China finalising new safety rules for driver-assistance systems

China finalising new safety rules for driver-assistance systems

China’s automakers are outpacing foreign rivals in their push for assisted-driving technology, eager to woo motorists hungry for rapid innovation. Yet, Beijing has a nuanced message for its rising stars: move fast – but be careful. Regulators this week have been finalising new safety rules for driver-assistance systems as Beijing sharpens scrutiny of the technology […]

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Self-driving startup Wayve taps Microsoft for ‘supercomputer muscle’

Self-driving startup Wayve taps Microsoft for ‘supercomputer muscle’

British startup Wayve said on Wednesday it will use supercomputer infrastructure designed for the firm by its investor Microsoft to process vast amounts of data as it develops machine learning-based models for self-driving cars. Wayve’s technology relies on machine learning using camera sensors fitted on the outside of the vehicle, where the system learns from […]

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