smart transport

Mozilla Names And Shames Privacy Compromising Cars

Privacy nightmare on wheels! Mozilla Foundations reviews 25 major car brands, all of which fail privacy tests

1 year ago

Royal Mail Begins UK’s First Drone Delivery Postal Service

No more postman Pat? Drone service begins to deliver post and other items in the remote Orkney Islands, off Scotland

1 year ago

China’s Baidu Unveils Autonomous Taxi With No Steering Wheel

New vehicle from Chinese search engine giant Baidu will ship with level 4 autonomous capabilities and a detachable steering wheel

2 years ago

Uber Sued By 500 Women Over Sexual Assault Allegations

But is Uber responsible? More than 500 women claim they were assaulted by Uber drivers and have filed a lawsuit…

2 years ago

GM’s Cruise Granted San Francisco Permit For Self-Driving Taxis

Final permit granted to GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle unit, so it can offer its robotaxi service to paying customers in…

2 years ago

Virgin Hyperloop Axes Half Of Staff, Abandons Passenger Transport Goal

Over 100 staff axed as Virgin Hyperloop abandons plan for passenger transport, in favour of freight or cargo transportation

3 years ago

US Watchdog Asks Tesla Why No Recall Over Autopilot Change

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration questions lack of recall of Tesla's Autopilot, amid official investigation of the driver assistance system

3 years ago

Vauxhall Boss Says Chip Shortage To Last Months

Head of Vauxhall Motors warns problems for the car industry caused by ongoing chip shortage is not likely to improve…

3 years ago

Waymo Opens Self-Driving Taxi Testing In San Francisco

Alphabet's self-driving car division Waymo expands its testing program for its self-driving taxis to some San Francisco residents

3 years ago

NTSB Reveals Preliminary Findings On Fatal Tesla Crash

Federal agency investigating 'driverless' Tesla car crash that killed two men, says Autosteer was unlikely to have been operating

4 years ago

UK To Regulate Self-Driving Cars On Motorways

The future of driving? Self-driving cars are to be approved for slow speed use on British motorways, as soon as…

4 years ago

Latest Feature: Intelligent Spaces: Using Smart Cities

The demands from everyone that lives in a city has radically changed over the last decade. Silicon UK considers how…

4 years ago