It’s not a bird, nor a plane. But Uber’s new prototype vehicle unveiled Tuesday shows off its vision of the future of transportation—a “flying taxi” that aims to alleviate urban congestion. A model of Uber’s electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle concept (eVTOL)—a cross between a helicopter and a drone—was displayed at the second annual Uber Elevate […]
Toyota To Build Test Track For Self-Driving Cars
Toyota is going all-in on autonomous vehicles, announcing Thursday plans to open a center this year to test driving scenarios too dangerous to perform on public roads. The new test center, which will be operated by the Toyota Research Institute, will be built in Ottawa Lake, Michigan, outside Detroit and not far from Toyota’s engineering center, the […]
Intel Shares Dive On Report Apple Making Own Mac Chips
Intel shares dove on Monday after Bloomberg reported that Apple intends to switch to chips of its own for Mac computers in two years. Intel shares were down more than 7.5 percent to $48.12 in late afternoon trading on the Nasdaq exchange in New York. Apple declined to comment on the report, which cited unnamed […]
Tesla Says ‘Autopilot’ Was Engaged During Fatal Crash (Update)
Electric carmaker Tesla has confirmed its “Autopilot” feature was engaged during a fatal crash last week, a development set to exacerbate concerns over the safety of futuristic vehicles. Autopilot is still far from a completely autonomous driving system, which would not require any involvement by a human. Autopilot is considered part of the second of […]
Toyota Suspends Self-Driving Car Tests After Uber Death
Japanese automaker Toyota said Thursday it was suspending tests of its self-driving cars so staff could “emotionally process” after an autonomous Uber car killed a pedestrian in an accident. Ride-sharing giant Uber has already suspended use of self-driving cars after one of its vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday in the US state of Arizona. “We […]
Intel Says Chips Addressing Flaws Set For Release This Year
Intel Corp. said Thursday new computer chips designed to address vulnerabilities disclosed earlier this year would be shipped in the second half of 2018. Chief executive Brian Krzanich said the new chips would guard against hardware flaws dubbed Meltdown and Spectre which could leave millions of computing device vulnerable to hackers. Krzanich said the next-generation Intel Xeon […]
China To See Driverless Cars In ‘3-5 Years’: Baidu
Self-driving cars will hit the roads in China “within three to five years”, the founder of Chinese internet giant Baidu, one of the world’s leading designers of driverless cars, said Thursday. That is a lot sooner than predicted by China’s information technology minister, who last week said it would only be reality in 8-10 years, […]
China To See Driverless Cars In ‘3–5 Years’: Baidu
Self-driving cars will hit the roads in China “within three to five years”, the founder of Chinese internet giant Baidu, one of the world’s leading designers of driverless cars, said Thursday. That is a lot sooner than predicted by China’s information technology minister, who last week said it would only be reality in 8-10 years, […]
Google’s Autonomous Vehicle Unit To Test Semis In Atlanta
Just days after ride-hailing service Uber announced it was testing tractor-trailers that drive themselves, Google’s autonomous vehicle operation announced similar testing in Georgia. Waymo says that starting next week it will run self-driving rigs in the Atlanta area with human backup drivers. They’ll travel freeways and local roads to deliver server racks and other cargo […]
Google Assistant Adds More Languages In Global Push
Google said Friday its digital assistant software would be available in more than 30 languages by the end of the years as it steps up its artificial intelligence efforts against Amazon and others. Google Assistant, the artificial intelligence software which is available on its connected speakers, Android smartphones and other devices, will also include multilingual capacity “so […]