Self-Driving Vehicles

Connected cars may lose exclusive Wi-Fi access band under FCC proposal

2:09 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 20, 2013
Facing intense pressure to open up more airwaves to Wi-Fi devices, regulators today voted to rethink a 1999 decision giving vehicles exclusive access to part of the wireless spectrum as a way to make driving safer.... Read More »

 

Nissan seeks outsiders from Silicon Valley

2:00 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013
Nissan wants to tap the nonautomotive world for new ideas and approaches to vehicle technology at its newly opened advanced product development center in California's Silicon Valley.... Read More »

 

Self-driving car forces U.S. to study, ensure safety

6:19 am U.S. ET | Oct. 24, 2012
With Google now testing its self-driving car on California highways, automakers and U.S. regulators are anticipating what safety hurdles must be overcome to make vehicle autonomy real.... Read More »

 

Who needs a license? Self-driving cars coming our way

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 18, 2012
While most auto executives don't envision a fully self-driving, or autonomous, vehicle before 2025, features such as adaptive cruise control or traffic jam assist that automatically slow or apply the brakes for a car in certain situations are already being introduced. And much like anti-lock brakes became the norm after initial resistance, these new technologies will prepare drivers for a future where they are needed less.... Read More »