The Autonomous Report: Self-driving trucks, increased congestion and preventing pedestrian injury with glue
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — May 20, 2016 — The hype around autonomous vehicles continues, with a number of stories hitting the streets in the last week. A new company is working on a self-driving transport truck, some transportation experts believe self-driving cars will actually increase traffic congestion and Google has filed a patent […]
Google self-driving car causes accident
By Mike Davey Mountain View, California — March 2, 2016 — It finally happened. One of Google’s self-driving cars has actually caused a crash. It’s been known for months now that the company’s autonomous vehicles have been involved in accidents, but this is the first time that the self-driving vehicle could reasonably be said to […]
NHTSA says software can count as a driver
Santa Monica, California — February 10, 2016 — Does the software suite piloting an autonomous vehicle count as a driver? The US-based National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seems to think so, judging by recent comments made by Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx. “We are taking great care to embrace innovations that can boost safety and […]
IBIS Preview: Preparing for the Technical Tsunami
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 1, 2016 — The collision world is gearing up for another big event. The International Body Shop Industry Symposium takes place in Barcelona, Spain and promises to examine the collision industry from the very highest levels. Collision Repair magazine is the exclusive Canadian Media Partner for IBIS. Continue […]
New regulations say driverless cars need a driver capable of taking control
Sacramento, California — January 31, 2016 — California is the epicentre of autonomous vehicle development. In addition to numerous companies located in Silicon Valley, Google is headquartered in California, and much of the testing of the company’s vehicles have taken place there. The California Department of Motor Vehicles has recently released draft regulations for autonomous vehicles […]
Google execs to keynote IBIS 2016
London, United Kingdom — January 12, 2016 — IBIS has announced that Richard Offermann, Industry Leader Automotive at Google, and Tanja Hufschmidt, Analytical Lead at Google Automotive, will deliver the keynote presentation at the IBIS Global Summit 2016, on May 23 to 25 at the Hilton Diagonal Mar in Barcelona, Spain. Collision Repair magazine is […]
Google self-driving car in first accident with injuries
By Jeff Sanford Mountain View, California — July 20, 2015 — It finally happened. One of Google’s self-driving test cars has been involved in a serious accident in which passengers were hurt. The computer-directed vehicles have been zipping around Mountain View, California as a way of testing the ability to be “self-driving.” According to Google, […]
Google self-driving cars involved in 11 minor accidents
By Adrien Montoya Los Angeles, California — May 12, 2015 Google’s self-driving cars have been involved in 11 minor accidents over the past six years, the company announced Monday. The cars were being tested on roads and highways in California. According to the Associated Press (AP), Google released the number on May 11, after AP […]
