Self-Driving Cars

A bill, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, calls for DMV regulations for autonomous vehicles by 2015

Through a series of exclusive interviews, columnist Emmet Cole analyzes which countries are leading the pack when it comes to robot legislation and regulation.

According to Kurt Ernst, writing on the motor vehicle Web site MotorAuthority, ?[a] bill proposed by California Senator Alex Padilla would set guidelines for the testing and operation of self-driving vehicles within the state.? Last June, you?ll recall, Nevada became...

Attention-grabbing gadgets in cars could indirectly help drive sales of semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles.

Though many drivers may be hesitant to completely yield control of their cars to computers, the fact remains that from a technical standpoint, a mass-produced, fully autonomous vehicle could be just years away.

With most of the world’s major cities held hostage to gridlock and taxpayer reluctance to finance large infrastructure projects, PRT systems represent an extremely enticing alternative. These small autonomous vehicles, sometimes described as pods, are designed to ride on their...

Transferring processing-intensive tasks to remote computing clusters will lead to less costly, more versatile robots, able to share information and capabilities with each other's long as they remain connected.

Under a 17-month, $988,000 contract, Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute will develop an autonomous flight system for a ground vehicle that can take to the air.