Partnership expands self-driving taxi trial in Singapore
nuTonomy, a software developer for self-driving cars, and ride-hailing app Grab announced a partnership to expand nuTonomy’s ongoing public trial of self-driving cars in Singapore. The trial will give select Grab users a chance to...Read more
Boston will test autonomous vehicles on city streets
Boston will partner up with the World Economic Forum to explore autonomous technologies in the city, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Wednesday. The collaboration will include a year-long engagement focused on creating policy recommendations and supporting...Read more
Hyundai opts to test at Willow Run in Detroit
Carmaker Hyundai plans to test its self-driving car at Willow Run, a test site being developed near Detroit, Michigan. The site will be ready in 2017 and companies can pay per time they use the...Read more
First self-driving taxi available in Singapore
NuTonomy has launched the first-ever public trial of a robo-taxi service. The trial, which will continue on an on-going basis, is being held within Singapore’s one-north business district, where nuTonomy has been conducting daily autonomous...Read more
Helsinki experiments with self-driving buses in real traffic
The Finnish city of Helsinki has started a one month trial in which two EasyMile EZ10 self-driving buses transport people trough actual traffic. After Helsinki, the same experiment will take place in Espoo and Tampere. The...Read more
Next level self driving Audi in 2018
Audi of America-president Scott Keogh believes his company is at the forefront of developing self-driving cars. Audi has been working on autonomous driving technology for the last ten years. Its latest research car A7, nicknamed...Read more
Autonomous and connected trucks in a convoy from Stuttgart to Rotterdam
Three connected and autonomous Mercedes-Benz trucks are making a cross-border convoy drive from Stuttgart to Rotterdam. Daimler Trucks is actively supporting the European Truck Platooning Challenge 2016, initiated by the Dutch government as part of its EU-Council...Read more
Ford triples investments in semi-autonomous vehicle technologies
Ford CEO Mark Fields confirmed Ford’s SYNC 3 connectivity technology is coming to Europe and is committed to tripling Ford’s engineering investment in semi-autonomous vehicle technologies as the company continues to expand its Ford Smart Mobility plan. Fields’...Read more
Belgium to test self-drive vehicles on public roads
At the end of this month, a platooning test is to start in Belgium. Convoys of self-drive trucks will travel on public roads, with only the lead vehicle being controlled by a human driver. The...Read more