Qualcomm 5G enabled cars to arrive in 2021
Qualcomm CEO confirms
5G is just around the corner in the phone form factor and Qualcomm has now said that OEM devices can be expected in early 2019.
Hackers down security cameras
You probably weren't expecting this
In the days before the internet of things (IoT) you could be pretty much assured that your toaster, your fridge, your car and your washing machine were just going to break down and you'd have to call an engineer to fix them.
Self-driving cars reveal shortfalls
DMV request shows that self-driving cars have bugs
A demand from the California DMV of eight companies testing self-driving cars has highlighted a number of areas where the technology falls short of being safe to operate with no human backup.
BlackBerry launches security software for self-driving cars
Jarvis is part of its turnaround efforts
Failed mobile phone maker BlackBerry has launched a new cybersecurity software, which identifies vulnerabilities in programmes used in self-driving cars.
Trump gives up on talking cars
Worried that they might be conspiring against him
A plan to insist that car makers should ship products that allowed each car to talk to each other so that their computers could avoid collisions has been scrapped by Donald "Prince of Orange" Trump.
Failed Android killer moves into self-driving cars
Cyanogen becomes Cyngn
The outfit which claimed to be making an Android killer and failed, is now getting a licence to make self-driving cars.
Fully driverless cars only a few months away
Tested in Phoenix area
Completely driverless cars could be tested in the Phoenix area by the end of the year.
Carmakers lean on China to relax electric car rules
Electric cars too advanced for us right now
Global automakers have urged China to delay and soften planned quotas for sales of electric and hybrid cars.
California allows cars without human drivers
No-one is better than some of our drivers, so let's use no-one
California has become the first US state to allow the testing of automatic cars without a driver behind the wheel.
Apple gives up on self-driving cars
Too innovative
The fruity tax dodger Apple has pulled out of the race to build self-driving cars because the industry was not doing what it was told.