Here’s how Montréal is turning to Bluetooth to address traffic congestion
Connected city infrastructure and cars that talk back could potentially do a lot to help ease traffic conditions, but in the meantime, the city of Montréal in Quebec, Canada is…
BlackBerry opens a research center for self-driving tech in Canada
A former smartphone powerhouse wants to be an instrumental part of the coming smart car revolution, and BlackBerry is deepening its investment int he field with a new autonomous driving…
Here’s our first look at Waymo’s new self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans
Waymo, the newly-minted Alphabet company that was previously Google’s self-driving car project, has a new addition to its vehicle fleet: 100 Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans, which were produced by Fiat…
California Attorney General gives Uber notice on self-driving cars in San Francisco
The California Department of Motor Vehicles sent Uber a notice asking it to terminate its pilot self-driving car service in San Francisco last week, but Uber has continued to operate…
Elon Musk might start a literal “boring company” to tunnel under traffic
Multi-CEO and future builder Elon Musk may have been so frustrated by sitting in traffic that he’s going to start yet another company – a boring one. Yes, boring – as in…
Mercedes-Benz debuts Croove, its own car-sharing network
It’s become a well-trod refrain, but carmakers are looking at what comes after ownership, and car-sharing between individual owners and renters is one of those models. Mercedes-Benz has begun its…
8Bitdo’s NES30 and Retro Receiver for NES Classic is the ideal wireless controller
If you are one of the lucky few who either managed to get an NES Classic Edition already, or who will likely be getting one this holiday as a gift,…
GM will begin testing and building self-driving cars in Michigan
GM is going to start building its next generation of self-driving vehicles at the Michigan plant where it builds its Chevrolet Bolt, the company’s CEO Mary Barra announced Thursday. It…
Marvel just released 5 hours of superhero holiday fireplace videos
If there’s one thing I consistently love and can be trusted to both enjoy free or even pay money for, it’s fireplace videos. Sometimes called yule log videos, too, these…
PlayStation’s new headset launches Jan. 12 with virtual surround and 3D audio
PlayStation has a new Bluetooth wireless headset, an over-ear pair of headphones that’s launching January 12 for $159.99. The new cans are called the Platinum Wireless Headset, presumably to indicate how…
BMW and Daimler could bring their car-sharing services together
Carmakers are building alternative models to vehicle ownership like it’s going out of style (it probably is). Two of those side bets on collaborative transportation might be coming together, according to…
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to step down in January 2017
The Federal Communications Commission has been led by Chairman Tom Wheeler for the past three years, but Wheeler intends to end his run at the FCC on January 20, 2017.…
BMW’s HoloActive Touch in-car interface offers tactile feedback on a floating display
BMW is doing something pretty sci-fi with the interior of its vehicles at CES – it’s showing off a new HoloActive Touch system, which is a touch sensitive display for…
Uber starts rolling out Beacon, a new color-coded windshield pickup signal
Uber announced Thursday it will be deploying new hardware called Uber Beacon in select cities, starting in Miami, Denver, Nashville and Newcastle in the UK. The new piece of hardware…
A lot of us have cars, but not a lot of us use cars – estimates suggest our cars are sitting unused as much as 95 percent of the time, which…
Uber ordered to stop self-driving vehicle service in San Francisco
Uber has been ordered by state regulators to stop using self-driving cars in California, according to the Associated Press, at least until it secures the necessary permit issued by the…
Lucid Motors unveils the Air, a new luxe electric car with a 400-mile range
California-based Lucid Motors revealed its first car today, a fully electric sedan aimed at the “executive” market, with a 400-mile range rating from its onboard 100kWh battery, a 2.5-second 0-60…
Uber says self-driving car ran red light due to “human error”
Update 7 PM ET- An Uber spokesperson says the incident in the video above was definitely caused by an error on the part of a human driver – full statement:…
Facebook exploring creation of its own original video content
Facebook is looking into the possibility of buying its own video content from creative partners, including original scripted and unscripted shows, as well as sports. The desire is to help…
Airbus’ Vahana VTOL project asks what vehicle makes for the best self-flying taxi
Airbus debuted Project Vahana earlier this year, an ambitious project designed with the specific intent of creating small, efficient vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) craft for use in dense urban…
Uber’s San Francisco self-driving pilot draws criticism from California DMV
Uber launched a small fleet of self-driving vehicles in San Francisco on Tuesday, but the second city to host the public test of the ride-hailing company’s work in this area…
These new headphones let you talk to Amazon’s Alexa anywhere you go
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant is slowly making its way out into the world, via third-party hardware that’s using Amazon’s developer tools to build it into their own products. That’s the…
DxO One update will add multi-camera Facebook Live streaming
The DxO One add-on camera accessory for iPhone really does get better with age; first, it gained remote Wi-Fi control, and now it’s announcing support for Facebook Live streaming directly within…
Uber’s self-driving cars start picking up passengers in San Francisco
The autonomous cars won’t operate completely driverless, for the time being – as in Pittsburgh, where Uber launched self-driving Ford Focus vehicles this fall, each SUV will have a safety driver…
Microsoft to open Cortana virtual assistant to third-party devices and apps
Microsoft is making Cortana available to third-party device makers, and opening up the platform to third-party developers, too, so that they can integrate their own services in Cortana-powered devices. The…
Udacity adds 14 hiring partners as AI, VR and self-driving talent wars heat up
Udacity is positioned perfectly to benefit from the rush on talent in a number of growing areas of interest among tech companies and startups. The online education platform has added…
Chevrolet has delivered its first three Bolt EVs to customers, making its success in delivering a long-range all-electric car available at a decent price official. The company’s first three customers are…
“We’re now an independent company within the Alphabet umbrella,” Waymo CEO John Krafcik told an audience at a press event in San Francisco today. Krafcik also noted that the Waymo team…
DOT proposes vehicle-to-vehicle comms requirement for new cars in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Transportation wants all future cars in the U.S. to be able to talk to each other, with the aim of helping to prevent “hundreds of thousands”…
Velodyne’s latest solid-state LiDAR design keeps costs low for production at scale
Velodyne has a new LiDAR sensor design that could help bring an autonomous-driving future closer than ever; it’s a small, solid-sate design that has a cost of less than $50…