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Google Bard AI will give car-buying advice and suggest electric car charging locations

Published 09 February 2023
By David Mullen
Google Bard could potentially be used to offer car-buying and EV road-trip advice, say its developers.
Trump pardons autonomous car engineer sentenced for stealing trade secrets

Trump pardoned ex-Google self-driving car engineer

Outgoing President Donald Trump last night pardoned Anthony Levandowski, an autonomous car engineer charged with stealing trade secrets.
Published 20 January 2021
New app enables Alexa to answer your electric car questions

New app enables Alexa to answer your Ev questions

A new app for Amazon Alexa and Google Play devices that answers commonly-asked electric car questions has been launched.
Published 10 March 2020
Self-steering systems to shut down after one minute if drivers take hands off the wheel

This brand was voted top for self-driving safety

As all the industry gears up for a potential autonomous revolution, it appears one brand stands out for perceived safety.
Published 15 November 2018
Tech: when the postman rings twice, just say hello

Tech: when the postman rings twice, just say hello

Smart doorbells that call your phone so you can talk to vistors when you're out are set to take off. But will they help or harm home security?
Published 05 August 2018
Google co-founder Larry Page invests in Opener and its BlackFly flying car

Google co-founder invests in second flying car co.

Google co-founder Larry Page isn't willing to put all his eggs in one flying car basket, it seems, after investing in a second company...
Published 24 July 2018
Apps: Google's music apps

Apps: Google's music apps

The lowdown on Google's three premium music player apps
Published 15 July 2018

OK Google, er, cancel the driverless taxi

AI can imitate speech — and pauses — but in unpredictable arenas such as conversation and driving it is still liable to come a cropper.
Published 15 July 2018

Tech: Apple v the rest in Silicon Valley rift

The iPhone maker is distancing itself from Facebook's and Google's data-grabbing antics. It can afford to: it’s worth almost a trillion dollars.
Published 17 June 2018
Tech: dreams of dust and drugs

Tech: How tech elites think AI at Burning Man

At the Burning Man festival, Silicon Valley’s elite tune in, drop out and think crazy thoughts about AI.
Published 10 June 2018
After Uber's fatal crash, will driverless cars ever become a reality?

Will driverless cars ever become a reality?

Nick Rufford looks at how pedestrian death involving a modified self-driving Volvo has slammed the brakes on the autonomous vehicle dream.
Published 04 April 2018
Jaguar and Waymo announce driverless car project using I-Pace electric SUV

Jaguar and Waymo announce driverless car project

Jaguar and Waymo have announced they are to develop driverless ride-hailing cars together.
Published 27 March 2018
See what a driver driverless car sees with mind-blowing 360° video from Google's Waymo division

Video: See what a driverless car sees

Will fully autonomous cars ever become the norm on our roads? There are several reasons to be sceptical but a chief concern is their ability...
Published 14 March 2018