Car Technology

GM’s Autonomous Car Unit Gets A $2.75B Boost From Honda
GM’s Autonomous Car Unit Gets A $2.75B Boost From Honda
October 04, 2018  |  Investments

Honda Motor Co. and General Motors have struck a deal in which Honda will invest $750 million in GM’s self-driving car unit and will commit...

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Driverless Cars Coming To UK In Next Three To Four Years
Driverless Cars Coming To UK In Next Three To Four Years
October 01, 2018  |  Innovation

Driverless vehicles are coming to the U.K. in the next three to four years, the country’s Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said on Monday (Oct. 1)....

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What, Now, Of The Used Car In An Autonomous Future?
What, Now, Of The Used Car In An Autonomous Future?
September 17, 2018  |  Innovation

Let us now praise the used car. Let us praise the used automobile, even as self-driving cars and trucks promise to disrupt the automotive industry...

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Baidu Eyes International Market For AI, Self-Driving Tech
Baidu Eyes International Market For AI, Self-Driving Tech
September 14, 2018  |  International

As one of the world’s biggest internet companies, Baidu is homing in on autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI). The tech company has a particularly...

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Volvo Debuts Autonomous, Electric Truck
Volvo Debuts Autonomous, Electric Truck
September 13, 2018  |  Innovation

Volvo unveiled a new self-driving electric truck that could help with a shortage of freight drivers. The truck is still being developed and no official...

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BMW Debuts Its Own Voice Assistant
BMW Debuts Its Own Voice Assistant
September 07, 2018  |  Alexa

BMW debuted its own digital personal assistant for its cars at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018. The news comes a few weeks after BMW officially launched...

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VW Will Build Its Own Connected Vehicle Software
VW Will Build Its Own Connected Vehicle Software
August 27, 2018  |  Innovation

Volkswagen has a $4 billion plan for connected and autonomous vehicle technology, one that includes a proprietary software operating system and will support car sharing,...

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Connected Cars Hitch A Ride On Smart City Spending
Connected Cars Hitch A Ride On Smart City Spending
August 13, 2018  |  Ecosystems

They are siblings, the concepts of connected vehicles and smart cities. Tied together by data, sensors, algorithms, software and other technology, the two ecosystems are...

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The Rumor-Filled Race For The Connected Car Future
The Rumor-Filled Race For The Connected Car Future
August 11, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Americans do a lot of driving. According to the latest edition of the American Driving Survey, each Americans spends about 290 hours a year behind the...

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