Apple is laying off 614 employees who were believed to have been working in California on self-driving car project. The affected employees were informed on March 28 and they will depart on May 27.
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One of the two Apple engineers accused of stealing trade secrets related to the firm's self-driving car project has pleaded guilty. The stolen material included plans for a circuit board.
Apple reportedly wants to launch its self-driving cars under Project Titan in 2024. However, several of the company's top executives have left it recently which may really hamper such plans.
HumanDrive, a project led by Nissan, has performed the longest and most complex autonomous journey in the UK. Only revealing the success today, HumanDrive completed the drive last November.
Fiat Chrysler will deliver up to 62,000 more Pacifica minivans to Waymo. The two companies are also discussing a potential deal to license Waymo's self-driving tech to FCA's future retail vehicles.
A 49-year-old woman was killed on Sunday night after being hit by an Uber self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona. The company has since halted its self-driving car operations in a number of cities.
Waymo has released a 360-degree video featuring the technology behind its self-driving cars and a virtual ride on the backseat, in a push to convince people of the technology's safety.
Ford is taking a different approach to the self-driving segment, launching a pilot test with partners in Miami including Domino's Pizza. The Fusion sedans are part of the initial roll-out.
Waymo has been approved by the Arizona Department of Transportation to start picking up and dropping off paying riders around the state using its fleet of autonomous Fiat Chrysler Pacifica minivans.
Waymo has inked a deal to purchase thousands of additional Chrysler Pacifica minivans from Fiat Chrysler as part of its self-driving effort, with the units set for delivery by the end of 2018.
Google's self-driving vehicle division, Waymo, is currently testing its own autonomous trucks. The newly leaked images give us our first look at the alleged self-driving vehicle.
Tim Cook, in an interview with Bloomberg, gave the first confirmation that the company is indeed working on self-driving car systems. He also implied a major disruption to that industry is happening.
Toyota unveiled its first self-driving vehicle this week at its Prius Challenge. The technology will be used in both fully-autonomous self-driving cars and in driver assistance systems.
Alphabet now has a new company, Waymo. It has been created to continue work on Alphabet's attempts to develop autonomous vehicles. For now, the company seems to just be focusing on software.
It appears that Google is no longer working on its own fully autonomous vehicles, and will now focus instead on bringing its self-driving technology to more 'traditional' cars with steering wheels.
Researchers at MIT have developed a modular self-driving system that can be used on everything from cars, to golf carts, to scooters - promising a future of increased mobility for everyone.
Volvo decided that it will keep its autonomous vehicles unmarked in a test that will take place in London. The decision was made because it's thought that drivers may try to overtake the cars.
Microsoft has come out and said that the company is not looking to build its own self-driving car. Instead the company will be responsible for the software and services behind such vehicles.
Tesla has been secretly installing 'inert' autopilot software on cars and testing out how the algorithm behaves in real-world situations. The company has accrued 780 million miles worth of data.
A number of high-profile companies, including Google, Ford and Uber have come together to form a lobbying and advocacy group, in an effort to speed up regulation and adoption of self-driving cars.
If you use a Tesla's self-driving feature, you're 50% less likely to get into an accident according to the company's founder, Elon Musk. If true, this could pave the way for autonomous vehicles.
Daimler CEO and head of Mercedes-Benz, Dieter Zetsche, said he came away impressed after a recent meeting with Silicon Valley companies. What impressed him? Apple and Google's cars.
The automaker is trying to test and teach its fleet of self-driving vehicles how to handle snow and treacherous road conditions in the winter, an area where these cars still face considerable issues.
Microsoft has been working with auto engineering company IAV to develop a self-driving car system that can talk to your smartphone or other connected devices, to ensure passenger and road safety.
NVIDIA started off this CES by unveiling the company's new car 'supercomputer', the DRIVE PX 2. This is aimed at self-driving and autonomous cars to help them recognize the world around the car.
Ford and Google are believed to be forming a partnership around self-driving vehicles. The announcement is expected to be revealed at CES in January.
Ford has been given a permit to drive an autonomous version of a Ford Fusion on Californian roads. This will let Ford test in snow and heavy rain which autonomous vehicles have a hard time with.
Rumors that Apple is developing a car have been swirling for some time, but the company is now said to be tripling the size of its development team, as it aims to meet its target 'ship date' of 2019.
Google recently hired automotive veteran John Krafcik to lead the team working on its self-driving car - a role that indicates the company is taking steps to turn the project into a real business.
Google unveiled its self-driving car in December, but its interior remained off-limits. Now, though, new images have revealed what the vehicle looks like on the inside - and yes, it has cupholders.
California officials have publicly released information regarding accidents involving Google's self-driving cars. The new report seemingly corroborates earlier data that Google had previously shared.
If you live in the Mountain View area, chances are you'll catch a glimpse of Google's self-driving vehicles that will be hitting the public roads this summer.
A new report claims that Apple is indeed working on a car project and that the company is actually looking to compete with Tesla in some form or another: self-driving cars, EVs or simply CarPlay?
Are self-driving cars a hazard to the public? Apparently a large sector of the British public believes so, a survey states. The results also reveal some interesting stats regarding the topic.
The UK will be host to a number of project aimed at testing out how self-driving cars fit into our lives. The projects are backed by auto manufacturers, insurance companies and regulatory bodies.
