Self-driven Cars

Uber, Wayve launch London's first robotaxi service with safety driver

Uber and British tech company Wayve are launching London's first self-driving taxi service on Thursday, giving residents a chance to use technology that's already available in many US cities and other parts of the world. The two companies said they're starting with a small rollout of Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles outfitted with Wayve's autonomous vehicle technology. Compared with the US and China - countries where robotaxis operate autonomously in several cities, with no human driver - Europe has been taking a more cautious approach on self-driving cabs. In London, there will still be a person behind the wheel overseeing the trip who can grab the wheel or tap the brakes if there's a problem. Under the UK government's pilot framework, self-driving taxi operators like Uber and Wayve still need approval to operate without a human safety driver. "That process is still playing out," and it's not clear how long it will take, said Sarfraz Maredia, Uber's head of autonomous ...

Ford hints at robotaxi with new hands-free, eyes-off-road technology

Should Ford join the robotaxi race, it would be a turnabout from its 2022 decision to shut down its autonomous affiliate Argo AI and cancel plans to develop fully self-driving cars

Nvidia at CES 2026: From AI that can drive cars to new chip architecture

During its CES 2026 keynote, Nvidia announced a new chip platform, open AI models and consumer-facing systems, with a focus on robotics and autonomous vehicles

ADAS: The new buzzword in car market, everything you need to know about it

ADAS can detect lane departures and can either warn the driver about the lane departure or, in higher-level ADAS cars, take control of the steering and put the vehicle back in the lane

Volvo to provide cars for China-based Didi's self-driving test fleet

Volvo will provide XC90 SUVs equipped with backup steering and braking systems that DiDi Autonomous Driving will integrate with Didi Gemini, its new self-driving hardware platform

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Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

BlackBerry teams up with Baidu to accelerate autonomous car technology

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Are self-driving cars the future of mobility for disabled people?

Self-driving cars present fundamentally new ways to think about transportation and accessibility

Self-driven rented cars provide flexibility

There are a number of affordable and convenient options