OK, so you've seen cars able to parallel park themselves with you working the pedals in the car, but have you seen one actually drive off into a car park, find a space, park itself, and then come and pick you up again when you're done, all by itself? This is awesome. Read More >>
Featured comment by Robmawdsley:
"Also the issue of trying to find out where your car has parked itself when your phone battery runs out and you can't retrieve it!" More »
Remember the team of autonomous quadrocopters that could work cooperatively? Well they're back and upgraded with the ability to thrown and catch objects on the fly. You need to watch it to believe it. Read More >>
With a skilled pilot at the controls, a helicopter can easily pick up cargo while remaining hovering in the air. It's a time-saving maneuver that the US Marine Corps' K-MAX autonomous helicopter has just learned to perform itself. Read More >>
A consortium led by BAE Systems is trialling a new form of pilotless plane over the Irish Sea right now, which does away with the human element altogether, in favour of a drone that follows a pre-set route all by itself. Read More >>
Featured comment by jer102:
""One key element they’re demonstrating is the craft’s collision avoidance skills, which will be tested by flying a light aircraft right at it and ..." More »
Google has added another family member to its autonomous vehicle program, and an eagle-eyed reader in Southern California caught the Big G's Lexus RX450h out and about during testing. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"I hope Google have been patenting all the stuff they have been working on, I'd hate to see all this work being ripped off after the years they have be..." More »