Let's a truck slams on its brakes in front of you and your self-driving car won't be able to fully prevent a collision. Should it let itself rear-end the truck? Or swerve towards a sidewalk with a pedestrian, surely injuring them but lessening the risk of injuring you? This so-called trolley problem is often said to be the ultimate example of driverless-car dilemmas—driverless cars who can weigh options far faster than we can in an emergency. Venturebeat suggests such dilemmas—real or imagined—will shape the future of autonomous transit. [-MJ]

Well, there's accident prevention—but what about car-jacking and attack prevention? If your car can automatically swerve to avoid an accident, perhaps it should be able to drive away from an attacker. But this does open a Pandora's Box of issues about training machines to guess human intent. [-MJ] 

Turns out we might not be able to stay awake during the times when cars are driving themselves. So maybe we shouldn't be the safety backup system, says Ford, as it focuses on fully autonomous vehicles with no driving responsibilities for humans. Or maybe we should just rest more? [-MJ]

Talk about unintended consequences! One report by Slate suggests that cutting down on road-related deaths could cause an organ shortage. [-MJ]

Esri and Waze announced in mid-October that they're partnering to help local governments alleviate traffic congestion and analyze congestion patterns. Called the Waze Connected Citizens...

" No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the future. " - Ian E. Wilson That the electric vehicle,...

When cities redesign traffic-clogged highways, they often make them wider-despite the fact that tends to make traffic even worse. In Shenzhen, China, a team of designers thinks the best way...

Picture yourself cycling down a city street in the year 2035. You're late for a meeting, but the road you must cross ahead has recently been designated an "Autonomous Vehicle-only"...

China has unveiled an innovative public transportation solution to ease commute in the form of a hybrid self-driving vehicle that looks half like a train and half a bus and may be the...

The concept of Smart Cities offers the promise of urban hubs leveraging connected technologies to become increasingly prosperous, safe, healthy, resilient, and clean. What may not be...

Learn how autonomous vehicle player Waymo teaches its self-driving cars about the unpredictable drivers and imperfect roads of the real world. [-MJ]

The cameras and radar sensors that enable today's highly automated cruise-control systems can see only 250 yards ahead in the best conditions. That's barely more than six seconds of lead...

Is it a silly prank, a Pagan ritual, or a genius discovery about the next era of mass transit? In a picture posted to Flickr by artist James Bridle-known for coining the term, " New...

Cruise, a major player in the autonomous vehicle race, tells the story of their journey to make a functional autonomous vehicle. I can attest that their cars have yet to kill me—or even cut me off—in cut-throat San Francisco traffic. [-MJ]

How will self-driving cars tackle the complexity of roads where laws are routinely ignored? Will this mean that the places who most stand to benefit from the safety promised by autonomous vehicles will be the last to receive them? Kaveh Waddell explores the challenge of self-driving cars in places like India, Lebanon and China. [-MJ]

Contiental shows a concept for heads-up displays to make human drivers smarter and more aware. [-MJ]

Mini's new concept car is designed to be a canvas the driver—or passenger—can paint to their liking using augmented reality and advanced displays. Oh, and it takes you places, too. [-MJ]

In an early take on augmented reality for drivers, MINI outfits drivers with AR goggles to help them motor hard—and safer—though I'm not sure these particular bug-eyed units are what I want to rock while driving a convertible around town. [-MJ]

A-Pillars, those pesky barriers to visibility on either side of your windshield, continue to grow as safety concerns prompt automakers to strengthen them. Now Toyota wants to make it possible to 'see' through them using augmented reality. Cool! [-MJ]

A new public data set for self-driving cars shows that even a straightforward city commute may push automated driving to the limit. It also highlights how sharing data could help...

Top tier 1 automotive industry supplier Magna has introduced a new functional autonomous driving platform concept it's showing off to automaker customers, which it says can work with any...