Autonomous Vehicles

Are self driving cars safe?

All of a sudden the autonomous future is looking a bit more uncertain, which is somewhat surprising given what tech and auto boosters have been saying for years now — namely, that self-driving cars a…

The changing relationship between cars and humans

Automotive companies are trying to learn how hardware and software will work in conjunction with autonomous cars. I spoke with Andrew Macleod, the director of automotive marketing at Mentor Graphics,…

Software and hardware together in autonomous cars

Automotive companies are trying to figure out how software and hardware will work together in autonomous cars, and they want companies with electronic design automation experience to help them accomp…

Automotive manufacturing and autonomous vehicles

Automotive manufacturing has been happening for a long time, but when most people think of automotive manufacturing, they imagine a moving assembly line. The moving assembly line revolutionized how v…

Expect to see more negative driverless car technology coverage

An unfortunate accident involving an Uber autonomous car has put autonomous cars back in the headlines.

This time, driverless car technology is in an unflattering light.

This in…

Learning autonomous car safety lessons from aerospace

Autonomous cars hitting the road for testing isn’t new. We frequently see news stories about this testing and the work automakers are doing to prepare these cars for the road.

What we don’…