The Autonomous Report: New players in the self-driving space, Uber exits California and Semcon wants cars to smile
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 28, 2016 — The evolution of the automated vehicle (AV) sector over the last year has been extremely rapid. Just a year ago the idea that self-driving cars would drive massive new investments on the part of the world’s biggest companies seemed a bit nutty. But here we […]
Friday Fun: Fancy pick-ups are more popular than ever, car thieves are targeting older models and why bumper cars need insurance
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 22, 2016 — It’s time for another edition of Friday Fun, just in time for the holidays! This week we look at some of the naughty and nice news from around the industry, including the current popularity of high-end pick-up trucks, how a new directive in the European […]
Report: Lux Research says only five automakers earn ‘positive take’ on self-driving
By Mike Davey Boston, Massachusetts — June 21, 2016 — There’s no question that autonomous vehicle research is grabbing a lot of headlines, and many automotive companies are throwing their hat into the ring. But a new report from Lux Research, “Determining Who’s in the Fastlane for Autonomous Vehicles: A Comparison of Automotive OEM Plans […]
The Autonomous Report: GM may partner with Google, Volvo releases ‘Pilot Assist’ and a look at where expertise lives
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 19, 2016 — The autonomous vehicle space continued to generate a lot of news across the world in the last week, including new developments from Volvo, the possibility of new partnerships between Google and automakers and a chart showing where expertise in the various aspects of autonomous vehicles […]
Friday Fun: Smokescreen mods, electric heavy trucks and flying cars
Toronto, Ontario — June 16, 2016 — Among the overlooked but fascinating news from the week just passed an important question is asked: What happens when the sheriff’s car is damaged in a crash, but the local autobody shop doesn’t do aluminim repairs? We also take a look at the latest updates on flying cars […]
Volvo teams with Ericsson to develop media streaming for self-driving cars
Las Vegas, Nevada — January 4, 2016 — The 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opened in Las Vegas on January 4, and the first news out of the show removes any possible doubts about whether this show will be of interest to automotive professionals. The news is of particular interest to anyone tracking the emerging […]
Volvo partners with Microsoft to drive next-gen auto technologies
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — November 23, 2015 — Volvo has announced it will partner with Microsoft to jointly develop next generation automotive technologies. Areas of future collaboration between the two companies could include autonomous driving technologies and the utilization of data generated from connected cars to create new services. For now, the two […]
