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0Report: California Senate votes to bring autonomous cars closer to reality 1337776080
California is on its way to taking a ride with the autonomous car. By a vote of 37-0, the State Senate approved Senate Bill 1298 (you can read it here) that begins to establish how guidelines on and oversight of self-driving vehicles will be handled. The bill charges the Department of the ...
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Video: Watch Google's autonomous car drive a blind man to Taco Bell 1333125120
Do you consider yourself a driving enthusiast? If so, does the thought of handing control of your car over to a series of computers scare you to death? We understand. But perhaps it's time to remember that those of us who love to drive aren't the only ones who want to use the road. As you'll see ...
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Opinion: How autonomous cars are about to change our future 1332881700
New Technology Aims To Take Your Hands Off The Steering Wheel The biggest hurdles to autonomous cars will be legal, not technical. Most car enthusiasts hate the idea of cars that can drive themselves. But autonomous cars will get here faster than most people realize. Slowly but surely, ...
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Report: Google awarded patent for autonomous car mode 1323991680
Depending on your point of view, autonomous cars are either long overdue or a technology to be avoided at all cost. We see both sides of the argument, but a recent patent secured by tech giant Google may mean the best of both worlds. U.S. patent number 8,078,349 describes a vehicle that can ...
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GM debuts next step in vehicle-to-vehicle communications [w/video] 1318960740
General Motors is working on a new vehicle communications system that could help avert up to 81 percent of crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The system uses small mobile devices, like smart phone applications, to gather information about the vehicle's ...
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Official: BMW begins testing autonomous car tech on highways 1314739860
Automakers are always looking to push the boundaries with experimental technology, but BMW seems to be ahead of the curve with respect to autonomous vehicles. Previously, BMW was sticking to closed circuits to show off its TrackTrainer. Now, however, the German automaker is venturing out on to ...
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Video: We lap Laguna Seca in BMW's autonomous Track Trainer 1306436400
You know what's scary? Autonomous cars. What's scarier? An autonomous car that can lap Laguna Seca at eight-tenths and post sub-two minute lap times all day long. BMW's 330i Track Trainer can do just that. And we have the video to prove it.
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Audi announces first-ever display at SEMA 1287584940
Audi Autonomous TTS Pikes Peak Demo – Click above for high-res image galleryGood news, Las Vegas-bound Audiphiles: Your favorite four-ringed German automaker has announced that it will have an official presence at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas in November. As you might expect, Audi's latest ... -
Video: ABC News gets taken for a spin in Google's self-driving Toyota Prius 1287073680
ABC News goes for a spin with one of Google's driverless cars – Click above to watch video after the jumpGoogle's autonomous fleet has been clandestinely racking up the computer-driven miles, and so far, their autonomous autos have been fault-free. One minor incident happened when a car ... -
Report: Helicopter crashes on Pikes Peak while filming Audi commercial *UPDATE 1284741060
Audi Autonomous TTS Pikes Peak – Click above for high-res image galleryA helicopter carrying four crew members filming a commercial for Volkswagen/Audi has crashed near the summit of the famed Pikes Peak Highway just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. The pilot is ...

