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Original Source: http://cnb.cx/2ysQMGo A Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars without human controls. After unanimous approval by the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the full Senate must take up the bill. The measure is the first significant federal legislation addressing self-driving cars.Read more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2wENTyk 09/04/2017 | By Netmanias (tech@netmanias.com)   SK Telecom today announced that it, together with Nokia, has successfully reduced latency between the handset and base station to 2 ms over its LTE network.   With the successful demonstration of a round-trip latency of 2 ms, SK Telecom moves one step closer to realizing 5G *.   * ITURead more

Original Source: http://detne.ws/2wqXkBg Ian Thibodeau, The Detroit NewsPublished 12:01 a.m. ET Aug. 29, 2017 | Updated 11:57 a.m. ET Aug. 29, 2017 The automaker and the pizza company are partnering to make driverless delivery an option in the future. But will people want it? (Photo: Max Ortiz / The Detroit News) Ann Arbor — Domino’s Pizza wants toRead more

Original Source: http://intel.ly/2sApRVA Study Estimates the Value of Goods and Services in the Early Years of the ‘Passenger Economy’ Will Be More Than Twice the Size of the ‘Sharing Economy’ » Click to view full infographic NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Intel predicts a new “Passenger Economy” will emerge to support the idle time when drivers become riders TheRead more

Original Source: http://engt.co/2lOK4V9 It wants to eliminate the need for steering wheels and pedals, as well. shutterstock The Departmen of Motor Vehicles in California will make it easier for automakers and tech titans to test their autonomous cars in the state. While it’s currently the go-to place for companies looking to trial their new self-driving technologies,Read more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2bcQRnz                   …at the DFJ steps for an autonomous test drive. Congrats to Anthony, Lior and the Otto team on their acquisition by Uber to run their autonomous drive efforts. It is bittersweet for me, as I have been talking with them for over five yearsRead more

Original Source: http://tcrn.ch/2b52NaG Posted Aug 17, 2016 by Darrell Etherington (@etherington)   Ford might be looking to put self-driving cars into service for on-demand taxi scenarios by 2021, but that’s thinking small by Airbus standards – the aircraft manufacturer wants to make autonomous flying taxis a real thing for dense urban areas where traffic congestion isRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2aZXPMA Ford to Make Autonomous Cars for Ride-Hailing, Ride-Sharing by 2021 By Nick Bunkley. Published on August 16, 2016. Ford fully autonomous Fusion Hybrid research vehicle on streets of Dearborn, MI. Credit: The Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Co. today said it plans to introduce an autonomous vehicle by 2021 for use in aRead more

Original Source: http://www.driverlesstransportation.com/13690-13690 July 19, 2016 Jennifer van der Kleut Ford Motor Company has joined a $6.6-million funding round for a startup company working on 3-D mapping. The company, Civil Maps, “uses spatial data to create ‘extremely accurate localization,’ explains ZDNet. Civil Maps “claims its technology is better suited to autonomous vehicles and mobile networks thanRead more

Original Source: http://bloom.bg/1sZ7Xsq The secretive startup is reportedly building an Uber-like service with driverless vehicles. A funding round could value Zoox at more than $1 billion. Ellen Huet May 27, 2016 — 1:11 PM PDT Updated on May 27, 2016 — 2:04 PM PDT Zoox Inc., a secretive autonomous-driving startup in Silicon Valley, is seeking to raise as muchRead more