EARLY HALLOWEEN HIGHWAY HORROR: FLAMING PUMPKINS JAM TRAFFIC

AP -- In an early Halloween highway horror, a truckload of burning pumpkins blocked traffic on a Florida interstate... READ MORE›

CHINA'S BAIDU LAUNCHES $1.5 BILLION AUTONOMOUS DRIVING FUND

The Apollo Fund will invest in 100 autonomous driving projects over the next three years, Baidu said in a statement... READ MORE›

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UNDERCOVER BIKE COPS LAUNCH 'BEST EVER' CYCLE SAFETY SCHEME IN BIRMINGHAM

This tactic is part of a ground breaking new initiative launched today by West Midlands Police, in partnership with Birmingham City Council, to tackle cycling safety... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: IN BOOST TO SELF-DRIVING CARS, U.S. TELLS GOOGLE COMPUTERS CAN QUALIFY AS DRIVERS

The NHTSA counsel said Google could consider applying for exemptions for certain regulations, providing NHTSA with supporting documents... READ MORE›

COQUIHALLA CLOSED AGAIN BETWEEN HOPE AND MERRITT

Had been stopped for more than 3 hours near the Coquihalla Lakes junction... READ MORE›

'HOVERBOARDS' ARE ILLEGAL TO RIDE ON UK ROADS AND PAVEMENTS POLICE WARN

A driver of a self balancing personal transporter will be in breach of section 87 and section 143 Road Traffic Act 1988... READ MORE›

GOOGLE 'DISAPPOINTED' BY PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON DRIVERLESS CARS

If finalized, the rules could lead Google to continue testing its driverless cars in other states... READ MORE›

General Motors Co, Honda Motor Co, which owns Acura, and other automakers are working with traditional suppliers and startup firms... READ MORE›

MERCEDES EYES DRIVERLESS ON-DEMAND LIMOUSINE SERVICE AS POTENTIAL MARKET

Zetsche said that the combination of car rental services and autonomous vehicles opens up new business opportunities... READ MORE›

IT'S AYE, ROBOT, AS DRIVERLESS CARS FINALLY STEER NEAR SHOWROOMS

Vehicle-to-vehicle communications, known as V2V, could arrive within five years and make driverless cars smarter and safer... READ MORE›

BMW TEAMS UP WITH TECH FIRMS FOR DRIVERLESS CARS

Mobileye is the top supplier of camera-based sensor systems used in driver assistance systems in the latest generation of vehicles... READ MORE›

WHEELCHAIR 'STREET RACER' IN BARCELONA BAFFLES POLICE

A spokesman said We've only seen the video on YouTube... READ MORE›

SELF-DRIVING CARS RECORD FIRST U.S. DEATH AFTER MAN KILLED IN FLORIDA COLLISION

The Tesla driver died due to injuries sustained in the crash, which took place May 7 in Williston, Florida, the agency said... READ MORE›

BMW TO DEVELOP DRIVERLESS CAR TECHNOLOGY WITH INTEL, MOBILEYE

Now BMW, Intel and Mobileye will develop cars with even higher levels of automation described as eyes off, mind off, and driver off ... READ MORE›

MAN (70S) DIES AFTER HORRIFIC COLLISION BETWEEN TRUCK AND FOUR CARS

One man has died after a horrific collision between a truck and four cars in north Cork... READ MORE›

AS LONG AS THE WORLD HAS NO SOLUTION TO THE SYRIA CRISIS ASSAD CAN SIT BACK AND DENY EVERYTHING

A gunman driving a suspected stolen car leads police on a wild chase on the roads and freeways east of Los Angeles, smashing into other vehicles... READ MORE›

COMMENT: YOUR DRIVERLESS CAR COULD BE PROGRAMMED TO KILL YOU

Many people think driverless cars could be the best thing to happen to human transportation since the internal combustion engine... READ MORE›

GOOGLE EXPANDS SELF-DRIVING CAR TESTING TO WASHINGTON STATE

Alphabet Inc said Wednesday its self-driving car project will expand testing to Kirkland, Washington later this month, the third city where it is testing autonomous vehicles... READ MORE›

CHINA'S ALIBABA PUTS INTERNET IN CARS, PLANS TO TAKE DRIVERS OUT

You'll quickly see driverless car technology resulting from this platform, Wang said on the sidelines of the event... READ MORE›

CRASH RATES FOR SELF-DRIVING CARS LESS THAN CONVENTIONAL CAR

The study was commissioned by Alphabet Inc's Google unit, which has reported a series of minor crashes involving its self-driving fleet... READ MORE›

WHAT TO EXPECT IN A WORLD OF DRIVERLESS CARS

He believes Toronto will save 6 billion a year once driverless cars become commonplace... READ MORE›

DRIVER FINED EUR4K FOR 'CAUSING DEATH OF MUM IN TRAGIC LUAS INCIDENT'

Sergeant Karl Mackle said that Quentin Hannezo broke a red traffic light and collided with an oncoming Luas tram before going into a skid... READ MORE›

WHO GIVES A TRUCK? ARE SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES NOW SCIENCE FACT?

The adoption of electric vehicles should be a lesson to auto makers... READ MORE›

CYCLISTS WHO USE FOOTPATHS WILL NOT BE FINED

It's believed that Mr Donohoe has taken the decision to exclude the offence of cycling on footpaths after consultations with garda and road safety chiefs... READ MORE›

WORLD'S FIRST SELF-DRIVING TAXIS HIT SINGAPORE STREETS IN LIMITED TRIALS

NuTonomy, the company behind the autonomous taxi service, invited select Singapore residents to use its ride-hailing smartphone app to book a free ride... READ MORE›

CHINA TRAFFIC DEATHS: MORE THAN 200,000 ANNUAL FATILITIES IN ROAD ACCIDENTS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS

Every year, at least 200,000 people die as a result of road accidents in China, the World Health Organization said Wednesday... READ MORE›

CONGRESS WILL HEAR FROM HEAD OF GOOGLE SELF-DRIVING CAR PROJECT

But Google said last month it bears some responsibility after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in Mountain View, California on Feb. 14... READ MORE›

50 DEAD AFTER BUSES COLLIDE WITH FUEL TANKER IN AFGHANISTAN

The buses were traveling one behind the other from Kabul to Kandahar when the accident happened, according to Mohammadullah Ahmadi, director of the provincial traffic department... READ MORE›

ROAD SAFETY BOSS IN PLEA AFTER WORST WEEKEND THIS YEAR

And Martin Brophy 20, Orla Curry 20 and Angela Kelly 35 all died in a crash outside Rathdowney, Co Laois, in the early hours of Sunday... READ MORE›

MAN OUT WALKING KILLED IN EARLY MORNING ROAD CRASH

Anyone with information is asked to contact Bantry Garda Station 027-20860 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111... READ MORE›

GOOGLE DRIVERLESS CARS HEAD TO WASHINGTON STATE FOR BAD WEATHER TRIALS

To test its autonomous vehicles in more extreme weather conditions Google will begin testing the cars near Seattle... READ MORE›

DANGEROUS DRIVER DOING STUNTS BEFORE PLOUGHING INTO TODDLER

Killer driver Ciaran Lane had been performing stunts in his car before ploughing into toddler Vanessa Siatka... READ MORE›