Warwick academic leads on AV safety guidance
A researcher at WMG, University of Warwick has set out a series of points that autonomous vehicle developers must consider when it comes to safety. Dr Siddartha Khastgir has been advising the World Economic Forum on identifing the frameworks for Government to enrol Autonomous Vehicles. In the report, “Safe Drive Initiative: SafeDI Scenario-Based AV Policy […]
Kar-go Delivery Bot begins contactless delivery trials to care homes
Kar-go, the autonomous delivery vehicle designed by British start-up, Academy of Robotics, has become the first custom-built autonomous delivery vehicle to travel on the roads in the UK. Using its contact-free form of delivery, the company has started making its first deliveries from pharmacies to care homes and will later introduce deliveries from a depot […]
Honda approved for Level 3 driving
The Honda Motor Company has received approval from Japanese regulators to sell Level 3 automated vehicles. This means a vehicle fitted with the right technology will be allowed to drive instead of a human under certain conditions, such as when the vehicle is in congested traffic. Honda says it is planning to launch sales of […]
Union says driverless tube would cost £7bn
The rail union ASLEF has published details of what it says is a leaked document which estimates that introducing driverless trains onto the London Underground would be “economically unfeasible”. It says the detailed 26 page document – compiled in August – which came into the hands of ASLEF, says the cost would be £7 billion, […]
Leading motoring journalist asks why drivers haven’t been asked about driverless cars
One of the founders of popular motoring magazine Auto Express has written an impassioned opinion piece asking why drivers have not been asked whether or not they want driverless cars. Mike Rutherford, who has worked with the title since 1988 and is a regular motoring contributor on radio and TV, says it’s not a case […]
Zenzic updates its UK CAM roadmap
The company co-ordinating the UK’s move to a connected and autonomous mobility future has released an update to its 2030 CAM roadmap. Zenzic says its mission is for the UK to benefit from proven connected and automated mobility by 2030, with next-generation services and technology are designed and developed in the UK. The roadmap features […]
Kar-go delivery bot approved for British roads
A driverless delivery vehicle which can travel at road speeds has been approved for trial in Britain. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has approved Kar-go’s design and agreed it is roadworthy, has appropriate insurance and a driver or operator – in or out of the vehicle – able to resume control if required. The […]
GM’s Cruise to test driverless cars in California
General Motors driverless vehicle subsidiary Cruise has been given a permit to test its vehicles on the streets of San Francisco. Its CEO Dan Ammann says the company will be allowed to remove the human backup drivers from its self-driving cars, and while they’re not the first to get such a permit, they’re going to […]
Companies working on satellite/GPS connectivity thanks to €1.2m grant
The British-Israeli start-up Valerann has teamed up with established Cardiff-based SME Excelerate Technology to work on technology to allow roads to leverage space technologies to support autonomous vehicles The companies have received a €1.2M grant from the European Space Agency to work on technology to use satellite communications and GPS technologies to make a system […]
Waymo opens fully driverless service in Phoenix
Google’s driverless car division Waymo is opening up its driverless car taxi service to customers across the American city of Phoenix. It’s three years since selected people were able to try out the driverless service in the city, thanks to the company’s investment in high definition maps which allowed the vehicles to navigate journeys in […]