Driverless truck startup Plus plans Hennessy SPAC deal
(Bloomberg) — Self-driving truck startup Plus is in talks to merge with special purpose acquisition company Hennessy Capital...
Read MoreHyperdrive Daily: The self-driving car race hardly matters
When Guidehouse Insights sent me its annual study on the leaders in self-driving, I wondered how the report would rank a field that...
Read MorePennDOT launches public survey on automated vehicles
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced April 28 the launch of a survey meant to offer an idea of constituents’...
Read More“It’s a matter of a year or two”: Innoviz outlines autonomous vehicle roadmap
Each year, giants like Elon Musk try to prepare the public for when we will see the widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles on city...
Read MoreWaymo’s new CEOs say self-driving unit eyes outside funding
Waymo, the prized self-driving arm of Alphabet Inc., is looking to nab further outside investment and make acquisitions of its own, the...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars to conveniently haul fancy stores to your doorstep for your shopping delight
You look out the window of your home and see what appears to be a fancy store parked temporarily outside in front of your house. Say what?...
Read MoreBaidu launches robotaxi service in outer Beijing. How ‘fully driverless’ is it vs. AutoX?
Baidu BIDU -1.6%, the leading search engine in China, has launched a robotaxi service in Shougang Park – an industrial park on the...
Read MoreKids won’t learn to drive: IDTechEx explains why
BOSTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Learning to drive is a coming-of-age moment many kids (and parents sick of being taxi...
Read MoreAA President raises concerns over government’s announcement for self-driving vehicles
Yesterday, the government announced that self-driving vehicles could be on UK streets by the end of this year. However, the AA say it’s...
Read MoreFaraday Future signs Velodyne as exclusive lidar supplier for luxury EV
(Reuters) – Faraday Future has selected Velodyne Lidar Inc as an exclusive supplier for its flagship luxury electric car FF 91,...
Read MoreBaidu Apollo to launch fully driverless ride-hailing services in Beijing, demonstrating a new commercialization model for autonomous driving
BEIJING, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) will open fully driverless robotaxi services to the...
Read MoreKlas, leader in edge intelligence, unveils the TRX D8, data-logging hardware for autonomous vehicle development
DUBLIN, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Klas, a global leader in edge intelligence solutions, today announced an all new piece of...
Read MorePlus, Cummins partner on self-driving CNG trucks
Self-driving truck technology company Plus announced a new initiative with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to develop what Plus called...
Read MoreEasyMile raises $66M for its autonomous people-and-goods shuttles
We may still be a long way off from Level 5, fully self-driving cars on the open road, but companies building autonomous vehicles and...
Read MoreCanadian experts warn of autonomous-vehicles hacking risks
OTTAWA – Canadian auto dealers, whose sales of high-tech vehicles may be hampered by safety concerns linked to hacking and computer...
Read MoreUK government green lights ‘self-driving’ cars on motorways
The UK government on Wednesday became the first country to announce it will regulate the use of self-driving vehicles at slow speeds on...
Read MoreEasyMile raises $66M for its autonomous people-and-goods shuttles
We may still be a long way off from Level 5, fully self-driving cars on the open road, but companies building autonomous vehicles and...
Read MoreTesla’s head of UI departs, showing unseen Cybertruck and FSD images in the process
Tesla’s longtime head of user interface design has left the company, and he has published some images of previously unreleased UI design...
Read MorePolicymakers keep autonomous vehicles bill on Senate’s radar
Two of the key drivers of autonomous vehicle policy in Congress again touted its potential safety and economic benefits during a hearing...
Read MoreTesla’s Full Self-Driving subscription is coming soon
Tesla has been bumping the price of its misleadingly named Full Self-Driving (FSD) option for a while now. As of Monday, it’s crept...
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