Are driverless cars going to change the car insurance business?
10 March 2015 | 0 commentsEvery major automaker is working on autonomous car tech and most of them already have some very high-tech safety options available from an automated parallel parking in your new Ford to a Distronic Plus steering assistance system in the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class that offers lane-guidance… Continue reading »
Google X to build few hundred self-driving cars that have no steering wheel and pedals
28 May 2014 | 0 commentsGoogle self-driving cars have logged around 700k autonomous miles. All these prototypes used by Google are based on production cars. Mainly from Toyota and Lexus. Google is taking a new approach by becoming an actual carmaker. Google X has built first self-driving cars from scratch… Continue reading »
Volvo launches project Drive Me with 100 autonomous cars on public roads in Sweden [videos]
30 April 2014 | 0 commentsIn early December last year, Volvo announced a large-scale autonomous driving pilot project with 100 self-driving Volvo cars on public roads in everyday driving conditions around the Swedish city of Gothenburg. The project with 100 self-driving Volvos on public roads in everyday driving conditions is… Continue reading »
Google self-driving car updated: focus on mastering city street driving [video]
29 April 2014 | 0 commentsGoogle self-driving vehicles have now logged nearly 700,000 autonomous miles, since Nevada passed a law on June 29, 2011, permitting the operation of autonomous cars in Nevada. The technology is being constantly updated and obviously a mile of city driving is much more complex than… Continue reading »
Volvo to test 100 self-driving cars on public roads in Sweden
09 December 2013 | 0 commentsAutonomous vehicles are clearly the future of driving. Google has been testing their self-driving cars for some time on public streets and Nissan plans to have them in production by 2020. Volvo is now preparing to test its own self-driving cars on the public streets… Continue reading »
Honda shows special Fit EVs with automatic driverless valet parking system [video]
28 October 2013 | 0 commentsThe race is on! Every major automaker is looking into self driving cars. At first it is in the form of semi-autonomous technologies that can be seen mainly in self parking systems. Ford, Nissan and Toyota have already shown different automated driving systems, and now… Continue reading »
Toyota develops new pedestrian safety technology with steer assist
14 October 2013 | 0 commentsEvery major automaker is making steps towards autonomous vehicles and the first steps are as a rule of thumb semi-autonomous systems for both safety and convenience. Toyota has developed a Pre-collision System (PCS) that uses automatic steering in addition to increased pre-collision braking force and… Continue reading »
Nissan Leaf with Advanced Driver Assist approved for road test in Japan [video]
29 September 2013 | 0 commentsTo meet recently announced goal to have autonomous cars in production by 2020, Nissan will be soon starting to test Advanced Driver Assist System on Japanese roads. Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn has taken delivery of Japan's first license plate for a car equipped… Continue reading »
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