• Drivers divided on autonomous cars

    • 24 June 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK public remains unconvinced by fully autonomous vehicles A new survey by CarGurus found that drivers are interested in driver assist technologies such as emergency breaking and pedestrian detection, but opinion was split by more advanced systems While 30% said they were excited by prospect, 35% were [...]
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  • Huawei joins autonomous race

    • 15 June 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    China’s Huawei has announced it is investing US$1bn (£833m) to develop self-driving cars by 2025 The tech company has forged partnerships with BAIC Group, Chongqing Changan Automobile and Guangzhou Automobile Group to develop autonomous and electric vehicles to rival fellow Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, which is [...]
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  • Accidents set to drop by 80%

    • 3 May 2016
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The number of crashes is set to drop by 80% by 2035 according to a high-level panel discussion organised by Volvo Cars and Thatcham Research The panel discussion will discuss how the multi-billion pound motor insurance industry faces a period of radical restructuring as a result of the advent of autonomous driving [...]
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  • KIA plans autonomous cars for 2020

    • 16 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    In-line with other major vehicle manufacturers Kia Motors plans to introduce a range of partially-autonomous driving technologies to its model line-up by 2020, and is aiming to bring its first fully-autonomous car to market by 2030 The initial stage of investment by Kia – totalling US$2 billion by 2018 – will [...]
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  • Lasers can stop driverless cars

    • 8 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    A homemade gadget can disable the systems that allow self-driving cars to see where they are going, the BBC reports Jonathan Petit, a security researcher, demonstrated how a modified, low-cost laser could create ghostlike objects in the path of autonomous cars The cars slowed down to avoid hitting them and if [...]
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  • Consumers concerned with driverless car safety

    • 1 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    With the arrival of autonomous cars looming, OSV Ltd, a vehicle leasing company surveyed around 500 people in the UK to find out exactly what was concerning them most when it comes to driverless cars The results from the survey carried out by OSV Ltd were overwhelming! 72% of the UK population admitted that they [...]
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  • Documents confirm Apple to build car?

    • 17 August 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Adding fuel to previous reports that tech giant Apple are to build an autonomous car, The Guardian newspaper has obtained correspondence between Apple engineer Frank Fearon and officials at GoMentum Station - a car testing facility not far from San Francisco ‘We would like to get an understanding of timing and [...]
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  • Car makers in Nokia map deal

    • 22 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Germany's premium car makers are close to signing a deal to buy Nokia's HERE map business for between $274 billion to $329 billion, but a final agreement hinges on the question of who owns the patents which help self-driving cars talk to mobile networks, according to reports from Reuters The purchase of HERE, is [...]
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  • Driverless car trials to begin in Australia

    • 21 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Volvo will conduct the first on-road trials of driverless cars in the Southern Hemisphere in South Australia in November The testing by Volvo will be held in conjunction with an international conference on driverless cars in Adelaide Volvo will test the same vehicle being used in their ‘Drive Me’ project in [...]
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  • Global automotive market awaits 5G

    • 21 July 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    The world will soon see 5G emerge as a blend of pre-existing technologies such as 2G, 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi to allow higher network coverage, availability and density With its key differentiator being greater connectivity, 5G will act as an enabler for autonomous vehicles, machine-to-machine and machine-to-infrastructure [...]
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