self-driving cars

Software-designed vehicles

Opinion: Get an Automotive Job Doing Something You Love

With the boom of electric and self-driving cars, there is a huge demand for skilled software engineers who can work designing the latest car technology–whether it is creating more efficient fuel systems, self-driving technology or even figuring out how to make a car fly.

Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

By 2020, you will be able to own a car with advanced safety features helping avoid collisions, preventing you from drifting into the next lane, providing valet parking and allowing you to touch an “autopilot” button to have the car drive itself.

Volvo Adds Lidar to Future Cars

News: Volvo Cars To Add Luminar Lidar in Move To Self-driving

Volvo Cars, one of the leading voices talking about autonomous driving through its historic “safety” lens, announced this week that it’s next generation of cars will have lidar from the tech firm Luminar as part of those models’ advanced technology.

Toyota Self-Driving Car

Interview: Toyota and Lexus: Autonomous Driving Advancements

We had the special opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at one company’s progress when we sat down with Nathan Kokus, mobility and technology communications manager at Toyota.

Analysis: The Impact of Self-Driving Cars on Fuel Consumption

When the topic of driverless cars is brought up, most conversations typically surround the benefits autonomous vehicles bring to traffic safety, productivity and transportation accessibility. But another important topic that needs to be discussed is fuel efficiency.