Self Driving Cars Archives

Report: Google Developing Autonomous Uber Competitor, Uber Announces Its Own Self-Driving Car Project

Tim February 2, 2015 11

According to a report from Bloomberg, Google, one of Uber's largest investors, is set to become a competitor in the future. Stated by sources, Google internally is currently working on a line of autonomous taxi vehicles, which in the future, could rival any...

Google Partners With Auto Manufacturers to Expedite Self-driving Car Project

Kyle January 14, 2015 19

Google's autonomous car project is moving at a fast clip (no pun intended), but a host of logistical and regulatory barriers stand in the way of commercialization. Still, that is not stopping the search giant from pursuing an aggressive 2020 launch window. To...

Google Unveils First “Real Build” of Self-Driving Vehicle, Hopes to be Driving on Public Roads in 2015

Tim December 22, 2014 102

As a holiday treat to all, Google unveiled the first real build of its self-driving vehicle, stating that the previous unveiling was merely a prototype, not even sporting real headlights. While we already know this technology is still quite young, we are happy...

Google Reveals New Self-Driving Car Model Without Wheel, Accelerator, or Brake Pedal

Kyle May 28, 2014 53

Google's self-driving cars may have racked up over 700,000 miles without causing an accident, but the broader project still faces technical and legislative hurdles; the cars struggle to drive in rain and have never been tried in snow, for instance, and the...

California Bill Signed by Governor to Allow Google’s Self-Driving Cars to Hit the Road

Tim September 25, 2012 48

Above is a picture of one of Google's self-driving cars that is part of their fleet based in Nevada. Starting today, you might be seeing more of them on California roads thanks to a bill signing that took place in Mountain View with Google's Sergey Brin and ...