Autonomous vehicles

Insurance company Axa crashed self-driving cars in the name of research

Of the 13,176 car accidents recorded in Switzerland in 2016, it’s thought around 90 percent were caused by the driver.…

Smart cars need to be protected from hackers, says UK government

The majority of cars in the UK are smart cars now, with features such as GPS tracking and wifi. The…

Driverless delivery vehicles will be on UK roads by 2018, thanks to a Welsh startup

Welsh startup, The Academy of Robotics (AOR), will be bringing its autonomous delivery vehicle, Kar-Go, to UK roads after securing…

Peugeot joins the list of carmakers exploring self-driving technology

French carmaker Peugeot has announced it is partnering with startup NuTonomy to test self-driving cars in Singapore. Peugeot, which is…

Driverless cars get closer to replacing traditional vehicles with £38m government funding

The UK government is investing £38m in driverless car technology to drive the UK’s reputation as a world leader in…

Chinese firm Baidu wants to open up its self-driving technology

Whilst Alphabet’s Waymo and Uber battle it out in the US courts over self-driving car tech, Baidu wants to make…