Volvo has developed new autonomous parking technology, which is capable of finding and parking in a vacant space by itself, without the driver inside. The technology uses sensors in the vehicle to find and navigate its way to an open parking space.
Read More →The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released a policy that outlines guidelines for driving and testing vehicles with different levels of autonomous driving capabilities.
Read More →NHTSA’s David Strickland, NHTSA's administrator, testified during a U.S. Senate Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation hearing on May 15 regarding the challenges advanced electronics represent in modern and upcoming vehicles.
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General Motors said it is planning to take its Cadillac brand's semi-autonomous “Super Cruise” driving technology to the next stage of testing, which includes real-world driving assessment and other tests.
Read More →Automotive supplier Continental and automaker BMW are working together to develop technologies that will allow for vehicles to drive themselves at highway speeds. The two companies signed a joint development agreement in Jan. 2013.
Read More →Called the Nissan Research Center Silicon Valley (NRC-SV), the automaker said this facility is part of its global strategy to expand and localize research and development.
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The automaker received a Best Automotive Technology award from media website The Verge and the “Product of the Future” award from Popular Science magazine.
Read More →LAS VEGAS – The automaker said its new piloted driving technology can steer, accelerate, and brake the vehicle at speeds up to 37.28 mph. It can also allow a vehicle to park itself.
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LAS VEGAS – Toyota and its Lexus division showed a research vehicle that demonstrates the new safety technologies the automaker is developing, which the company said is part of its “Safety Management Concept” strategy.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA – California motorists face a number of new laws that went into effect Jan. 1. Perhaps the most controversial is one that permits hands-free, voice-activated texting and emailing by drivers.
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