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Feds Pledge $4B to Accelerate Self-Driving Car Development
The U.S. Government has pledged to offer around $3.9 billion over the next 10 years to help get self-driving cars into the hands of American consumers.
Ex-Hyundai CEO to Head Google’s Self-Driving Car Program
Google has hired former auto executive and ex-President of TrueCar, John Krafcik, to lead its self-driving car program.
Is this Apple’s ‘Project Titan’ Self-Driving Car?
Apple has been caught testing modified Dodge Grand Caravans around the metro Detroit area for the first time.
Four Self-Driving Car Accidents Reported in California
Since testing of self-driving cars on California’s public roads began in September 2014, four accidents have been reported.
Google Seeks Partners for Self-Driving Car Production
Google is busy developing its self-driving car technology and is looking for partners to help bring it to market.
Google Reveals ‘Fully Functional’ Self-Driving Car
Google has unwrapped the first real build of its self-driving vehicle prototype, just in time for the holidays.
Audi Gets First Self-Driving Car Permit in California
California issued its first self-driving car permit for use on state roads today, marking a milestone in the journey toward mass market adoption of the technology.
Steering Wheel, Gas Pedal to Disappear by 2035: Survey
The future of the automobile looks very different from what we know today, and one survey predicts that even the steering wheel will be gone by 2035.
Roush Tipped as Builder of Google’s Self-Driving Car
Google will enlist Roush Enterprises to assemble its new self-driving car prototype in Southeast Michigan.
California DMV Announces New Self-Driving Car Rules
Self-driving vehicles are creeping toward public adoption at a not-so-slow pace and the California DMV just announced rules that bring them closer to the mass market.
Google Applies for Patent on Gesture-Based Car Controls
A new patent application by Google reveals that the company is working on motion-based in-car controls.
Self-Driving Volvos Coming Soon: Company Says
One of Volvo’s most recent projects in automotive safety, the “road train,” is finished testing and might well bring autonomous driving to life soon, the brand says.
Florida Political Commercial Attacks Autonomous Cars
Autonomous cars are instruments of the Devil and they need to be kept off the road. They commit wicked acts like driving blind people on errands.
Google Seeking Automaker for Autonomous Vehicle Production
Internet giant Google has been developing self-driving car technology for some time now, and is looking for a partner in the automotive industry to help the company mass-produce its cars.
Self-driving cars by 2020, Former GM Exec Says
Self-driving cars aren’t new, but if electric vehicles’ slow adoption rates among U.S. consumers are any measure of new technology acceptance then autonomous cars can’t be close at hand, or can they? According to a speech given by Larry Burns, former General Motors research and development head, we can expect such technology by 2020. Unless…
Google Self-Driving Car Chauffeurs Legally Blind Man – Video
What’s the real benefit to autonomous cars? To be able to eat your Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch while it drives you to your destination of course. In all seriousness, Google’s self-driving car just did its biggest and best promotional video yet. The autonomous Toyota Prius shuttled around Steve Mahan, a legally blind man, through…
Google Awarded Patent For Autonomous Vehicle
Google’s mission towards to mass market autonomous vehicles took another step forward this week when they were granted a patent for a method of controlling the self-driving car. The patent details how the vehicle can transition from being human-driven to autonomous mode. The technology raises an interesting thought, where the car could transition to autonomous…
