Autonomous Vehicle News
It was a balmy night in San Francisco when Peacock, my driverless taxi, gently rolled to a stop, switched on its hazard lights and waited for me to step into the future. After a disembodied voice urged me to buckle up, the steering wheel turned, the car accelerated ever so gently and we were off. It was as if there was, quite literally, a ghost in the machine. But the Chevrolet Bolt, operated by General Motors’ Cruise subsidiary, navigated the quiet chaos on the streets of America’s second densest city after New York surprisingly well. Acceleration and stopping were gentle, while the live video game that is driving in a big city never seemed to stump the software at