Sony's autonomous

Sony’s autonomous concept is all about entertainment on the go

Sony concept vehicle is all about the entertainment on the go. Naturally. Its SC-1 (translated) is more or less a shuttle outfitted with high-res image sensors, It is operated autonomously, or driven, and Sony claims that the image sensors placed around the car, (and the displays within high quality enough) are sensitive enough that you […]

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Waymo cars

During a emergencies Waymo cars won’t ask for human help

Waymo has begun testing really autonomous vehicles that do not even need to hand off control to human drivers in dangerous situations. Alphabet’s autonomous car development arm has shown off the newest version of its Chrysler Pacifica minivans at an event in California, where the vehicles drove people around without a person sitting within the […]

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Toyota will test autonomous cars

Toyota will test autonomous cars at tough California proving ground

Toyota’s research Institute can test its autonomous vehicle tech at GoMentum Station, a 5,000 acre proving ground for self-driving vehicle tech located in Walnut Creek, California. The proving ground will allow TRI to test out both its ‘Guardian’ and its ‘Chauffeur’ autonomous driving systems, that aim at automated safety protocols to help human drivers, and […]

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electric car test

Watch Porsche’s electric car test around Nürburgring track

We are getting a few interesting glimpses into the development program of Porsche’s 1st all-electric vehicle, the Mission E, lately.   Now we get to see the car speeding around the Nürburgring race track.   Last month, Porsche was noticed benchmarking Mission E test mules with Tesla’s vehicles.   While they have been using Tesla […]

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Mitsubishi electric crossover

Mitsubishi Evolution reborn as AI-assisted electric crossover EV

Forget everything you ever knew about the Mitsubishi lancer Evolution. The potent, raw sport sedan that was a semi-mythical enthusiast fantasy for years is dead. In its place currently comes an electric crossover, known as the e-Evolution, because the Japanese car manufacturer moves forward in a new era where mobility matters more than performance.   […]

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open-source autonomous

Baidu updates its open-source autonomous driving platform

It’s odd that the search engine company referred to as the “Google of China” says that its open-source autonomous driving platform Apollo is that the “Android of the auto industry.” but that is specifically what Baidu is trying to be with Apollo and it’s racking up partners worldwide (including Ford, Daimler, NVIDIA and others) to […]

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Lexus Premieres ‘LS+ Concept’ automated driving technology for 2020

The usual order of things is that an auto manufacturer releases a concept, then a production model, then it rests on its laurels for a year or 2 before beginning the process over. Apparently, nobody told Lexus about that third step.   Lexus used its stage at the Tokyo Motor Show to unveil the LS+ […]

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multi-destination

Uber introduces multi-destination feature makes Riding with friends easier

Uber has launched a multiple stop feature that lets riders add up to 3 stops on their trip, eliminating the need to add a new address after every drop or pick-up. Open the app, hit “Where to?” then tap the “+” symbol to add the addresses of every stop. you’ll be able to add or […]

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New Sound system

This new Sound system turns your car’s interior into giant speaker

This new sound system turns your car’s interior into one giant speaker German automotive components supplier Continental has developed a brand new speaker-less sound system for cars it calls Ac2ated Sound. Continental says the new system can reduce the amount of weight traditionally taken up by car speakers by up to 90 %, using surface […]

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