Mainstream auto makers stuff in more self-driving tech: 8% of new Euro cars have Level 2 smarts And prices are falling Science09 Sep 2019 | 58
Truckers, prepare to lose your jobs as UPS buys into self-driving tech A human driver is still needed, for the moment at least Science15 Aug 2019 | 78
GM Cruise holds off on self-driving taxis for this year, says it needs more testing time to be safe Really? Johnny Cabs aren't that safe yet, eh? Quelle surprise AI + ML24 Jul 2019 | 24
Tesla's autonomous lane changing software is worse at driving than humans, and more Roundup Also, one man launched a legal battle against the police for using facial recognition cameras in the UK AI + ML28 May 2019 | 124
Taylor drift: Finally, a use for AI emerges? Cyber-smut star films fsck-flick in Tesla with Autopilot, warns: 'I wouldn't recommend it' Model X? More like Model XXX AI + ML04 May 2019 | 97
'Safety will always come first,' insist Arizona biz org in response to Uber self-driving car death Intel Capital Robot rides slow down but keep moving Science03 Apr 2019 | 24
FYI: You could make Tesla's Autopilot swerve into traffic with a few stickers on the road Video His Muskiness praises Tencent's car hacking boffins for the warning, fixes bugs AI + ML02 Apr 2019 | 108
Here's a race condition we can get behind: Neural net learns to keep up with 'skilled' amateur track driver in robo-ride safety experiment Video Watch this science friction in action AI + ML28 Mar 2019 | 38
Another Apple engineer cuffed over alleged self-driving car data theft: FBI swoop on bod as he boards plane to China Jizhong Chen accused of copying work drive, snapping pics of highly secretive project Science31 Jan 2019 | 29
Waymo presents ChauffeurNet, a neural net designed to copy human driving TL;DR: The engineers realize that human data isn't enough to teach robots how to drive AI + ML12 Dec 2018 | 79
Should a robo-car run over a kid or a grandad? Healthy or ill person? Let's get millions of folks to decide for AI... Survey results: Bad news for the poor, overweight, old AI + ML25 Oct 2018 | 204
Self-driving cars may not have steering wheels in future, dev preview for PyTorch 1.0 is here, etc Roundup What Monday morning isn't complete without some, er, AI code to play with AI + ML08 Oct 2018 | 31
Take the wheel, Arm tells its notebook-grade Cortex-A76 CPU: Now you're a robo-ride brain Safety critical feature plugged into high-end processor design Science26 Sep 2018 | 18
UK.gov lobs £25m at self-driving, self-parking, self-selling auto autos Not just the vehicle tech but a data marketplace too Science06 Jun 2018 | 18
Remember that $5,000 you spent on Tesla's Autopilot and then sued when it didn't deliver? We have good news... You get $20 Science25 May 2018 | 49
Uber robo-ride's deadly crash: Self-driving car had emergency braking switched off by design It's to avoid 'erratic vehicle behavior', says taxi app maker Science24 May 2018 | 129
Uber jams Arizona robo-car project into reverse gear after deadly smash Layoffs coming as taxi-app shuts up shop Science24 May 2018 | 55
Robo-callers, robo-cops, robo-runners, robo-car crashes, and more Roundup Find out more about Google Duplex, the Atlas robot, and what caused Uber's deadly accident AI + ML12 May 2018 | 24
So when can you get in the first self-driving car? GM says 2019. Mobileye says 2021. Waymo says 2018 – yes, this year General Motors CTO chats to El Reg about robo-ride timings AI + ML09 May 2018 | 85
UK.gov expects auto auto software updates won't involve users AEV Bill Stopped at a service station? Tough – your self-driving car's just been bricked Science09 May 2018 | 48
Waymo van prang, self-driving cars still suck, AI research jobs, and more Roundup Little good news to increase your trust in machines here, to be honest AI + ML05 May 2018 | 83
UK.gov: We're not regulating driverless vehicles until others do No point in Blighty going its own way before tech hits 'market readiness' – minister Science04 Apr 2018 | 47
Watchdog growls at Tesla for spilling death crash details: 'Autopilot on, hands off wheel' Automaker coughs, coughs info on Apple techie's fatal prang Science02 Apr 2018 | 112
Autonomous vehicle claims are just a load of hot air… and here's why Something for the Weekend, Sir? Allow me to show my moon to the balloon Science30 Mar 2018 | 161
Uber self-driving car death riddle: Was LIDAR blind spot to blame? Biz scaled back number of sensors from five to just one Science28 Mar 2018 | 137
Try our new driverless car software says Nvidia, as it suspends driverless car trials Post crash test hits share price Science28 Mar 2018 | 8
Fatal driverless crash: Radar-maker says Uber disabled safety systems App biz refuses to comment – but it DID write the software Science27 Mar 2018 | 88
Slap visibility beacons on bikes so they can chat to auto autos, says trade body Novel idea might reduce risk of accidents Science26 Mar 2018 | 183
Uber's disturbing fatal self-driving car crash, a new common sense challenge for AI, and Facebook's evil algorithms Roundup Are we doomed? AI + ML24 Mar 2018 | 136
