Self-driving vehicles

TalTech and Florida Poly launch partnership to research autonomous vehicles

24 Apr 2019

Autonomous vehicles

Fourfold increase in self-driving technologies patents

29 Jan 2019

Self-driving vehicles

Foley survey reveals bullish but measured outlook in race to self-driving cars

25 Oct 2017

Emissions controls and a ‘Green Vehicle Index’ for car buyers foreseen in latest EU research plans

Commission releases €1 billion draft plan for transport research through 2020

28 Sep 2017

As robots begin to take the wheel in Europe, few are prepared

Technical progress means self-driving cars are zooming ahead, giving Europe’s city planners and lawmakers a massive headache

06 Apr 2017

'Brain' for driverless cars: Oxford spin-out wins FT award

Innovate UK-supported Oxbotica enjoys success with artificial intelligence software for the next generation of autonomous road vehicles.

30 Mar 2017

Brussels starts to pave the road ahead for connected cars

European Commission sets out a strategy to make internet-connected vehicles widespread by 2019. The aim is to improve road safety and fuel efficiency

01 Dec 2016

Self-driving vehicles

Next stop please: Europe takes a lead in driverless buses

Public transport heads to the future with EU-funded trials in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland and Greece. But the cost of computer-controlled buses could prove to be a speedbump

10 Nov 2015

Transport safety

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