Driverless Cars
The kiwi behind driverless delivery business, Nuro
Dave Ferguson is the kiwi entrepreneur behind Nuro - the California based driverless delivery start-up. Nuro has developed small, electric, driverless vehicles which can deliver food, groceries and… Audio
Why We Drive: Matt Crawford on car culture's essential survival
Philosopher, mechanic, and author Matthew Crawford's latest book Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road gets under the bonnet of one of the few remaining domains of exploration, play and… Audio
Chch red zone prime spot for autonomous vehicle testing
Driverless cars could soon be cruising around abandoned streets in Christchurch's red zone if plans for 'autonomous vehicle testing' get the green light. Video, Audio
Are we moving too fast with driverless cars?
A pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a self-driving Uber in the US. The incident has sparked concern over driverless vehicles, with Uber halting its testing throughout North America. Audio
On the road to driverless cars
A high-powered panel discusses the changes autonomous vehicles will make on our driving, our roads and our world in front of a Dunedin audience. Audio
Skid-resistant roads reduce crashes by 40%
Advances in technology, such as driverless cars and skid-resistant roads, are expected to slash the number of road deaths and serious injuries in years to come.
Scores more driverless vehicles licensed for US roads
Thousands more driverless vehicles will be taking to the roads in America after new law was passed by the US House of Representatives yesterday. Audio
World of driverless cars could be just 13 years away
A new report says ditching the car and relying instead on shared, electric cars could save thousands of dollars a year; cut greenhouse gas emissions and save time. Audio
Driverless cars just around the bend ... overseas
Driverless cars could be used as early as 2020 - but not in New Zealand - a car futurist says.
Uber suspends self-driving cars trial following crash
Uber Technologies Inc suspended its pilot programme for driverless cars after a vehicle equipped with the technology crashed on a US roadway, the ride-hailing company and local police said.
New technology with Andy Linton
Andy Linton discusses the impact of technology on jobs and the prospect of a universal basic income - and driverless cars. Audio
Killer cruise control
Cruise control kills motorist. Is this the future of driverless cars? Audio
Driver safety trumps that of pedestrians
Mercedes-Benz autonomous cars will priorotise driver safety over pedestrians'. Audio
Transport technology might get around consumption habits
Eric Frykberg goes to Germany to find out how technology might be able to both support people's lifestyles and preserve the environment. Audio
Tech: driverless cars and Twitter woes
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin on trouble in Twitter-land. Also the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it regards the computer onboard driverless cars in the same way as a human… Audio
Should driver-less cars ever kill their passengers?
While the rise of self-driving, autonomous vehicles promises to dramatically reduce the number of traffic crashes, some accidents will still happen - and in those cases the cars themselves will choose… Audio
Dave Lee - the tech capital of the world
The BBC's North America Technology correspondent who has a grandstand view of the hot bed of innovation that is Silicon Valley. Audio
Science - Computer Science
Prof. Mark Apperley from University of Waikato tweezers out the silicon chips to expose how computers switch us on - artificial intelligence, drones and driverless cars. Audio
A Robotic Driver for Vehicles
Dean Williams visits the University of Auckland's Robotics and Intelligent Systems research laboratory. Audio