Uber set to deploy BYD driverless Chinese vehicles in UK
Uber could deploy driverless Chinese vehicles onto Britain’s roads as part of a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The transport provider has announced ‘strategic partnership’ with Chinese car maker BYD aimed at bringing 100,000 new electric vehicles across the globe. Both companies added they will also work together to deploy BYD’s self-driving vehicles onto the Uber […]
ITS World Congress webinar series concludes with a focus on CCAM
Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) encompasses a range of technologies that connect and automate transportation systems, promising to enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability in urban and rural environments. But, as the latest ERTICO World Congress webinar explained, to deliver it, there are remaining challenges around technological integration, infrastructure modernisation, legal frameworks, cybersecurity and public […]
Separating driverless fact from fiction on this week’s Highways Voices
This week on Highways Voices we talk about driverless car technology, regulation, and industry developments. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! Guest Dr Henriette Cornet has recently joined the University of San Francisco after previously working on the European SHOW and ULTIMO projects, as well as being […]
Nissan demonstrates autonomous-drive mobility services progress on public roads
Carmaker Nissan has commenced demonstrations of a prototype vehicle equipped with its in-house-developed, autonomous drive technologies – showcasing progress in its goal towards rolling out autonomous mobility services within fiscal year 2027. The Nissan LEAF prototype vehicle incorporates 14 cameras, 10 radars and 6 LIDAR sensors. It demonstrates Nissan’s progress in the field of autonomous […]
Greater Cambridge Partnership welcomes new partners for self-driving bus project
Two new partners have come onboard Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP) self-driving vehicle project, Connector. The Connector project is a pilot scheme to bring autonomous buses to Cambridge, utilising state of the art technology to give people more options about how they travel to work, get to appointments or see friends. Following changes to the project, Alexander Dennis Ltd, […]
Tesla reveals autonomous ride-hailing service plan
During a first-quarter earnings presentation on Tuesday, Tesla provided glimpses of what “robotaxi” users could expect from their future app designed to summon driverless cars through an intuitive interface, says IoT Tech News. The upcoming ride-hailing service will allow users the ability to conveniently call for a Tesla vehicle, adjust the temperature inside the car, track its […]
Apple cuts 600 jobs from self-driving team
Apple has cut more than 600 jobs after apparently dropping its self-driving car plans. The news agency Bloomberg says the majority of the cuts come from the address of the site which was working on the recently abandoned self-driving car project in California. The BBC adds that the state’s employment department was notified on 28 […]
Musk announces Tesla robotaxi unveil on 8 August
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has issued a very short tweet announcing that he will unveil the carmaker’s robotaxi on 8 August. Investopedia reports that shares of Tesla surged nearly 4% to $171.19 (around £136) in extended trading on Friday following the announcement, after sinking 3.6% during the regular session. The announcement came just hours after […]
Behavioural scientist “puts the case for driverless cars”
The behavioural scientist Rory Sutherland has used his latest column in the Spectator Magazine to “put the case for driverless cars”, look at the possible benefits but warn of the downsides. The Vice-Chairman of advertising agency Ogilvy refers to a study by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Davis who simulated a world of driverless […]
Cruise issues statement after October accident
The leadership team of autonomous robotaxi firm Cruise has posted an update on X, following the involvement of one of their vehicles in a serious accident in October. The GM-funded company had a licence to carry passengers without human drivers throughout the city of San Francisco. Cruise, which has reportedly lost up to $6 billion […]
