British officials says driverless cars will be tested on roads in as many as three cities in a trial program to begin in January. Officials said Wednesday the tests will last up to three years. Sensors and cameras will guide …
The car of the future is pictured in an imagined scene in a 1950s science magazine. The illustration depicts a family sitting in a big convertible, a tail-finned monster. Mom, Dad, and the kids (brother and sister) are in a …
In 1986, Honda Motor Co. built a pair of robotic legs that could walk in a line. A decade later, it added an upper body. Yesterday in Tokyo, Honda’s latest robot, Asimo, met its first world leader: It chatted in …
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is wading into the complex question of how to regulate the use of cars that rely on computers – not people – to drive them. Though they sound like something from the future, “driverless cars” …
The world has moved quickly from wonder at the idea of driverless cars to impatient expectation. The Cadillac SRX zipping around a test track in suburban Detroit is flashing a sign: Not so fast. The car can pilot itself at …
Sometime before the end of this decade, General Motors will put a car on the road that can almost drive itself. The automaker says the system, called “Super Cruise,” uses radar and a camera to steer the car and keep …
Vehicle manufacturers and suppliers across the globe are looking to put innovative functions in their vehicles to enhance the experience of owning and driving a vehicle. From drivers receiving real time traffic and navigation guidance, to passengers viewing movies via …
Colorado lawmakers are debating a change in state law that would allow cars without drivers on roads. A bill to make Colorado at least the fifth state where automatic cars are legal is up for its first debate Tuesday in …
Gov. Jerry Brown saw over a dozen bills related in some way to insurance come across his desk, with a bill to approve driverless cars, a bill to overhaul California’s workers’ compensation system among them. He’s signed or vetoed most …