Emerging Tech
Uber Will Bring You Flying Taxis, if You Can Help Build a Magical Battery
The company needs to develop a battery that is lighter and has more storage capacity than anything produced so far.
Emerging Tech
The Most Important Self-Driving Car Announcement Yet
Autonomous vehicles will transform urban life by 2020, if Waymo’s time line is correct.
Artificial Intelligence
Self-Driving Cars Still Don't Know How to See
An Uber autonomous SUV killed a pedestrian. What does that say about the promise of self-driving technology?
Emerging Tech
A Google Founder’s Dream of Autonomous Flying Taxis Is Taking Off in New Zealand
The aim is to be able to carry passengers in three years.
Artificial Intelligence
The World of Self-Driving Cars Is Set to Change in April
Get used to seeing cars driving with nobody behind the wheel.
Emerging Tech
Most Americans Uncomfortable With Self-Driving Cars, Survey Finds
Over half the respondents to a Northeastern University/Gallup survey also said they are unlikely to regularly use the technology.
Emerging Tech
Could Self-Driving Trucks Be Good for Truckers?
That’s what a new study from Uber’s self-driving-truck team says, and a variety of trucking experts think they might be right.
Artificial Intelligence
Ford CEO Jim Hackett on the Future of Computing, Cities, and Self-Driving Cars
Hackett overseen new initiatives at the car company.
Digital Government
8 Overly Confident, Mostly Pessimistic Predictions About Tech in 2018
The bankification of Big Tech, a strange profusion of wheeled vehicles, and more predictions about the year to come.
Emerging Tech
Your Self-Driving Car of the Future Is Going to Need A Lot of Sensors to Handle the Snow
It's difficult for cars to even gain experience with wintery conditions.
Cybersecurity
Senate's Self-Driving Car Bill Encourages Bug Disclosure Program
Unlike House legislation, the bill envisions a cyber vulnerability disclosure program for the self-driving car sector.
Digital Government
Congress Wants Answers About the Equifax Breach
The House also passed self-driving car bill and the Homeland Security Department reorganization got a favorable CBO score.
Emerging Tech
Waymo is Designing Collapsible Cars That Crash into Pedestrians Gently
In the case of a crash, the vehicle will soften.
Emerging Tech
After Trying to Build Self-Driving Tractors for More Than 20 Years, John Deere Has Learned a Hard Truth About Autonomy
There’s a lot more to driving than just seeing the path before you.
Emerging Tech
Federal Spending on Drones Goes Under the Sea
Of the billions it spends on unmanned vehicles, the federal government's focus is shifting from the skies to the sea.
Artificial Intelligence
How Games Advance Emerging Tech
Strategy games have long been a proving ground for artificial intelligence, but what could driverless cars learn from a hyper-violent video game?
Artificial Intelligence
What's Next in Federal Technology?
Download Nextgov's ebook on emerging tech trends impacting the federal government and how it delivers services to citizens.
Digital Government
The Russia Hearing That Wasn’t and What Else Congress Did
Health care may have dominated the week, but lawmakers also tackled internet privacy rights and how DHS buys tech.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want Self-Driving Cars To Thrive But Still Fear Hacks
Despite positives, manufacturers still face concerns that cars could be hijacked.
Ideas
With Self-Driving Cars, the Future is Now
Much of what was considered the stuff of science fiction is today certainly within reach technologically.
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