US safety agency seeks input on autonomous vehicle rules
DETROIT – The U.S. government’s road safety agency is asking for public comment on how it should regulate safe deployment of...
Read MoreRobot truck startup TuSimple said to raise $350 million in biggest funding round to date
TuSimple, a startup that’s developing self-driving technology for heavy-duty trucks, has raised about $350 million in a Series E round...
Read More‘Nobody knows if driverless vehicles will save lives, but they’re guaranteed to kill jobs’
Lost your job? Suspect the industry that once employed you is dead? ‘Too old’ to retrain, or attend college? Desperate for something –...
Read MoreXpeng Motors announces its next-gen 5G-powered autonomous driving architecture
Electric vehicle startup Xpeng Motors is emerging as a strong competitor to Tesla in China with its advanced battery-powered vehicles. In...
Read MoreUber looks to partner with other self-driving companies -CEO
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s UBER.N self-driving unit is looking to partner with other companies working on autonomous...
Read MoreRegular use of self-driving cars at least a decade away: MIT report
Over the last three years, a team appointed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was working on a project to create a...
Read MoreTesla to release new Full Self-Driving Beta update w/ ‘fundamental improvements,’ wider release could be coming soon
CEO Elon Musk announced Tesla is set to release a new Full Self-Driving Beta update with “fundamental improvements” and new functionality...
Read MoreVelodyne Lidar announces multi-year sales agreement with Local Motors
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) today announced a multi-year sales agreement with Local Motors, a leading digital vehicle manufacturer...
Read MoreAutonomous a2z raises US$1.9M in seed round for autonomous driving solution
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Autonomous a2z, a member company of Born2Global Centre and Sejong Technopark, has...
Read MoreGM ups electric and autonomous vehicle spending to $27 billion through 2025
General Motors said it will spend $27 billion over the next five years on the development of electric vehicles and automated technology,...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars are subject to being towed, just like the rest of us
One of the worst feelings when walking out to your parked car entails seeing a slip of paper and an ominous envelope sitting on the...
Read MoreUber looks to partner with other self-driving companies -CEO
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s UBER.N self-driving unit is looking to partner with other companies working on autonomous driving, the...
Read More‘Follow the Vehicle’: ŠKODA AUTO and the VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava collaborate on automated car convoy project
ŠKODA AUTO and the VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava are collaborating on new technologies for assistance systems as part of their...
Read MoreU.S. regulator votes to shift some auto safety spectrum to Wi-Fi use
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 5-0 on Wednesday to split a key spectrum block set aside for auto...
Read MoreUK electric-van startup Arrival to go public in U.S. at $5.4 billion valuation
LONDON — British electric-van startup Arrival, which is backed by Hyundai and BlackRock, has agreed to merge with CIIG Merger to get...
Read MoreBlackBerry (BB) QNX software to boost Plus’self driving trucks
BlackBerry Limited BB recently announced that it has collaborated with a self-driving truck technology provider, Plus, to integrate its...
Read MoreVia partners with troubled May Mobility for autonomous shuttle pilot in Arlington
Via today announced a partnership with troubled autonomous vehicle startup May Mobility to develop a platform that integrates on-demand...
Read MoreFrom robotaxis to e-scooters, Covid is changing how people in China commute
The need for social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic has boosted demand for “individual traveling devices,” according to Chinese...
Read MoreSiemens selects XenomatiX technology to validate simulations for autonomous vehicle applications
Simulations play an essential role in the development and ‘testing’ towards self-driving vehicles. Siemens’ SimcenterPrescan software...
Read MoreVia partners with troubled May Mobility for autonomous shuttle pilot in Arlington
Via today announced a partnership with troubled autonomous vehicle startup May Mobility to develop a platform that integrates on-demand...
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