Autonomous Driving

Last month, we revealed that latest Volvo XC90 now comes fitted with fresh semi-autonomous technology here in South Africa. Now, the Swedish brand's CEO, Hakan Samuelsson, has revealed plans for fully autonomous tech to be optionally available for around $10 000 (R135 000) by 2021, Autonews.com ...

Two things have been on the rise over the past few years: autonomous driving technology and online shopping. And now Italian designer Matteo Gentile has combined the two into one. The result is this: Cifu.Technically, Cifu is a drone. According to Gentile, the design was inspired by the characters ...

If you've ever used the internet (which, if you're reading this, you have), you'll know that Tyrannosaurus Rex has always had difficulty driving because of his stubby little "arms". Thankfully, for this particular Rex anyway, the Audi piloted driving system in the RS7 featured in this advert has ...

BMW says it has joined forces with Intel and Mobileye in a bid to bring "highly and fully automated driving" into series production by 2021.The German automaker says the BMW iNEXT model will be the foundation for its autonomous driving strategy and set the basis for fleets of fully autonomous vehicles, ...

Volvo has some big plans for its flagship XC90 with the Drive Me London project. It sets out to perform the rather brave quest of handing out an autonomous variant of the SUV to 100 London based citizens by 2018.The goal for this project is to provide a reduced amount of car related accidents, smooth ...

Admittedly this is not the most ideal car to take to a track day because it's a car that you can't actually drive. This is the Roborace, designed by Daniel Simon who also penned the Lightcycle in Disney's Tron: Legacy and the aircraft from Oblivion.The Roborace competition will be a subcategory to Formula ...

We've all been hearing a lot about the autonomous car, but now comes news of an autonomous big rig. Meet the Daimler Freightliner Inspiration Truck.The Daimler Freightliner Inspiration Truck - the first autonomous commercial truck licensed by the state of Nevada -can drive itself without any human ...

Autonomous cars are becoming more and more of a reality with each passing month. And while some models aim to get you to and from work, Audi's RS7 can take you around a racetrack.Last weekend a self-driving Audi RS7 completed a lap of the famous Hockenheimring race circuit in Germany. Using GPS signals ...

We've all seen dozens of videos that depict expert drivers skillfully drifting high-powered cars on twisty roads: it looks SO cool. The reality is that drifting's not as easy as we think it is.This new semi-autonomous BMW 2 Series, which debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will not ...