
By Mia Taylor
The next time an Audi passes you on the road, look to see if there is a driver behind the wheel. That is, if you’re driving in California.

By Mia Taylor
The next time an Audi passes you on the road, look to see if there is a driver behind the wheel. That is, if you’re driving in California.
Audi will be the first company to receive a newly established autonomous driving permit issued by California. A range of new regulations that govern the testing of automated driving on the state’s roads take effect today.
Audi has conducted research over tens of thousands of miles in Europe and various US states, where such testing is permitted. The research is aimed at preparing a highly automated Piloted driving system for freeway traffic conditions. Audi envisions this technology could be ready for consumer introduction within five years.
By Shirley Li
Beijing hosted the world’s first ever Formula E (electric motor car) race Saturday, featuring 10 teams of two drivers each weaving through a circuit around the city’s Olympic Park.
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By Christoph Rauwald
Audi, the world’s second-largest maker of luxury vehicles, will roll out technology to enable autonomous driving in urban traffic, joining companies promoting features to ease the strain of operating a car.
Audi expects to sell more than 1.7 million cars in 2014 even as sales momentum in some emerging markets slows, CEO Rupert Stadler said.