Hyundai trialling driverless taxis in South Korea
Hyundai Motor Group is to pilot a “RoboRide” car-hailing service in the South Korean capital Seoul using its IONIQ 5 battery electric vehicles with in-house developed level 4 autonomous driving technology. The pilot RoboRide will be the first car-hailing service with autonomous driving vehicles to operate in Gangnam, one of the most congested areas in […]
Cruise becomes first driverless taxi to be allowed to take fares
General Motors’ driverless division Cruise has received the first-ever Driverless Deployment Permit granted by the California Public Utilities Commission, which allows it to charge a fare for the driverless rides it is providing to members of the public in San Francisco. This means Cruise is the first, and currently only, company to operate a commercial, […]
Driverless car got in fire engine’s way in San Francisco
A fire engine on way to a fire has reportedly been delayed by the combination of a rubbish truck blocking a lane and the poor performance of a Cruise driverless vehicle. Forbes reports that this is the third recent incident between the Cruise robotaxis and the City of San Francisco, which may interfere with their […]
GM patents anti-motion sickness tech for driverless vehicles
General Motors has filed a patent application for anti-motion sickness technology for autonomous vehicles. The website Motor Authority reports that in the application, filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, GM notes that even if autonomous vehicles proliferate, people may still be hesitant to ride in them. Previous research suggests people may need […]
UK’s first zero-emission autonomous HGV trials get underway
The 5G Connected and Automated Logistics project in the Northeast of England has moved to a new phase with autonomous driving testing of the UK’s first automated 40 tonne truck, powered by 5G, at Vantec in Sunderland. Following the announcement of the onboarding of Terberg as a partner earlier this year, and the arrival of […]
New £40m competition launched for self-driving buses, shuttles and delivery vans
A new £40 million competition to kick-start commercial self-driving services, such as delivery vehicles and passenger shuttles, has been launched. The Government says funding could create tens of thousands of skilled jobs across the UK over the next decade. The ‘Commercialising Connected and Automated Mobility’ competition will provide grants to help roll out commercial use […]
Oxbotica completes driverless journey on open road
The autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica has completed the first safe and sustainable deployment of a zero-occupancy, fully autonomous, new-type electric vehicle on publicly accessible roads in Europe. The all-electric AppliedEV vehicle, driven by Oxbotica, is operating in Oxford with no on-board driver, marking the next step in commercialising AV technology. The target for the […]
Argo AI begins driverless operations in two American cities
The Ford and VW-backed autonomous vehicle technology company Argo AI has started driverless operations in the American cities of Miami, Florida and Austin, Texas. These are two of the eight global cities in which it is currently developing its technology. “Argo is first to go driverless in two major American cities, safely operating amongst heavy […]
European first as driverless vehicle delivers parcel on public road
In what’s believed to be a first of its kind event in Europe, a package has been delivered to a customer with a driverless autonomous vehicle. The driverless autonomous vehicle, manufactured by Cleveron Mobility, made the delivery in the Estonian capital Tallinn, but a larger-scale parcel delivery service based on robot couriers will be launched […]
Driverless vehicle trial copes with extreme Finnish winter
Finnish self-driving technology company Sensible 4 has announced it’s carried out a successful autonomous driving pilot in Tampere, Finland, despite the worst and most challenging winter conditions in years. The pilot, which started in January and lasted for two and a half months, aimed to see how autonomous vehicles work with public transportation networks and […]