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How Many Warehouse Robots Does It Take to Fill a Grocery Order?

The U.K.’s biggest online grocer hit a milestone this year: Ocado Group put together an order of 50 items, including produce, meat and dairy, in five minutes.

November 6, 2017

Opinion: Emerging Evolution of Freight Brokerage

Freight and logistics always have depended on the human touch, but technology is getting smarter and many brokers wonder if their efforts will become unnecessary.

November 3, 2017

Judge Rules Otto Trucking No Longer a Co-Defendant With Uber in Waymo Case

Waymo was dealt a fresh setback in its fight with Uber Technologies Inc. with a series of unfavorable rulings ahead of a high-stakes trial next month over driverless technology.

November 3, 2017

LG, Qualcomm Join Hands for Autonomous Driving

LG Electronics said it will work with Qualcomm to jointly research and develop autonomous driving technologies

November 2, 2017

Alphabet's Self-Driving Unit Finds Another Maintenance Partner

AutoNation Inc., the largest car-dealer group in the U.S., reached an agreement to maintain and help manage fleets for Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet Inc.

November 2, 2017

Canada, a Leader in AI, Is Now Taking Aim at Driverless Cars

Having built an impressive lead in artificial intelligence, Canada is keen to do the same in driverless cars — specifically the lidar (laser radar) technology that lets these vehicles see where they’re going.

November 1, 2017

Trump Administration Shelves Plan for Talking Car Mandate

The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans to require new cars to be able to wirelessly talk to each other, auto industry officials said, jeopardizing one of the most promising technologies for preventing traffic deaths.

November 1, 2017

Pioneer Leaps Into Driverless Vehicle Fray With Microscopic Mirrors

When it comes to helping driverless cars see, automakers have a choice between bulky top-mounted contraptions or cheaper but unproven laser-on-a-chip technology. Pioneer Corp. thinks it can deliver the best of both worlds

November 1, 2017

Waymo Offers Peek at its Secluded Test Bed For Self-Driving Cars

A bicyclist pedaled alongside the road and a pedestrian wandered into the crosswalk, as a self-driving minivan headed through a maze of roads in a desolate landscape. As the vehicle turned right, its steering wheel rotated above the empty driver’s seat.

November 1, 2017