12 12, 2013

Would you be happy to live in the first driverless car city?

By Sean Bell12 December, 2013car, Driverless Cars, technology No Comments

Plans are afoot to make one of the UK’s cities into a driverless car city. Will it be yours? Would that be a good thing? In a fit of unusual generosity the government has dusted down the old cheque book […]

18 02, 2013

Carless Drivers and the Other Problems with Driverless Cars

By Sean Bell18 February, 2013car, Carless Drivers, driverless car, Driverless Cars, ford, LS, LV, Oxford University, recognises, Uncle Dave No Comments

I was just reading about how some boffins at Oxford University are currently testing a driverless car somewhere in deepest Oxfordshire. Apparently the vehicle recognises its surroundings using lasers and cameras. It then memorises the regular trips you make. This […]

10 05, 2012

Look, No Driver!

By Sean Bell10 May, 2012car, driverless car, Driverless Cars, ford, Golden Gate Bridge, Google, Las Vegas, LS, Pacific Coast, Sebastian Thrun, traffic lights No Comments

They are a bit wacky out Nevada way, aren’t they? I think too much sun and gambling might have gone to their heads. Well, how else can you explain away the fact that they are going to let driverless cars […]