Waymo receives permit to test robotaxis in New York City
Waymo has received its first permit to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in New York City with a trained specialist behind the wheel, helping the company advance its self-driving ambitions. Waymo can now begin testing a limited number of its self-driving cars in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, reports Reuters. Until now, Waymo has […]
Amazon cleared to demonstrate self-driving Zoox
The Trump administration has cleared the way for Zoox, the autonomous-vehicle subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., to demonstrate self-driving cars that are truly driverless and do not need traditional driving controls such as a steering wheel. US auto safety regulators granted an exemption to federal vehicle safety standards for purpose-built driverless cars made by Zoox, the […]
Next steps for self-driving vehicles: Government launches automated passenger services scheme
The public and industry are being encouraged to help shape the future of self-driving vehicles, as they are invited to offer their views to make them safe and accessible before the first services become available next year. Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood has launched a consultation on the automated passenger services (APS) permitting scheme and the […]
Police unsure who to charge after pulling over self-driving Waymo for illegal turn
The question of what happens when an autonomous vehicle commits a driving offence has long-been in the thoughts of industry professionals. Last week police in the US were forced to find an answer as a video uploaded to TikTok appears to show a Waymo vehicle in California being pulled over after making a wrong turn in […]
New driverless bus trial gets underway in Cambridge
A 15-seater autonomous bus trial is being started in Cambridge as part of a national Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) programme backed by the UK Government to explore how autonomous buses can be safely and effectively integrated into public transport systems. The service will operate between Madingley Road Park & Ride, and around […]
Jeremy loves his driverless tractor, but Kaleb’s not sure
TV star, journalist and farmer Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he’s bought a driverless tractor. The former Grand Tour and Top Gear host has always suggested he’s sceptical about the point of driverless cars, but says a driverless tractor is different, because it can “just get on with it, like your autonomous vacuum cleaner does in […]
Driverless taxis “beginning to react like humans” in San Francisco
Driverless cars are beginning to display human-like behaviors like impatience on the roads, in a sign of increased intelligence in the robotaxis. The chilling development was identified by University of San Francisco engineering Professor William Riggs, who has been studying Waymo cars since their inception, says the Daily Mail. On a journey with a reporter […]
Changing mobility options using a driverless minibus – Professor Phil Blythe explains
How are we getting on introducing driverless vehicles into our transport network? Well, we’re further forward thanks to some new research in Sunderland which we find out about today with Newcastle University’s Professor Phil Blythe who tells us about a trial service between a transport interchange and the city’s hospital. Subscribe to Highways Voices free […]
Sunderland wraps up a month’s driverless shuttle service pilot
A driverless shuttle service between Sunderland’s transport interchange and its hospital has concluded after taking passengers and asking for their feedback. The shuttle, operated by Stagecoach using technology from Oxa was created by retrofitting a Ford electric van. It ran on a route nicknamed “the walking wounded” between Park Lane Metro and bus station up […]
WeRide makes first European fully driverless commercial Robobus deployment
Autonomous driving technology firm WeRide has today announced the first European fully driverless commercial deployment of its Robobus as part of a shuttle service partnership with beti, Renault Group, and Macif that will feature an Level 4 automated mobility service in France’s Drôme region. WeRide will provide its L4 autonomous technology for a passenger transport […]