Category: Autonomous cars
Department of Transport agrees programme for autonomous vehicles
A programme to help create industry standards for autonomous vehicles has been unveiled in the hope of accelerating the successful rollout of self-driving cars in the UK. The scheme has been launched by the Department for Transport, alongside the British Standards Institution (BSI), the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, and industry groups Innovate UK…
Lightyear unveils ‘world’s first long-range solar car’
Lightyear, a pioneer in clean mobility, has launched a prototype of its long-range solar car to a select audience of investors, customers, partners and press in Katwijk, Netherlands. The Dutch company, which was founded in 2016 by alumni of Solar Team Eindhoven, won the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in 2013, 2015 and 2017. The company's…
Driverless cars can work together to keep traffic moving, research finds
A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly could improve overall vehicle flow by at least a third, a study using scale models has shown. A team of researchers at Cambridge University programmed 16 miniature robotic cars to drive around a two-lane track and observed how the traffic flow changed when…
Self-driving truck trialled on A14 in a bid to speed up UK roadworks
A self-driving 25-tonne dumper truck is being trialled in a bid to speed up UK roadworks. The vehicle, which can carry a 40-tonne load, has been fitted with gadgets originally developed for autonomous trucks in Australian mines, including a laser light unit to spot objects in its way. It is being tested off the A14…
Elon Musk’s Tesla gears up for fully self-driving cars in 2020
Tesla expects to have full self-driving cars in which humans will not have to touch the steering wheel by around the second quarter of next year. The company made the announcement during an investor conference at its California, headquarters on Monday, in which it outlined its bold but risky bid to transform Tesla’s electric cars…
Auto Shanghai 2019: Audi reveals AI:ME autonomous vehicle – complete with plants!
At Auto Shanghai 2019, Audi is introducing a mobility concept for the megacities of the future. The showcar, known as the Audi AI:ME, offers the ability to drive autonomously at level 4. This allows the occupants to do what they like with their time on board. It's also the first to feature onboard vegetation! With…
UK ‘in pole position’ for £62bn economic boost from driverless cars
The UK could become the world’s number one location for rolling out driverless car technology, gaining an annual economic boost worth £62 billion, a report has claimed. A study commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and Frost & Sullivan, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Winning the Global Race to Market, found that…
FiveAI begins self-driving car testing in London
Supervised tests of a potential autonomous car service built by UK-based artificial intelligence firm have begun in two London boroughs. Autonomous technology firm FiveAI has started testing five self-driving cars in Bromley and Croydon as the latest step in its plans to eventually roll out an autonomous, car-sharing service in London. The company hopes to…