Lockdown couldn’t keep Waymo from testing self-driving cars … in a fake city
Self-driving car testing on public roads gets most of the headlines, but that was no longer an option for Waymo once the coronavirus...
Read MoreBaidu launches its ‘Apollo Go’ robotaxiservice in China’s capital city of Beijing
Three weeks after launching its “Apollo Go” robotaxi service in the Chinese city of Cangzhou, China’s tech giant Baidu...
Read MoreCruise’s AI enables driverless vehicles to navigate uncommon scenarios
Driverless startup Cruise today detailed a homegrown tool — the Continuous Learning Machine — that tackles on-the-road prediction tasks....
Read MoreVirginia autonomous driving firm invests $8.5 million in second facility, expects to triple workforce
A developer of self-driving vehicle technology recently announced an expansion that is expected to triple its current workforce. Torc...
Read More5GAA expects 5G-V2X basic car automation in 2024, cooperation in 2026
Wireless engineers, automakers, and governments have spent years preparing for a future where autonomous cars will communicate with each...
Read MoreDigging into autonomous truck tech on HDT Talks Trucking podcast
Two new special-report HDT Talks Trucking podcast episodes dig into the technology behind autonomous trucks. These special reports are...
Read MoreNASA safety expert joins Torc Robotics self-driving truck team
BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Former NASA safety engineering executive John Marinaro has joined Torc Robotics, the...
Read MoreConnected and autonomous vehicle projects in the UK
The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Innovate UK have published a series of case studies of connected and autonomous...
Read MoreAmazon jobs UK: Online retail giant hiring new Cambridge team for exciting driverless delivery service
Online retail giant Amazon is set to hire a new team of engineers to help develop driverless deliveries in the UK and globally, following...
Read More4 ways Tesla self-driving ‘falls short’ in Consumer Reports testing
Consumer Report says extensive testing on Tesla’s “full self-driving” capability shows that it falls short of its name, isn’t worth the...
Read MoreWill you hail a Robotaxi via mobility service platforms?
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Hailing an autonomous driving taxi, the scenario that was previously seen in sci-fi films, has come into reality and is...
Read MoreDawn of the ghost riders
Testing is a topic which often comes up in any discussion of driverless tech. And yes, rigorous testing on various routes, in varied...
Read MoreStradVision selects BlackBerry to drive advancements across South Korean automotive industry
WATERLOO, ON and SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced...
Read MoreMeet Eyedrive, Apple’s system for building Maps and testing autonomous driving
Apple has been operating vehicles equipped with advanced sensors for some time, which are dedicated to collecting data to enhance Apple...
Read MoreYandex self driving group gets $150 million, partners with Uber to bring autonomous vehicles to U.S.
On paper, a lot is happening with Yandex’s self-driving vehicles. Yandex NV YNDX -1.2%, a Russian multinational company that...
Read MoreRobot shuttles double as robotaxis says IDTechEx
BOSTON, Sept. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As IDTechEx predicted in its report, “Robot Shuttles and Autonomous Buses...
Read MoreHefei licenses DiDi to have autonomous car road tests
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- DiDiChuxing (DiDi) has been given green light to conduct road tests for autonomous cars by Hefei government, the...
Read MoreAurrigo makes breakthrough in driverless pods technology
A Coventry-based company has created 10 new jobs over the past year to meet rising demand across the world for the driverless pods it has...
Read MoreTENET is a palindrome and maybe self-driving cars ought to be reversible too
The new sci-fi thriller Tenet has brought palindromes to the forefront of our minds, along with jolting us all to think outside of the box...
Read MoreLean sensing – a critical enabler for autonomous vehicles
Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are progressing at a rapid pace, notwithstanding Covid-19 constraints. The past 2 months have experienced...
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