Electronically augmented markers help driverless cars see the road

When a road is covered in snow or obscured by fog, the navigation systems of self-driving cars may have trouble seeing where that road is. Specially equipped pavement markers could soon help, by continuously transmitting radio signals to passing vehicl… Continue reading Electronically augmented markers help driverless cars see the road

Ask Hackaday: Why Do Self Driving Cars Keep Causing Traffic Jams?

Despite what some people might tell you, self-driving cars aren’t really on the market yet. Instead, there’s a small handful of startups and big tech companies that are rapidly developing …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Why Do Self Driving Cars Keep Causing Traffic Jams?

Vanlife concept time-travels to age of autonomous go-anywhere RVing

Conceptual visions such as trailhead-shuttling Jeep Wranglers and concierge-grade RV pods have previously explored how autonomous driving technology can introduce travelers, campers and outdoor adventurers to a new level of pampering.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Vanlife concept time-travels to age of autonomous go-anywhere RVing

Radical Peugeot Inception looks like it was carved by katana

Peugeot has for years been adding serious lion-ish ferocity to its cars, with design elements like triple-claw headlights and slashed DRLs. We thought that trend might have found its ultimate conclusion in the absolutely feral 9X8 race car, but we were… Continue reading Radical Peugeot Inception looks like it was carved by katana

Radical Peugeot Inception looks like it was carved by katana

Peugeot has for years been adding serious lion-ish ferocity to its cars, with design elements like triple-claw headlights and slashed DRLs. We thought that trend might have found its ultimate conclusion in the absolutely feral 9X8 race car, but we were… Continue reading Radical Peugeot Inception looks like it was carved by katana

Sony breaks into the car game with the all-electric Afeela sedan

Sony has been inching into the EV market ever since it surprised CES 2020 with the impressively put-together Vision-S concept. It officially launched an automotive business two years later, partnered up with Honda a couple months after that, and solidi… Continue reading Sony breaks into the car game with the all-electric Afeela sedan

$80K Volvo EX90 electric SUV to be safest, most advanced Volvo ever

Volvo has cemented a reputation for vehicle safety like few to no other automakers out there, and it’s looking to boost that reputation even higher with the all-new EX90. The seven-seat electric flagship SUV debuts as the company’s most advanced car ye… Continue reading $80K Volvo EX90 electric SUV to be safest, most advanced Volvo ever

In order to make driverless cars safer … give them big eyes?

When crossing the road in front of a car, pedestrians should make eye contact with the driver, to make sure they’ve been seen. However, what if the car has no driver? New research suggests that the vehicle should then have eyes of its own.Continue Read… Continue reading In order to make driverless cars safer … give them big eyes?