Tag: Autonomous Cars
Einride Gains Permission from the NHTSA to Test its Driverless Truck on Public Roads
This company will be the first to do so in the US
The trucks will be monitored by Remote Pod Operators
A partnership with GE will see the vehicles used to transport appliances from the factory Einride will become the first company to test...
Autonomous Driving Features Associated to Hundreds of Accidents in the US
The NHTSA has accumulated 10 months of data.
It reveals that 392 incidents occurred while advanced driver-assistance technologies were in use. The data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, from July 1 of last year through May 15, shows that 392 accidents...
General Motors’ Cruise Gains Permit to Offer Paid Autonomous Rides in California
Cruise is a subsidiary of GM that uses modified Chevrolet Bolt models to test autonomous driving technologies
The company will now be the first to be allowed to charge customers for driverless rides in California
The autonomous rides will be limited to an...
Elon Musk Promises Autonomous Tesla Vehicles Next Year
According to the CEO, Tesla vehicles will not require a driver starting next year
Fully autonomous capabilities had been promised for 2017
The current state of FSD leaves some doubt about the viability of this promise In a recent interview, Elon Musk said that...
Kia will Unveil a Fleet of Commercial EVs by 2025
The automaker wants to be a leader in sustainable mobility with the help of these vehicles
These EVs will range from small pod vehicles up to cargo vans and shuttles
Kia says these vehicles will be prime candidates for autonomous driving systems Kia announced...
Canadian Tesla Buyers will Have to Pay $2,200 More for Full Self-Driving
This brings the price to $12,800 in Canada
FSD has only begun beta testing in Canada back in March
The company didn’t announce the price change as it usually does Many Canadians on the market to buy a Tesla vehicle have been disappointed since...
New Driving Assistance Tech From Nissan Soon?
For the past few months, the industry has been working to accelerate the adoption of electric technology, but we shouldn't forget about the development of autonomous driving assistance technologies, a not-so-distant reality, at least if we believe what Nissan revealed this morning. Indeed, the...
Autonomous Car Users Will Not Be Held Responsible for Crashes: UK
Insurance companies will be liable for claims.
There currently are no approved self-driving cars in the UK however the first ones should be allowed later this year. If you live in the United Kingdom and are considering the purchase of a self-driving vehicle, you...
Mercedes will be Liable if its Vehicles Crash While Using the Autonomous Drive Pilot
Mercedes-Benz is the first automaker to accept liability when its autonomous driving systems are active
Drive Pilot is the brand’s level 3 autonomous driving system
Mercedes intends to introduce this system in the US by the end of the year The move towards autonomous...
GM’s SuperCruise Added to More Models, with Additional Features
SuperCruise will be available on 22 vehicles starting for the 2023 model year
The system gained the ability to change lanes and to tow a trailer
A more advanced system called UltraCruise will be introduced in 2023 General Motors continues to expand its driver...
