Massachusetts Uber, Lyft drivers certify first statewide ride-hailing union amid automation fearsThe victory could provide a model for similar campaigns gaining traction in states including California and Illinois, where labor organizer...
26 May, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
WeRide, Lenovo team up to scale 200,000 robotaxis by 2031Chinese tech firms WeRide and Lenovo are set to deploy 200,000 autonomous vehicles worldwide in the next five years. This ambitious collabo...
27 Apr, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
China is testing more driverless cars than any other countryAcross China, 16 or more cities have allowed companies to test driverless vehicles on public roads, and at least 19 Chinese automakers and ...
15 Jun, 2024, 12.12 AM IST
In the driver's seat of driverless carsChina has amassed a ferocious pack of EV-makers, led by the world's top producer BYD, that are not only forcing price cuts but are also pus...
30 Apr, 2024, 11.17 PM IST
China's Huawei aims to reach driverless car technology in 2025"Our team's goal is to reach true driverless passenger cars in 2025," Wang Jun, senior executive at Huawei's smart vehicle unit, told an in...
11 Jun, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
China's Baidu to launch paid driverless ride-hailing services in BeijingBaidu's driverless Apollo Robotaxi, to be launched in the Chinese capital's Shougang Park, will operate without a safety driver behind the ...
29 Apr, 2021, 12.33 PM IST
IIT Delhi to run a driverless electric vehicle in campusThe institute already runs EVs within the campus and intends to convert these into driverless EVs.
07 Oct, 2019, 05.25 PM IST
Udacity co-founder, Thrun will put money on getting stuff off ground"Urban transportation is a huge sector. We saw a huge change in transportation a hundred years ago when we moved from horses to cars," said...
10 Oct, 2017, 08.22 AM IST
In a driverless car future, surge pricing can be historyTechnology companies are already plotting how to grab the best financial position in the potential brave new world of transportation.
28 Sep, 2017, 10.22 AM IST
Infosys eyes robotics, AI and driverless cars for next round of growth“Autonomous driving is something every automobile company will get into, and we are trying to build talent around this,” Sikka said.
14 Jul, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
Three IITs join hands to build self-driving carsTeams at the IIT Kharagpur, Kanpur and Bombay are working on ‘autonomous vehicle solutions’ or driverless solutions, a project evoking inte...
02 Mar, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
While Google and Uber fight, Indian govt throws out red carpet for self-driven carsWhile conditions are currently not conducive for driverless cars in the country, the changes will help prepare the ground, said Abdul Majee...
25 Feb, 2017, 08.18 AM IST
Super-cheap driverless taxis may kick mass transit to the curbWhile driverless cars have already shown the ability to handle highways, companies are pushing to perfect them for city streets, using GPS ...
25 Oct, 2016, 09.49 AM IST
China's Baidu to mass-produce driverless cars in 5 yearsPresident Zhang Yaqin said Baidu will carry out road tests of driverless cars in 10 Chinese cities, with the aim to commercialise the techn...
28 Jun, 2016, 01.50 PM IST
Five leaders in the race for driverless carsGoogle has collected over 1.5 million autonomous miles which includes not just highways, but regular roads too.
14 Jun, 2016, 02.48 PM IST
ISIS developing Google-style driverless cars for attacksThousands of driverless cars are expected to be on Britain's roads within the next few years and there is a very real prospect jihadis use ...
01 May, 2016, 06.23 PM IST
Driverless cars on British roads by January 2015The vehicle, a modified BAE Wildcat military jeep, will be programmed with a three-dimensional map of routes around Oxford.
31 Jul, 2014, 11.53 AM IST