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Driverless cars are a “waste of time and money”

Driverless cars are a “waste of time and money”

Plans to make the UK a world centre for driverless cars are a “waste of time and money” as research suggests that the public believes they are...
Published 08 January 2018
Waymo is first to operate driverless cars on public roads

Waymo first with driverless cars on public roads

The driverless car is edging closer to a showroom near you.  Waymo, Google's driverless car division, is believed to have become the first compan
Published 08 November 2017
The Future of Transport: The co-pilot takes over with driverless cars

The future of transport: The co-pilot takes over

The key to a driverless future is artificial intelligence, which will enable self-driving cars to take decisions like a human.
Published 29 October 2017
Reader Letters: Welsh road signs, road tax truths, cycling clothing, driverless cars and trusting the politicians

Reader Letters: Tax truths and signage goofs

We have recently moved to Wales, where the road signs are in two languages. It can be very difficult to pick up where the English text starts...
Published 19 April 2017
Reader Letters: Driverless car challenge and flashing bike lights

Reader Letters: Driverless issue and bike lights

In future cities populated with driverless cars, imagine the battle for right of way once pranksters, daredevils and eventually all cyclists...
Published 03 April 2017
New microprocessor steers British company towards driverless cars

New chip steers company towards driverless cars

Britain’s biggest tech company has unveiled a new microprocessor targeted at emerging technologies, including driverless cars.
Published 29 March 2017
Intel makes $15bn move to clear way for driverless cars

Intel spends $15bn on 'eyes' for driverless cars

Intel is to buy an Israeli maker of self-driving car technology for $15.3bn (£12.6bn), a record deal for the emerging autonomous vehicle indust
Published 21 March 2017
Driverless cars make their testers dozy

Driverless cars make their testers dozy

Ford’s engineers have been nodding off so often in tests of self-driving cars that the manufacturer has ditched its plans for semi-autonomous...
Published 27 February 2017
Driverless cars will attract hefty insurance premium

Driverless cars will attract hefty insurance

Motorists will face high insurance costs to run driverless cars under government plans for specialist policies that cover crashes caused by...
Published 16 February 2017
Driverless cars make human motorists take more chances

Driverless cars make human motorists take chances

An increase in the number of driverless cars on the road is likely to promote risky behaviour among human motorists, according to research.
Published 14 February 2017
Reader Letters: Motorway closures, fake car keys and trusting driverless cars

Reader Letters: Motorway closures and robot fears

I have long been waiting for a campaign against the ridiculous...
Published 26 September 2016
Queen's Speech sets out government plans for driverless cars

Queen's speech reveals plans for driverless cars

You could be cruising up the M6 to visit Granny in a "driverless" car in four years' time. New legislation announced in the Queen's speech ...
Published 18 May 2016