Tag: self-driving cars
Tech Digest daily roundup: Watching TV in self-driving cars will be allowed
People using self-driving cars will be allowed to watch television on built-in screens under proposed updates to the Highway Code. The changes will say drivers must be ready to take back control of vehicles when prompted, the government said. The first use of self-driving technology is likely to be when travelling at slow speeds on…
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…
Will self driving cars help disabled the most?
Study shows self driving cars help the disabled the most. Picture from Mobility Roadshow Vehicles fitted with autonomous technologies will bring most benefit to the personal mobility of the disabled (56%), the visually impaired (42%) and the elderly (30%), according to a survey of the British public conducted by Nissan. Improved…
TED Talk: Google’s self drive car project will be live in 5 years. ‘Before my son can drive!’
I'm not sure it's a great reason to completely revolutionise four-wheeled transport. But Chris Urmson, director of Google's self-drive car project, told delegates at a Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference yesterday that his motivation for ensuring that the technology is standard on roads within five years is because his eldest son, who is 11,…
