Autonomous Vehicles

News and information about vehicles which can drive themselves without human supervision or input. Unmanned vehicles are vehicles which are either controlled remotely, or perhaps operate autonomously.

Tesla Files Lawsuit Challenging Michigan’s Auto Franchise Sales Law – Wants To Sell Direct

LANSING - The showdown between Tesla Motors Incorporated and the state about whether the company can sell its vehicles in Michigan without a franchise dealer agreement, brewing for years, is on with the company filing a lawsuit Thursday. Tesla filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Western Michigan one week after the Department

By |2016-09-23T12:08:18-04:00September 23rd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Politics|

The Debut Of The Automobility: Reimagining Transportation 2016 Conference

GRAND RAPIDS  - Transportation is changing at a faster rate than at any time in history and this change will be discussed at the launch of a Michigan-based transportation conference, Automobility: Reimagining Transportation 2016. Produced by AutoBeat Daily, this hands-on, fast-paced event will provide a road map to the future. Automobility 2016 provides an open

By |2016-09-21T14:53:59-04:00September 21st, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Michigan Mobile Musings, Podcasts|

SAE 2016 Convergence to Offer Mobile Comply Connected Vehicle Technical Session

NOVI - SAE 2016 Convergence will culminate its premiere annual event with a full day seminar on the future of Connected Vehicles being offered by industry partner Mobile Comply September 21 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. “The evolution in mobility engineering requires input and ideas from a much wider community of partners,” said

By |2016-09-16T11:38:50-04:00September 16th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Tech, Mobile MI|

U-M Robotics Building Design Approved, Including Space For Ford R&D

ANN ARBOR - Robotic technologies for air, sea and roads, for factories, hospitals and homes will have tailored lab space in the University of Michigan's planned Robotics Laboratory. On Thursday, the U-M Board of Regents approved the schematic design for the $75 million facility, which is slated for the northeast corner of North Campus in

By |2016-09-15T20:30:55-04:00September 15th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Drones|

Detroit Auto Show To Kick Off Jan. 8 With Autonomous Vehicle Exhibition

DETROIT - North American International Auto Show officials have announced that John Krafcik, CEO of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project, will kick-off AutoMobili-D with a keynote presentation on Sunday, Jan. 8. AutoMobili-D will run in conjunction with the 2017 NAIAS Press Preview and will feature more than 100 technology and mobility-focused companies from around the world,

By |2016-09-15T14:48:25-04:00September 15th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, News|

West Coast Driverless Vehicle Startups Move Into U-M Autonomous Vehicle Incubator

ANN ARBOR -  Take that Silicon Valley. The University of Michigan announced this week that three West Coast driverless vehicle start-ups will join TechLab at the 34-acre Mcity complex in north Ann Arbor where dozens of companies are developing technology they hope will lead to fully autonomous vehicles. The new recruits are Zendrive, PolySync and

By |2016-08-26T11:53:58-04:00August 25th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Entrepreneurs|

Delphi, Mobileye Seek Fully Driverless Car By 2021

DETROIT - In the latest in a burst of announcements aimed at bringing fully autonomous, and even driverless, vehicles to market, automotive mega-supplier Delphi is teaming up with the high-tech Israeli firm Mobileye. The two tech firms plan to show off their system during a preview at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next

By |2016-08-23T20:35:56-04:00August 23rd, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, News|

Google Loses Autonomous Vehicle Guru

MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google’s autonomous vehicle program has taken some big hits in recent days. Two of the project’s top engineers have reportedly left to work on a new start-up, but the biggest setback appears to come with the departure of Chris Urmson, the venture’s technology chief. A pioneer in autonomous vehicle research at Carnegie

By |2016-08-08T21:42:55-04:00August 8th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles|

Toyota Delays Launch of Plug-in Prius Prime

DETROIT - Toyota Motor Co. is delaying the start of production for its new plug-in model, the Prius Prime. The move is expected to push back the availability of the new model in the Japanese market. The U.S. launch, TheDetroitBureau.com has been advised, will begin in November, but will be slower than originally planned. The exact

By |2016-08-05T12:22:39-04:00August 5th, 2016|Autonomous Vehicles, Clean Update|