levels.And from basic
by Dinzo Tabamo
It should avoid mixed signals
US researchers reckon we need a new traffic light alongside the red, yellow and green ones so autonomous vehicles (AVs) know when they can move in convoy.Speaking to TopGear.com, lead researcher Dr Ali Hajbabaie explained the team at North State
by Cat Dow
And yes, it is a very strange feeling to be in a car that’s drifting itself
You know they always say that eventually the robot overlords and AI programs will rise up and take over the world? Well, Toyota might just have found the perfect way to distract them. Drifting.You see, this isn't just any Toyota
by Greg Potts
Why though?
Ford has been patenting pretty amusing, if rather bizarre, ideas lately. The most recent one filed was the roof mounted battery pack for electric vehicles to allow charging while in off grid adventures. It's essentially a power bank for EVs, but
Like the name?
Sony Honda Mobility. The idea's there, but clearly, a moniker that long has no shot of fitting being condensed into a car badge. Not surprisingly, the two companies have condensed their mobility partnership into a new name: AFEELA.What's it
by Drei Laurel
We could sit on these all day
Think of seats. No, not car seats-just regular old chairs. What are the first names to come to mind? Probably Ikea, Secret Lab, or Herman Miller, right?Why bring this up? Because after seeing what Toyota is bringing to the 2023
by Drei Laurel
Controversial? Yes. Logical. Yes, too.
Many things bug me about the prospect of autonomous cars. I bring those concerns to researchers and developers, who calmly reassure me they'll eventually solve most of them. But there's one issue that no engineer will address. Or at least
by Paul Horrell
Each car will have the same DNA
Audi is working on a project to figure out just exactly what an Audi feels like. The aim is to make its highly automated electric cars drive themselves the same way.It might sound odd that the company doesn't actually know.
by Paul Horrell
It’ll only be available with autonomous cars for now, though
Getting inside a vehicle-whether as a passenger or a driver-and moving from point A to point B seems like a pretty regular thing to do for most of us. But for some people who suffer from motion sickness, it's
The satellites will have various uses, including guidance of self-driving cars
Toward the end of last year, Chinese automotive giant Geely started building satellites for its self-driving cars under its subsidiary Geespace. Now, the carmaker has successfully launched these satellites into outer space.Geespace has officially launched its first nine GeeSAT-1
What an expensive fender bender
Teslas are arguably some of the most technologically advanced cars in the world right now. These electric vehicles are fast, can go several hundreds of kilometers on one full charge, and boast a certain level of autonomy.The last bit, however, has
Baidu and Pony.ai’s autonomous vehicles have been greenlighted for public use
Remember Baidu's driverless taxis in China? Well, Beijing has just issued permits for these autonomous vehicles to operate in select areas in the megacity.According to a report by Reuters, Baidu and Poni.ai have both received go signals to offer
Check out the upcoming changes to their Highway Code
The UK government has said you'll soon be able to watch Die Hard when you're in your self-driving car. Though we may have appended the whole 'Die Hard' bit.Following a public consultation, the Department for Transport has announced
by Vijay Pattni
