Lyft patents notification system for self-driving cars to communicate with pedestrians
Autonomous vehicles could flash messages signalling their next move to nearby humans, using a system patented by US transportation company Lyft. More
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Muji designs "friendly" autonomous shuttle bus for Finland
Japanese brand Muji has revealed designs for an autonomous shuttle bus built for all weather conditions, set to hit the roads in three Finnish cities by 2020. More
Park House envisions converting multi-storey car parks into apartment blocks
Our latest MINI Living video features a conceptual housing project, with houses made from shipping containers placed within repurposed multi-storey parking garages. More
MIT surveys two million people to set out ethical framework for driverless cars
Self-driving cars should swerve to protect young people over the elderly and humans over animals, according to the Moral Machine survey of more than two million people, conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More
Renault imagines convoys of driverless pods that deliver parcels and pop-up shops
Renault rethinks how goods and services are delivered in cities with its Ez-Pro concept, which imagines autonomous, electric vehicles that connect up with a fleet of shared, customisable "robo-pods". More
Space10 envisions future of self-driving cars as farms, hotels and clinics on wheels
IKEA's innovation lab Space10 explores the potential of autonomous vehicles to take on new uses, with seven concepts that include a mobile cafe and a farm on wheels. More
Mercedes-Benz unveils modular concept vehicle that transforms from car to van
The latest concept vehicle from German auto brand Mercedes-Benz is made up of modular components, meaning it can morph from a car into a van. More
Volvo condenses the home into autonomous concept car
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has unveiled an all-electric, self-driving vehicle that can double up as a mobile office, bedroom or living room. More
Jaguar Land Rover's prototype driverless car makes eye contact with pedestrians
Jaguar Land Rover has created self-driving cars with eyes that are used to communicate with pedestrians when it's safe to cross in front of them. More
Cas Dahmen creates zero-emission hydrofoil concept
Royal College of Art graduate Cas Dahmen has envisioned the future of high-end waterborne public transport with an autonomous and electric hydrofoil catamaran. More
Aston Martin takes to the skies with first aircraft concept
Aston Martin aims to bring luxury private transport to the sky with its Volante Vision Concept aircraft – a flying autonomous, hybrid-electric vehicle that can take off vertically. More
Einride reveals driverless all-electric logging truck
Swedish tech startup Einride has designed T-log, a fully electric and autonomous logging truck, which is designed to hit public roads by 2020. More
Apple engineer killed in Tesla car operating in driverless mode
Electric car company Tesla has confirmed that a recent fatal crash involving one of its vehicles occurred while the car was in autopilot mode. More
Jaguar reveals driverless I-Pace cars for Google's Waymo project
Jaguar is set to design and engineer a driverless fleet of its electric I-Pace vehicles for Waymo, Google's autonomous car spin-off. More
Uber taxi kills woman in first fatal accident between a pedestrian and a self-driving car
A woman in Arizona has become the first pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving car after being struck by an Uber vehicle operating in autonomous mode. More
Renault unveils driverless Uber-style transport system
Renault has devised a concept for an autonomous, electric vehicle that would provide city dwellers with an alternative to public transport. More
Fully driverless cars receive go-ahead to operate in California
Autonomous vehicles will soon be tested and deployed on public roads in California without a human driver, allowing tech giants such as Uber and Apple to test prototypes on local roads for the first time. More
Uber builds and tests self-driving cars at engineering centre in Pittsburgh
Assembly Design Studio has converted a large warehouse in Pittsburgh into a workspace for Uber where self-driving cars are engineered, built and tested. More
Airbus' self-piloted air taxi takes to the skies
Airbus' autonomous, electric air taxi has successfully made its first test flight, after plans for its development were released back in January 2017. More
Self-driving cars will "exacerbate congestion rather than improve it" says Paul Priestman
Autonomous vehicles could make congestion worse in cities, according to leading transport designer Paul Priestman, who claims that personal transport needs to be rethought as it's "just not efficient any more". More