Uber accused of illegal antics
Things getting worse for the taxi outfit
It is starting to look like my decision never to take an Uber cab because the outfit was "not that nice" was probably the right decision as the outfit faces fresh allegations of illegal activities.
Google abandoned features which gave drivers control
They were not awake enough
Google’s self-driving car unit Waymo abandoned developing features that required drivers to take control in dangerous situations because drivers tended to nod off when in auto-pilot mode and were not ready to take over.
Nvidia predicts fully autonomous cars in four years
But forget about the cryptocurrency miners
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said artificial intelligence would enable fully automated cars within four years, but played down a demand for its chips from cryptocurrency miners.
Driverless cars suffer from an energy problem
Huge brain needs huge power
While driverless cars are supposed to be the next big thing, there is a significant hurdle they have to overcome – power.
Dyson going to build a different electric car
Ready for 2020 but expensive
British inventor Sir James Dyson is planning to build a “radically different” electric car which will be on sale in 2020.
Qualcomm develops car-to-everything chip
A step towards auto autos
Qualcomm has introduced a new Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) chipset and reference design that aims to bring automakers one step closer to deploying the communications systems necessary for fully autonomous vehicles.
Apple defends itself against claims that it is responsible for fanboy car crashes
Fanboys claim Apple should have protected them
Apple fanboys have taken Jobs’ Mob to court for not doing enough to protect them while driving.
Hyundai puts electric at the centre of cunning plan
Looks like petrol will be gone
Hyundai says it is placing electric vehicles at the center of its product strategy - one that includes plans for a premium long distance electric car as it seeks to catch up to Tesla.
Tesla installs camera inside car
What does it hope to learn about the driver?
The car maker Tesla might be finding itself in hot water after installing a camera inside the car to monitor the driver.
Toyota will release solid state battery
Ready for electric cars
Toyota is in production engineering for a solid state battery, which uses a solid electrolyte instead of the conventional semi-liquid version used in today's lithium-ion batteries.