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08/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Two-wheeled car being tested in China is a mashup of a motorcycle, electric car, and space capsule

What looks like the love child of a motorcycle, a car, and a spaceship? If you said it’s the Ford Gyron concept car from 1961, you get an oatmeal cookie for the historical tidbit. But the correct answer is a Chinese electric gyrocar inspired by the Ford design, an article in Bloomberg stated. A gyrocar […]

06/28/2018 / By David Williams

Chinese city of Zhejiang to build first superhighway for autonomous vehicles

By now, you have probably already heard all about self-driving cars. They come in all shapes and sizes, and also serve many different purposes. But no matter what type of car it is, it is going to have one thing in common with all other types of self-driving vehicles: the use of roads. They are […]

06/07/2018 / By David Williams

Self-driving cars will employ a number of attention-grabbing gimmicks to let pedestrians know they’re coming

Take a moment to imagine what the world would look like if every single car on the road were autonomous. The way that traffic flows would be fundamentally changed, and with it, the way that pedestrians themselves use and cross roads as well. Without actual human drivers sitting in the driver’s seat, there would be […]

05/17/2018 / By David Williams

Self-driving cars could suffer major problems due to the sun, warn experts

Picture yourself going on a typical Sunday drive – but not in a regular gas-powered car. Instead, imagine driving an all-electric self-driving vehicle that uses all sorts of instruments and digital equipment to get going. Usually, these kinds of cars rely on sophisticated electronics that have been put together to gather data on the environment and […]

05/07/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Self-driving cars will soon use lasers to see hidden dangers

Whether you’re a hands-on driver or someone who enjoys a self-driving car, unexpected obstacles are a danger you risk facing every day. You can make split-second decisions based on what’s in front of you. But what if that object or person is hidden behind a tight corner? There’s no way for you to see it […]

02/10/2018 / By David Williams

Self-driving cars could easily turn into self-crashing cars that deliberately target and kill humans, expert warns

There has been a lot of hype surrounding self-driving cars and their potential to change the way humans use roads for a very long time. However, with all of the hope that they can change things for the better, there are also some reasons to fear for your safety while you’re in them. This is […]

02/03/2018 / By David Williams

Apple shifts focus to self-driving cars, expands its own test fleet to 27 vehicles in California

The self-driving car revolution is now upon us. More than a few dozen car and tech companies have been scrambling to deliver the first successful implementation of the new technology and become a hit with businesses as well as the general public. They are indeed trying, but these companies — even the biggest ones — […]

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