driverless cars
Elon Musk promises $25,000 electric car at Tesla’s ‘Battery Day’
The electric car manufacturer says updates to its battery design and manufacturing process will help lower production costs.
Self-driving cars to race for $1.5 million at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
So far, 30 student teams have entered the Indy Autonomous Challenge, scheduled for October 2021.
NASA’s new project lets you take a simulated ride in a Mars rover
Help future Mars rovers better navigate the red planet's treacherous terrain.
It looks like Tesla just developed a million-mile battery
Such a battery would make it far cheaper to implement robotaxis and long-haul electric trucks, both of which Tesla is developing.
Andrew Yang: Give truckers severance packages when driverless vehicles take over
The 2020 Democratic candidate's plan to give Americans a universal basic income seems to include a special provision for truckers.
UPS has been discreetly using self-driving trucks to deliver cargo
TuSimple, an autonomous trucking company, has also engaged in test programs with the United States Postal Service and Amazon.
What do we lose when we can’t get lost?
Maura O'Connor discusses her new book, Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.
In a world of autonomous vehicles, this is why we’ll need more public transport than ever
Combined with high-capacity public transport, AVs could remove 9 out of every 10 cars in a mid-sized European city.
Robot pizza delivery coming later this year from Domino’s
The pizza giant Domino's partners with a Silicon Valley startup to start delivering pizza by robots.
Tesla driver seen asleep at the wheel. Is self-driving tech ready for sleeping drivers?
A passenger on a California freeway shot a video of a Tesla driver dozing off at the wheel.
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3 life skills that are becoming obsolete
The world's always been changing, but it feels like it's never changed so quickly as it does now. What life skills will that render obsolete?
9 ways self-driving vehicles could change tourism
Future vacationing could be pretty different.
Tesla introduces new Model 3 at $45,000
The new version's battery has a shorter range and a price $4,000 lower than the previous starting price.
What Will Your Life Be Like in 2027? | Big Think’s Long Take
In ten years, everything could be very different... while on the surface being as recognizable as possible.
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Are Self-Driving Cars a Motion-Sickness Nightmare Waiting to Happen?
Scientists are conflicted about what causes car sickness, which may make a workaround difficult.
15 Things You’ll Do In Your Driverless Car
The driverless car is coming – but what will *you* being doing in your self-driving car? Robotic cars will give rise to a new ridership economy of on-the-go services and experiences.
Driverless Cars Will be a Social Rather Than Technological Revolution
Driverless cars are nothing short of a revolution – not a technological revolution, but a social one, that will determine how fast we can accept, adapt and trust these new systems to change our lives.
Driverless cars may be borne out of science fiction, but they are fast becoming realities on tomorrow's roadways. The transition from driver to robot is nothing short of a revolution. Not a technological revolution, but a social one, that will determine how fast we can accept, adapt and trust these new systems to change how and where we live, work, play and interact with each other.