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Cruise, General Motors (GM) and Honda have announced plans for a joint venture that will begin a driverless ridehail service in Japan in early 2026, pending regulatory approvals. The new service, named Cruise Origin, will be purpose built as a driverle… Continue reading GM+Honda+Cruise prepare for 2026 launch of driverless taxis in Japan
Back in March, Honda announced that it was looking for partners to test its rolling electric platform “designed to enhance workforce productivity and support repetitive tasks.” Now the AWV has been given inspection duties at Toronto Pearson Airport.Con… Continue reading Honda’s autonomous work vehicle goes on patrol at Toronto Pearson Airport
Although Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa both have ice-covered surfaces, it is believed that oceans may exist beneath that ice. The TRIPLE-nanoAUV 2 project is aimed at getting an uncrewed submersible into those oceans, to search for … Continue reading Tiny submersible may one day explore ice-covered extraterrestrial oceans
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
With autonomous vehicles already rolling on public roads, researchers from the University of Nottingham in the UK have used a camouflaged driver to look at how pedestrians react to visual cues from oncoming cars without a human at the wheel.Continue Re… Continue reading “Ghost driver” study tests visual prompts for autonomous vehicle comms
In an effort to keep livestock safe from coyotes while not harming the predators themselves, researchers carried out a study involving a remote-controlled vehicle equipped with powerful lights. The solution worked, hinting at a future in which robot ra… Continue reading How robot ranch hands could protect livestock from predators
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
Back in 2018, Honda chopped off the top half of an ATV to make a modular platform capable of lugging stuff around construction sites, and installed some autonomous vehicle tech so that it could do so without a human worker on board. That Autonomous Wor… Continue reading Honda is looking for partners for on-site testing of its 3rd-gen AWV
BAE Systems Autonomous Pacific 24 (AP24) Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) has taken a major step from development to deployment, the robotic naval vessel being awarded Lloyd’s Register Unmanned Marine Systems Certification for its design and construction.Co… Continue reading BAE System’s robotic boat gets world-first Lloyd’s certificate
Amazon-owned robotaxi developer Zoox has announced the deployment on open public roads of its purpose-built bi-directional autonomous people mover. Able to carry up to four passengers, the fully self-driving vehicle is being put to work shuttling the c… Continue reading Zoox autonomous e-shuttle begins operating on public roads in California