Like most people, you probably keep a lot of everyday items in your car, in various storage areas or maybe the trunk. Are they dangerous in a crash?

The most crucial part of a self-driving car is detection. Otherwise, there is no point in utilizing these machines. As such, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University worked on improving the detection ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Have you ever played the game of what-do-you-spy when on a ...

Driverless cars can use pulses of laser light to sense objects and measure how far away they are, but this can fail when it is very bright out or a lot of light is reflected from nearby vehicles.

Researchers have demonstrated the first attack strategy that can fool industry-standard autonomous vehicle sensor components into believing nearby objects are closer (or further) than they appear ...

Driving at night might be a scary challenge for a new driver, but with hours of practice it soon becomes second nature. For self-driving cars, however, practice may not be enough because the lidar ...

Beyond self-driving, the Apple Car may use its cameras to identify objects of interest and other vehicles, and for detecting damage to the car's windows. Digital imaging is an important part of any ...