Ford wants to use drones to guide its self-driving cars: UAVs could help autonomous vehicles navigate the streets

GM announces plans to test driverless cars in Michigan just... Uber driverless cars hit the streets of San Francisco:... Get ready to'Waymo' a self-driving cab: Google creates new... The blind man that convinced Google to launch a self driving... GM announces plans to test driverless cars in Michigan just... Uber driverless cars hit the streets of San Francisco:... Get ready to'Waymo' a self-driving cab: Google creates new... The blind man that convinced Google to launch a self driving... The idea is that a drone launched from a vehicle would help guide it by mapping the surrounding area beyond what the car's sensors can detect. This could prove most beneficial for hard to access or poorly mapped regions, where GPS may not be able to map the terrain accurately.