Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 electric vehicles (including 20,667 in Canada) because of problems with their driver-assistance technology that heighten crash risk, according to a U.S. regulatory announcement seen by AFP Thursday. The recall affects a range of Model S , Model X , Model 3 and Model Y vehicles …

Mercedes-Benz didn’t come to CES in Las Vegas this week just to announce plans for a network of fast charging stations across North America and once again showcase its extraordinary Vision EQXX electric concept, which is capable of travelling over 1,000 km with a full charge. The company has other …

Volvo took the stage at this year’s edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to announce that it will be adding Google HD Maps to its new EX90 three-row SUV. Regarded as one of the safest Volvos ever built, the all-electric SUV will add this technology to its long list …

With all the attention turned to Las Vegas and CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this week, Hyundai is providing further details and showing what its driverless vehicles can do. Developed by Motional, a joint venture between the Korean automaker and Aptiv (formerly known as Delphi), these so-called robotaxis are based on …

While the maker of its iPhone is expanding its presence in the auto industry, Apple’s car project—known internally as Project Titan—has seemingly been idling for several months. Now, people familiar with the matter have told Bloomberg that the California-based tech giant has scaled back its ambitions and delayed the launch …

Fully driverless commercial vehicles began to roll out in the Greater Toronto Area this week in what is a Canadian first. California-based Gatik, which specializes in autonomous driving technology for commercial applications, has teamed up with Canada’s largest food and pharmacy retailer, Loblaw, to deliver select online grocery orders for …

Volkswagen aims to redefine long-distance mobility and offer a ground alternative to short-haul flights with a fancy new driverless concept it previewed today. To be clear, the automaker says the GEN.TRAVEL is an experimental prototype with no plans for production. Rather, it is designed to test new autonomous driving functionalities …

General Motors is about to significantly expand the network of roads that are compatible with its Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving technology. Across North America, customers will be able to drive hands-free on twice as many roads as they do now. In Canada, the number of compatible roadways will more than …

Apple’s 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) opened on Monday with the tech giant previewing the new iOS 16 as well as the next generation of CarPlay. The latter will go even further by deeply integrating with a car’s hardware. It will be able, for instance, to provide content for multiple …

Nissan is developing a new driver-assistance technology that uses highly accurate, real-time information about the vehicle's surrounding environment to dramatically enhance collision avoidance. The goal is to improve the capabilities of ProPILOT-equipped Nissan vehicles and of course tomorrow’s full self-driving cars. Called “ground truth perception," the technology fuses information from …