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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2016

Google autonomous car strikes Calif. city bus

The vehicle and the test driver "believed the bus would slow or allow the Google (autonomous vehicle) to continue." Google said in the filing the autonomous vehicle was traveling at less than 2 miles per hour, while the bus was moving at about 15 miles per hour.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2016

Las Vegas to launch 'Innovation District'

Officials are set to test out emerging technologies in the city’s tourism core,with the city hoping to capitalize on its long relationship with companies from the Computer Electronics Show.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2016

Self-driving electric bus begins testing on public roads

Cameras, radar sensors and laser sensors provide the WEpod with correct information on its surroundings so that it can anticipate necessary actions.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2016

GM invests $500M in Lyft

As part of the investment into Lyft, GM will work on developing an autonomous, on-demand network of self-driving cars.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2015

Driverless shuttle experiment hits the ground at Calif. campus

In addition to colleges, the company envisions these vehicles at theme parks, resorts, industrial campuses, and retirement communities.

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Newsby StaffAugust 24, 2015

Ford files patent for autonomous car with reconfigurable seating

According to the patent, the design calls for an automobile capable of operating without the input of a driver and is equipped with seats capable of changing its layout.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2015

U. of Mich donates wireless vehicle tech to local campus fleet

The DSRC technology will allow the WCC vehicle to communicate with other vehicles and help provide vital data for the Ann Arbor Connected Vehicle Test Environment.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2014

NYU imagines future of transportation

The four include in automated highway in Atlanta, “tiny Google pods” in Los Angeles, on-demand BRT in New Jersey and autonomous bikes in Boston.

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