Google has revealed its fully autonomous Chrysler Pacifica-based Waymo, showcasing all of the latest developments the tech giant has made over the past few years. The Pacifica was selected as part of a partnership deal with FCA, which will see the auto company provide Google with 100 hybrid Pacifica MPVs […]
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Google car project still going ahead, now called Waymo
Google has decided to spin-off its autonomous driving program and create an entirely separate entity, Waymo. The news acts to directly refute the claims of reports speculating that Google was no longer developing an autonomous car, instead launching a new standalone brand, signalling the company is closer than ever to […]
Top 10 ways people could move in the future
It’s always fun to speculate about how we as a species could move around in the future. Cars as an extension of human travel are undergoing unprecedented metamorphosis in every possible way; up, faster, nomadic, more efficient and into new frontiers. Here are some future possibilities we think may inspire […]
Google autonomous car project passes 2 million miles
Google’s self-driving car project has hit a development milestone, having clocked up two million miles (3.2 million km) on public roads, as it nears a 2020 release date. Alphabet Inc, the team in charge of developing Google’s self-driving car project, says its vehicles continue to cover 40,000km each week in […]
Hyundai & Google to co-develop autonomous tech?
There may be an upcoming partnership between Hyundai and tech-giant Google, following meetings between the two companies in Seoul. Hyundai president Jeong Jin Haeng offered a confirmation-of-sorts following a meeting involving South Korea’s trade ministry and local manufactures. Haeng said that the two may have some mutual interests they could […]
Video: Google car edited into Grand Theft Auto V
GTA V is the ultimate sandbox game and therefore the perfect template for funny and crazy ideas. YouTube user pizzaforbreakfast has used the game to create a spoof of Google’s self-driving bubble car. Overlaid with an actual news broadcast of the Google car, the clip features a modified version of […]
Apple & Google Car projects more advanced than expected: Daimler CEO
News from Reuters suggests Apple and Google’s autonomous vehicle projects might be further advanced than previously thought. The tip came from Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, after a recent trip to silicon Valley. Zetsche was on record saying to Welt am Sonntag of Germany: “Our impression was that these companies can […]
Autonomous Google car involved in crash, human error (video)
Google’s fleet of autonomous vehicles have been involved in 14 accidents since testing began in 2009. The latest of which was a rear-ender that occurred on July 1. The incident in question occurred near Google’s Mountain View headquarters in California, where the LIDAR equipped vehicle had stopped at a set […]