Harper suggests driverless cars on UK roads by 2026
The Transport Secretary says driverless cars could be on our roads by 2026, as they are “gradually” introduced. Mark Harper was responding to questions from motoring journalist and Grand Tour host James May on the BBC’s Today Programme, when Mr May was guest editor. He said: “The legislation is going through Parliament at the moment […]
Cruise cuts a quarter of its workforce
Troubles continue for General Motors’ driverless subsidiary Cruise. The latest announcement is a cut of nearly a quarter of its workforce – around 900 people – after a crash involving a pedestrian in San Francisco. Since then it’s had its permit in California suspended, removed all its vehicles off American roads, seen its CEO and […]
Nine more Cruise execs leave company after October crash
The General Motors driverless subsidiary Cruise has parted company with nine more executives after a collision with a pedestrian in San Francisco last October led to the departure of its co-founder and CEO. A Cruise spokesperson confirmed to The San Francisco Standard newspaper that nine “key leaders” across the company departed “following an initial analysis […]
Driverless bus service to be human-driven until new year
The driverless bus service across the River Forth north of Edinburgh is to be human-drivenwhile engineers undertake a system upgrade of the self-driving system. Operator Stagecoach has tweeted that it expects autonomous driving to return in the New Year. The AB1 service was launched in May, covering a 14-mile route uses the Forth Road Bridge […]
Driverless vehicles in the here-and-now with Scott Belcher on Highways Voices
This week on Highways Voices, we talk about real world here-and-now driverless solutions. We’re joined by the former President and CEO of ITS America, Scott Belcher who is now Executive Director of ACES Mobility, a group looking to boost last mile Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared journeys with a new American initiative. Subscribe to Highways Voices […]
Cruise accused of “misleding” regulators over San Francisco crash
General Motors’ driverless susidiary Cruise is being accused of covering up the severity of a crash involving one of its driverless cars. The Guardian reports the California Public Utilities Commission has summoned the company to a hearing in February that could lead to a $1.5m (£1.2m) fine on top of the current suspension to its […]
Former Tesla employee alleges safety issues
Its reported a former Tesla employee is claiming the company’s self-driving vehicle technology is not safe enough to be used on public roads. The BBC has spoken to Lukasz Krupski, who leaked data including customer complaints about Tesla’s braking and self-driving software, to a German newspaper in the summer after claiming his attempts to highlight […]
Car drives round ice rink to test AI-powered anti-skid system
Researchers into driverless vehicle technology have used an ice rink to test a new anti-skidding feature with their autonomous car. The University of Surrey says its 90-minute test at the Guildford Spectrum rink was a huge success – gathering more data than the researchers expected. Carmine Caponio, a researcher in automotive engineering at Surrey, […]
GM reported to be cutting driverless subsidiary’s budget
General Motors is reported to be planning to reduce the amount it spends on its driverless vehicle division, Cruise. The Financial Times reports it announce a cut in the budget after it suspended testing of its driverless taxis following a crash involving a pedestrian in San Francisco. It says GM currently spends about $700 million […]
Tesla delivering driverless software update to employees
Tesla has started releasing an update to vehicles driven by its employees which is understood to be a step towards achieving its self-driving goal. The website Electrek says the FSD v12 (Full Self Driving) software update is thought to mean vehicle controls are taken over by neural nets rather than being hardcoded by engineers. It […]