Results for: Autonomous Auto

Driving the Hackermobile... Right Through Musk's Ego

By now, Elon Musk is a household name. Tesla Motors and SpaceX are such prominent entities, that it would be harder to avoid the constant stream of news originating from them than not know what they are. Musk is so famous, that the Hackermobile (coining credit pending) built by George Hotz has become well known through its documented (figurative) punching the embodiment of Musk’s Ego right in the

Google Cars Are too Cautious to Be Safe

One day Google (or Alphabet (or a combination of both)) will take over the world. For now our goals are in line with our online overlords; we all want internet, they want more people on the web (regardless of whether we use their search engine or not). Now Google wants to search the infrastructure webs in their super safe autonomous autos. There is only one problem, the cars are too cautious, so m

BMW to Enter Autonomous Car Race

While the future of autonomous cars remains speculative at present, auto companies will continue to produce self-driving car prototypes. The quest to develop a viable autonomous car has been particularly prevalent lately—and we should know, as we’ve been covering the self-driving vehicle trend for the past several months. Now, according to Reuters, BMW looks to be the latest entrant in the race to

Bicyclist Thwarts Google’s Self-Driving Car

After having crossed the 1.1 million mile threshold, Google’s self-driving car project has gained significant traction. We told you a few months ago about the company’s latest move, which was to conduct road tests in Austin, TX. This is significant because it offers Google the opportunity to test their vehicles in real-life conditions and to work out any kinks with the self-driving technology. Sou

Daimler May Team with Apple, Google on Self-Driving Vehicles

Could Daimler AG, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, collaborate someday with Apple and Google to create self-driving vehicles? “Many things are conceivable,” said Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (see above photo) in an interview with Deutsche Unternehmerboerse. Granted, that is pretty noncommittal as far as answers go. Equally ambiguous is Zetsche’s remark, as reported by Reuters, that the company

Is Apple’s Project Titan Finally a Go?

Apple Inc. is notorious for its next-level focus on secrecy and security, which on one level makes a good deal of sense—after all, when you’re one of the most recognizable brands on the planet, it makes good business sense to keep your proprietary data under wraps as much as possible. Then again, such secrecy can prove annoying when attempting to glean even a scrap of information about projects in

Google Tests Self-Driving Vehicles in Austin, TX

In mid-May, we informed you that Google would be test-driving its self-driving vehicles on American roads this summer. Now that moment is now finally at hand—and what better place is there to test those vehicles than in the Lone Star State? Google officially announced on Tuesday that Austin, TX is the first U.S. city to see self-driving vehicles on its roads. Up until now, Google had only tested

Driving Is Safer Without a Driver

The race for an Autonomous Auto (Electric Chauffeur Showdown) is picking up steam as target dates get closer and closer. Everyone in the showdown, says that their unveiling will be no later than 2020. The scary part is, self driving-cars are extremely safe, so much so that a future without human drivers is not too far-fetched. Granted, people as a whole do not exactly have a sparkling safety reco

Uber Joins Autonomous Auto Race

Uber is the biggest of the main ride sharing companies. Ever since it officially changed its business model from a being a black car taxi service to a ridesharing company, it has jumped from headline to headline. It is not only flattering stories either. They have had huge crimes and controversies surrounding the company, but none of the bad press can stop Travis Kalanick’s gravy train. If his lat

Google’s Self-Driving Vehicles Go on the Road

Nearly five years after it was first announced, The Googleself-driving car project is finally a go. The company is ready to road test their line of prototype vehicles starting this summer. Google’s fleet of robot cars are set to hit the roads near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA. As a precaution, safety drivers will be aboard the vehicles, whose speeds will be capped at