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Self-Driving Car Firm Aurora Partners With Chinese Company to Hit the Road

A Silicon Valley startup created by some of the most notable names in self-driving cars is turning to a new Chinese automaker to put its technology on the road.

February 6, 2018

Florida Software Firm Optym’s Algorithms are Quietly Transforming Logistics

Optym, founded by President and CEO Ravi Ahuja, considers real life transportation problems, formulates them as mathematical models with large number of variables (often in millions), solves them through sophisticated proprietary algorithms, and then packages the algorithms into commercial-grade software solutions.

February 5, 2018

Self-Driving Cars Need Humans Less and Less, California Data Shows

The robot cars test-driving on California roads seem to need their human overseers less and less.

February 1, 2018

Why Self-Driving Cars Will Likely Be Light-Colored

The issue involving something as simple as choice of paint color underscores the sweeping effects of self-driving cars for automotive engineering, said Samit Ghosh, CEO of automotive consulting and engineering firm P3 North America.

January 29, 2018

Concerned About Self-Driving Cars? You’re Not Alone

As automakers push aggressive time frames for introducing driverless vehicles, the outreach needed to convince the public that the technology represents a positive development appears still to be wanting.

January 26, 2018

Fleet, 22-Year-Old’s Logistics Startup, Raises Another $10 Million

At 14, an age when other kids want video games and gadgets, Max Lock wanted a job.

January 25, 2018

Massachusetts Creates Commission on Disruptive Technologies Like Self-Driving Cars

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Jan. 23 created the commission through an executive order and appointed his former chief of staff, Steve Kadish, as the chairman.

January 24, 2018

Self-Driving Car Crash Highlights Tricky Legal Question

General Motors is in a race to be the first company to mass produce self-driving cars, but a recent crash with a San Francisco motorcyclist has illustrated the tricky challenge of assigning blame when an autonomous vehicle gets in an accident.

January 24, 2018

Americans Warming to Self-Driving Vehicles, Survey Finds

U.S. drivers are still cautious — but they’re getting used to the idea of self-driving cars.

January 24, 2018