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Intel buys a part in the German driverless car firm “HERE” The giant US computer chip manufacturer Intel and digital mapping company HERE is to collaborate on automated driving technology. They have bought a 15 per cent stake in the German digital mapping company ‘HERE’ as they seek to build a presence in the automated driving technology. ...

Tesla car deliveries decline by 9.4% Tesla Motors fourth-quarter deliveries fell by 9.4 per cent as a result of short-term production hurdles related to the transition to their new autopilot hardware. Deliveries fell in the fourth quarter to around 22,200 vehicles which were down from 24,500 vehicles in the preceding quarter. Total deliveries for 2016 were 76,230 cars which fell...

Self-driving autonomous cars are all the rage and most car manufacturers are going full steam ahead in their pursuit of the perfect consumer driverless car. At the moment, the car industry is engrossed in the pursuit of driver-less and electric cars. There is one exception to this burgeoning trend. A manufacturer that does not intend to get into the driverless...

Ford promisemass produced autonomous self-driving cars without a steering wheel by 2021 Within the next five years, Ford promises to mass produce fully autonomous cars without steering wheel or pedals. They are currently collaborating with and investing in various start-ups which will help the company to vastly increase its autonomous vehicle development capabilities. Ford plan to spend $1.3bn to upgrade...

The all new Apple self-driving iCar Apple may soon announce plans to develop their own version of a self-driving car. The company'sself-driving car technology plans have been a poorly kept secret for a while and following a letter written by Apple's director of product integrity, Steve Kenner tothe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the United States, their plans may...

London Underground for Cars London-based architectural firm PLP has come up with an ingenious proposal to move all cars into an underground tube system they are dubbing ‘CarTube’. Dreamt up by Lars Hesselgren and the PLP research team, the ‘Car Tube’ concept reflects the company motto, “Streets are for people, not cars.” The proposed underground system for cars would have...

Mazda electric car coming in 2019 Mazda President and Chief Executive Officer, Masamichi Kogai has announced that the company will introduce zero-emission vehicles in response to the tightening standards in the United States. The company plans to sell electric cars in 2019 as tightening emissions stands abroad increase. In a group interview referring to rules in California and some other...