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Public unprepared for 2023 self-driving
- 30/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed that fleet managers and business owners are not prepared for the government’s 2023 target to introduce self-driving cars to public roads. The government is introducing legislation to accelerate the introduction of automated vehicles, but Venson suggests motorists are still sceptical [...] -
Government announces £40m autonomous funding
- 23/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The UK government has announced it is committing £40m to accelerate the development of commercial self-driving services. The Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility competition will offer grants to help roll out commercial use self-driving vehicles across the UK from 2025, creating thousands of skilled [...] -
Live testing begins for autonomous bus service
- 25/04/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The first autonomous buses will begin live Level 4 testing on UK roads this week as part of project CAVForth. Stagecoach, in partnership with Fusion Processing, Alexander Dennis and Transport Scotland, will be carrying out on-road testing of the autonomous bus over the next two weeks in preparation for the launch [...] -
SMMT publishes new marketing guidelines
- 23/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has published a new set of guiding principles around the marketing of automated vehicles. Developed and agreed by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles’ AV-DRiVE Group, the principles provide an outline for responsible advertising and communication [...] -
Drivers divided on autonomous cars
- 24/06/2021
- 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 [...] -
Huawei joins autonomous race
- 15/06/2021
- 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 [...] -
Half of motorists oppose driverless cars
- 24/05/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Half of motorists oppose driverless cars as Britain takes pole position in the development of self-driving vehicles, according to a new survey And 62% of drivers said they would feel less safe on the roads alongside other vehicles with no human behind the wheel. Almost three-quarters of those surveyed (72%) said [...] -
Google cars not at fault
- 13/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Automotive News Europe reports that Google's self-driving cars have been involved in 11 accidents but have not been the cause of any over the last six years. A team of drivers which is testing the fleet of more than 20 vehicles have driven 2.7 million km (1.7 million miles) so far. ‘Not once was the [...] -
ADAS take up is low
- 13/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
In many ways, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are the first step on the road to semi-autonomous or fully-autonomous self-driving and driverless vehicles. In 2015, Park Assistance, Surround-View Cameras, and Adaptive Cruise Control applications dominate the ADAS market; however, the penetration into [...] -
Valeo joins self-driving race
- 30/03/2015
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Valeo plans to draw on drone software and other military technologies from partner Safran to offer self-driving vehicle platforms to vehicle manufacturers by the end of the decade, Reuters has reported. While demonstrating an autonomous car and other prototype systems jointly developed with Safran, the French [...]