Go park yourself: Brit firm flashes self-parking car tech Plus: who gets priority at unmarked junctions. We know you care about this Edge + IoT22 Mar 2018 | 29
Fog off! No more misty eyes for self-driving cars, declare MIT boffins Auto autos prevented from being blinded by the elements – using the power of statistics Science22 Mar 2018 | 38
UK's London Gatwick Airport boasts of driverless vehicle trial On the ground... and for staff only, that is Science20 Mar 2018 | 39
British Level 4 driverless pods are whizzing along ... er, a London path Here's what happened on the Drive of the Machines Science20 Mar 2018 | 65
Uber breaks self-driving car record: First robo-ride to kill a pedestrian Updated Autonomous auto system tests halted after woman dies Science19 Mar 2018 | 302
The KITT hits the Man: US Congress urged to OK robo-car trials Democracy being what it is, some folks are opposed Legal06 Mar 2018 | 19
UK takes first step towards criminalising driverless car hackers Law review kicked off to write new statutes Science06 Mar 2018 | 51
Fancy sitting in a Level 4 driverless car roaming London? Get in line Latest trials will expose capital to delights of robot chauffeuring Science06 Mar 2018 | 25
New algorithm could help self-driving cars scout out hidden objects If they are going v-e-r-y slowly Science06 Mar 2018 | 42
Super Cali's futuristic robo-cars in focus. Even though a watchdog says tech is quite atrocious If we have to remote control it, we hope you'll never notice AI + ML27 Feb 2018 | 29
Bosch and Daimler jump in together on driverless vehicle tech BCW18 Self-parking cars - and a lot of practical R&D going on Science21 Feb 2018 | 21
Robot cars will kill London jobs – but only from 2030, say politicans London Assembly report shines light on UK.gov's auto auto plans Science15 Feb 2018 | 52
We already give up our privacy to use phones, why not with cars too? The future of transport looks like a sensor-riddled computer Science14 Feb 2018 | 102
Uber and Waymo sitting in a tree, S-E-T-T-L-I-N-G Bitter legal brouhaha ends with smiles... from Uber, anyway Legal09 Feb 2018 | 22
Laser sauce, cheat code, jam seshs: The Waymo vs Uber trial kicks off Analysis Prepare for some tech bro Science08 Feb 2018 | 18
Disengage, disengage! Cali DMV reports show how often human drivers override robot cars Driverless tech not ready, to shock of nobody Science02 Feb 2018 | 67
Bring the people 'beautiful' electric car charging points, calls former transport minister AEV Bill MPs debate amendments, talk Schwarzenegger in bill's 3rd reading Science31 Jan 2018 | 62
Well, now Nuro: Former Waymo devs reveal cute self-driving van tech Bijou robo-courier powered by electricity and $92m in VC cash Science30 Jan 2018 | 19
It knows where the gravel pits and power lines are. So, Ordnance Survey, where should UK's driverless cars go? Mapmaker, mapmaker, make me a map… Science29 Jan 2018 | 29
Driverless cars will lead to data-sharing – of the electrical kind AEV Bill Tell the grid how much juice your auto autos are sucking, says UK transport sec Science26 Jan 2018 | 36
No parcel drones. No robo-trucks – Teamsters driver union delivers its demands to UPS Puny humans feebly try to fend off robotic takeover Science25 Jan 2018 | 70
Biker nerfed by robo Chevy in San Francisco now lobs sueball at GM Bye bye Mister Biker Guy, drove my Chevy to the lefty but the Chevy was awry (allegedly) AI + ML24 Jan 2018 | 110
Aut-doh!-pilot: Driver jams 65mph Tesla Model S under fire truck, walks away from crash Another 'leccie driver who didn't RTFM Science23 Jan 2018 | 165
In Soviet California, pedestrian hits you! Bloke throws himself in front of self-driving car We're not sure why but maybe it will become a thing Science19 Jan 2018 | 76
Destroying the city to save the robocar Special report The fight for our public space Science17 Jan 2018 | 212
Self-driving cars still do not exist even if we think they do Something for the Weekend, Sir? Some people will believe anything Science12 Jan 2018 | 114
Transport pundit Christian Wolmar on why the driverless car is on a 'road to nowhere' Interview A multi-billion dollar hype built on gullibility, says railway man Science11 Jan 2018 | 237
BlackBerry and Baidu buddy up on autonomous autos BB's QNX already used by Ford, Apple and Aptiv Science09 Jan 2018 | 4
If you won't use your brain our machine will use it for you, Nissan tells drivers RotM 'Brain-to-Vehicle' driving tech wheeled out Science04 Jan 2018 | 47
Auto auto fleets to dodge British potholes in future Happy with this Utopian vision of the driverless future? Tell the Highways Agency Science13 Dec 2017 | 68
Volvo puts Swedish families to work on driverless data-slurp trials Playing catchup with Britain, or taking a slightly different tack? Science12 Dec 2017 | 10
£160m ploughed into 5G is a fair sum. Shame the tech doesn't really exist UK.gov insiders fairly certain cash won't be spent that way Networks29 Nov 2017 | 15
Apple quietly wheels out 'Voxelnet' driverless car tech paper We'd ask them what it means, but, uh... Science22 Nov 2017 | 20