Google reveals fully autonomous Waymo Chrysler Pacifica
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...
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...
Google autonomous car gets punted by red-light runner
One of Google’s self-driving prototype vehicles has been involved in an accident after being T-boned at an intersection in Mountain View, California. In Google’s self-driving project’s most severe incident to date, its Lexus RX 450h...
Google Maps could soon help you find car parking spaces
Google Maps might be planning to release a new feature on its smartphone app that could advise you on the availability of car parks that are nearby. Google recently released a Beta version of its...
Google patents sticky bonnet for passenger safety
Google may well have one of the most obscure automotive patents in existence, following the discovery of a recently approved application. Initially submitted on November 12, 2014, the remarkable safety innovation was invented by Google...
Google unveils next-gen ‘Android N’, focuses on automotive application
Google wants to conquer all with its updated Android operating system, working hard on persuading car manufacturers to adopt it for new vehicles. Unveiled yesterday at the Google I/O developer conference, Android N is billed...
Google signs deal with Fiat-Chrysler to co-develop autonomous tech
Tech-giant Google and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have confirmed a partnership that will soon see Google testing its self-driving technology with a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. Google’s Self Driving Project will collaborate for the first time with...
Google executive says autonomous cars are inevitable
Google executive Ray Kurzweil has delivered a speech at the SAE World Congress in the US, detailing his predictions for the future, including what is in store for the automobile. The director of engineering at...
Virtual tours of Skoda Museum now on Google Maps
The most ardent fuel freaks among us presumably know that they don’t have to buy wallet-hijacking plane tickets in order to visit the Lamborghini Museum (Italy) and the Honda Collection Hall (Japan). After all, good...
Opel Astra Google Street View car crashed in Serbia
Regrettably, our newspapers are all too often littered with sorrowful reports of car collisions. Maybe that is why an article about a crashed Opel Astra in Serbia does not seem striking enough for you at...
Google unveils autonomous vehicle, no steering wheel or pedals
It was always an inevitable breakthrough. Google has revealed its first fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel and no pedals. You just jump in and it takes you where you need to go. Google...
Top Gear track now on Google Street View (video)
Google has enlisted the help of Top Gear to create its Street View images of the famous Top Gear circuit at Dunsfold Aerodrome in the UK. Using a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, The Stig...
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