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Halo Project spawns an all-electric, self-driving Subaru 4x4 fit for the apocalypse

C.C. Weiss November 5, 2018

The "Halo Project" Subaru from Mississippi State University looks like any other SEMA SUV – flared fenders, a powerful bumper, big tires and a loaded roof rack. But this R&D project is far from a basic show car, featuring an all-electric powertrain and full autonomous hardware suite.

The Mississippi State CAVS team showed the all-electric, autonomous Halo Project off-roader at the recent SEMA ...

Drones

Hovermap drones dive underground to autonomously map mines and tunnels

Nick Lavars November 4, 2018

The potential of drones flying through the sky is well documented, but they also hold great potential for environments deep beneath the Earth's surface. Australian-based startup Emesant is developing drone software focused on the autonomous mapping of mines and tunnels.

The imaging and mapping potential of drones flying high above the ground is well enough documented, ...

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Jaguar Land Rover works towards customized cabins that combat motion sickness

Nick Lavars November 4, 2018

Many visions of our self-driving future entail car cabins designed for passengers to relax, read and enjoy on-screen entertainment, but what will this mean for the prevalence of motion sickness?

The cabin of a self-driving Jaguar Land Rover research vehicle

Automotive

Muji-designed all-weather autonomous shuttle bus rolling out in Finland

Rich Haridy November 4, 2018

Japanese retail company Muji has joined forces with Sensible 4, a Finnish autonomous vehicle maker, to create Gacha, a stylish new autonomous shuttle bus designed to handle a wide variety of different environmental conditions.

The new Muji-designed autonomous shuttle bus set to roll out for trials in 2019

Automotive

Waymo gets the go-ahead for totally driverless vehicle testing in California

Paul Ridden October 31, 2018

Waymo (Google before it) has now clocked up over 10 million autonomous miles on public roads in 25 cities. Last year, Phoenix, Arizona, became the first to set its self-driving cars free of human back up by allowing a public trial of fully driverless vehicles. Now California has joined the party.

Waymo's first Californian passengers for its fully driverless vehicle tests will be members of its Mountain ...

Automotive

Tesla rolls out Autopilot update for highway travel

Nick Lavars October 28, 2018

Tesla has edged a little bit closer to its vision of a fully autonomous driving future, introducing a new feature for the latest version of its Autopilot software designed to handle the bulk of highway travel.

Tesla calls Navigate with Autopilot its most advanced Autopilot feature ever

Aircraft

Volocopter flying taxi sets down in Singapore

Nick Lavars October 18, 2018

German aviation startup Volocopter is one of the more active players in the nascent flying taxi scene. It is continuing to spread its wings, today announcing plans to set up shop in Singapore and kick off test flights next year.

Voloctoper’s plans for Singapore include tests flights for the second half of 2019

Automotive

Gallery: Electric cars, museum classics, robo-limousines and more from the Paris Motor Show

C.C. Weiss October 6, 2018

The sports concepts and cars are a part of the Paris Motor Show story, perhaps even the best part. But it's 2018, which means an even bigger part of that story reads electric vehicles, SUVs and crossovers, classic cars and autonomous concepts.

Automotive

Renault imagines a luxurious answer to Uber with EZ-Ultimo robo-vehicle

C.C. Weiss October 2, 2018

Driving luxury has long been defined by the chauffeur - being driven, whether in a limousine, black sedan or armored ultra-premium SUV. But how will driving luxury be defined when autonomous vehicles drive everyone? Renault explores this question with the all-new EZ-Ultimo concept.

Renault completes its trio of "EZ" concepts with the EZ-Ultimo

Automotive

Ford unveils electric autonomous F-Vision semi concept

Aaron Turpen September 26, 2018

Ford has unveiled a new concept truck at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 show in Hannover, Germany. The F-Vision concept is a large commercial truck that combines future propulsion and clean energy with autonomous driving. The F-Vision was designed and prototyped by Ford’s Turkish design center.

The design inspiration for the F-Vision truck, Ford’s designers say, comes from comic book characters