LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google will build a car without a steering wheel. It doesn’t need one because it drives itself. The two-seater won’t be sold publicly, but Google said Tuesday it hopes by this time next year, 100 prototypes will be on public roads. Though not driving very quickly – the top speed would […]
Google: Driverless Cars Are Mastering City Streets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google says its self-driving cars are motoring along: they can navigate freeways comfortably, albeit with a driver ready to take control. But city driving — with its obstacle course of stray walkers, bicyclists and blind corners — has been a far greater challenge for the cars’ computers. In a blog entry […]
Commuter Trains Get Crash-Avoidance System
Southern California’s commuter train network has become an early adopter of crash-avoidance technology that one of its own horrific accidents helped make mandatory. Metrolink quietly rolled out a train Monday morning equipped with “positive train control,” which lets dispatchers halt engines remotely if they speed or blow through stop signals. A second train line will […]
Woman fights ticket for driving with Google Glass
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to what is believed to be the first traffic citation alleging a motorist was using Google’s computer-in-an-eyeglass. The device, known as Google Glass, features a thumbnail-size transparent display above the right eye. The technology will not be made widely available to the public until […]
Photos of the Day: Network of electric car chargers stalled in Calif.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Jersey energy company required by an unusual legal settlement to build an extensive network of electric car chargers throughout California has delivered just 10 percent of what it promised in the first year. By fortifying the state’s still-spotty charging infrastructure, the settlement between NRG Energy Inc. and California energy […]