Microsoft's latest patent discloses a variety of techniques that can be used to centrally control the states of traffic control devices. These can essentially help prioritize movement of vehicles.
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GM has said it can already roll out its electric and driverless Cruise AV in 7 states in the USA. The company believes it can overcome any other final and federal legal hurdles by 2019.
Even though Tencent has huge shares in semi-autonomous car maker Tesla the company is still working on its own prototypes. Its vehicle bid will make it the biggest contender amongst Chinese companies.
The consortium will include Ford, be funded by the UK government, and be led by London taxi firm Addison Lee. It will be exploring automated ride-hailing and sharing vehicles for Londoners.
Airbus has declared that it is on schedule to test a full-scale version of its electric flying taxi, the CityAirbus, in 2018. The aircraft is intended to relieve traffic congestion in major cities.
The Australian National Transport Commission has released a report discussing what rules to come up with in relation to driverless vehicles, it suggests that drink-driving rules might have to change.
The court case was supposed to start in October but Waymo had applied for it to be delayed slightly and moved to December, apparently so that they could compile more evidence for their case.
The words of the AI God will come on tablets of silicon, up from the valley, at least according to the beliefs of a religious group founded by the man at the heart of the Uber Waymo legal dispute.
The UK-based company Dyson, which usually makes household goods such as vacuum cleaners, is expected to formally announce that it is going to start making electric and possibly automated cars.
Waymo and Intel have been working together for some time, but their collaboration is now official and the goal of a car that can continue driving after a request for human intervention is quite clear.
At the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook proclaimed that the company was not building a car. Instead, she outlined that Facebook wants to build a "new mobility world".
Project Titan proposed a whole range of mad new ideas in car design, it was going to make Apple into the new Detroit of car-making, but Apple appears to be refocusing on smaller projects now.
As a part of the UK government funded GATEway project, Ocado and Oxbotica have come up with the CargoPod, a short distance electric van that could deliver groceries without needing a driver.
