2012

In Spain, the results of the autonomous car study SARTRE (SAfe Road Trains for the Environment) are in, and officials are optimistic about the findings. While the study does not involve truly autonomous vehicles, Volvo says the idea is that one car that is driven as normal becomes a lead car, and then other automobiles… read more

By now, autonomous cars have entered the national consciousness in a big way.  Although they’re still a ways off from widespread production, the good news just keeps on coming.  Yesterday, Google, a company that’s been at the forefront in developing such technology, announced that they reached 300,000 test miles without an accident taking place. That… read more

Engineers and traffic safety officials got together recently for the first ever Driverless Car Summit in Detroit. They came to the conclusion that automation may greatly reduce highway deaths by preventing car accidents. Automation does so by correcting human error. A significant amount of money has been invested by the NHTSA to learn more about… read more

Volvo hopes to make their cars much safer by 2020. One of the improvements they intend to make is with autonomous driving support, which could help to keep a vehicle in its own lane and aid in following a safe distance from the car in front. Animal Detection is one other safety feature.  If an… read more

A set of questions regarding autonomous cars and their drivers is making the rounds now that Nevada has legalized the testing of self-driving cars. One of the primary questions that has arisen is, if everyone is being driven by an autonomous car, will there actually need to be auto insurance any longer? Insurance industry professionals… read more

Autonomous vehicles have been all over the news recently, and this blog is itself no exception.  But a new article takes a look at some of the interesting hurdles that must be overcome before such technology becomes commonplace. The writer of the article points to social acceptance as being one of the biggest challenges that… read more

A new report concerning autonomous cars paints a pretty picture for those hoping that such technology could have an impact on their wallet. The report, which was released by the Celent consulting firm, is called “A Scenario:  The End of Auto Insurance:  What Happens When There Are Almost No Accidents.”  Although there are a lot… read more

Google has been letting its autonomous Toyota Prius test drive itself on roads in Nevada and more recently Washington, D.C., but now General Motors has announced its intent to enter the hypothetical self-driving car market by the end of the decade. Representatives from the Michigan based automaker have stated that most of the technology required… read more