Like Tesla, Toyota develops self-driving tech with low-cost camerasGathering diverse driving data using a massive fleet of cars is critical to developing a robust self-driving car system, but it is costly a...
07 Apr, 2022, 10.55 PM IST
Inside Tesla as Elon Musk pushed an unflinching vision for self-driving carsNow those questions are at the heart of an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after at least 12 accidents ...
06 Dec, 2021, 10.09 PM IST
Tesla sells ‘full self-driving,’ but what is it really?Tesla privately acknowledges the limitations of the technology. As the public advocacy website PlainSite recently revealed after a public r...
23 Aug, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
Volvo plans to add lidar as standard equipment in electric XC90 SUV next yearSelf-driving car sensor startup Luminar Technologies Inc will supply Volvo Cars with its Iris lidar.
25 Jun, 2021, 01.37 PM IST
Tesla drops radar sensors from cars. But how safe is camera-based autopilot system 'Tesla Vision'?The cameras, like eyes, send images to computer networks, like the brain, which recognize and analyse objects.
03 Jun, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
Oculii, radar software maker for autonomous vehicles, raises $55 millionOculii is licensing the software to auto suppliers to integrate the radars into systems such as the advanced driver assistance systems
07 May, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
Tesla is seeking approval for a sensor that could detect child left in a hot carThe automaker wants permission to use unlicensed millimeter-wave sensors.
21 Aug, 2020, 08.46 AM IST
For the sake of safety: This AI sensor triggers an alarm when kids are left alone in a carThe system works by sending out radar signals that are reflected back by people, animals and objects.
11 Nov, 2019, 06.29 PM IST
Indian engineers help design autonomous cars for the worldIndian tech companies are contributing to the self driving market through chip designs & AI solutions
30 Jul, 2019, 11.40 AM IST
Bangalore startup comes under radar for potentially driving autonomous car revolutionSteradian Semiconductors is jumping on the self-driving bandwagon to develop a radar-based system that would make smart cars see better and...
05 Jan, 2018, 01.21 PM IST
Photos of Apple's autonomous test car show up in Silicon ValleyThe white Lexus RX450h SUV emerged from an Apple facility this week and was kitted out with an array of sensors, according to a person who ...
28 Apr, 2017, 09.47 AM IST
Tech tales: Self-driving cars no more a distant dreamMost self-driving cars are always connected to some sort of data centre that can feed it information, push software updates, provide life t...
27 Oct, 2016, 10.49 AM IST
Elon Musk says Tesla’s new autopilot could have saved driver’s lifeThe biggest change in Autopilot version 8.0 is a new starring role for radar, which since October 2014 has only been used to supplement cam...
13 Sep, 2016, 09.03 AM IST
nuTonomy beats the likes of Google and Uber by launching world's first self-driving taxi serviceFor now, nuTonomy has kicked off services with two models Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi i-MiEV which can be hailed using an app.
30 Aug, 2016, 11.08 AM IST
Google's self-driving cars are learning to cope with rainGoogle's software has been trained to take more care in the rain, just like human drivers.
10 Jan, 2016, 11.22 AM IST
Now, control your gadgets with hand gesturesA tiny interaction sensor uses radar to translate subtle hand movements into gesture controls.
29 Jun, 2015, 06.28 PM IST
Driverless car completes 5,500 kilometre ride across USAccording to the British-based auto-firm Delphi, the feat marks the first and longest US coast-to-coast trip ever taken by an automated veh...
05 Apr, 2015, 04.59 PM IST