Level 5 Autonomy: Are We There Yet?

Autonomous cars and trucks are coming, but that doesn't mean drivers can expect them tomorrow. In order to achieve true Level 5 autonomy, several technologies need to mature.

Renesas, Magna Partner on ADAS Sensors for Automated Parking

The Renesas and Magna platform, based on a low-power SoC, offers a 360-degree photorealistic 3D view of the vehicle's environment to better offer automated parking to drivers.

Audi Puts the Brakes on Traffic Jam Pilot in US

Audi's Traffic Jam Pilot offers Level 3 autonomy but the company is reportedly not going to offer the technology in the US.

Elon Musk: Teslas Could Reach Autonomy in Late 2019

In announcing the company's first-quarter results, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a bold prediction that the company's vehicle could achieve autonomy by the end of 2019. Musk also defended...

Continental Tests Level 3 AVs on Germany’s Autobahn

Continental, the German auto parts and technology giant, is taking its Level 3 Cruising Chauffeur to the German autobahn and the highways of Lower Saxony.

In law, Tomorrowland’s another day – Part II

A big part of what makes driverless vehicles attractive is their promise to drastically reduce the number of automotive accidents, which cost the world 1.2M lives every year. That's...

The Radical Redesign of Autonomous Vehicles

Greater automation will change car interiors and exteriors and will ultimately challenge our notion of what an auto is. That’s the bold vision of car designer Dan Sturges, a...

Takin’ It To the Streets: Volvo Exec Discusses Autonomous Vehicle Programs