Lidar startup Luminar to go public via $3.4 billion SPAC merger
Luminar, the lidar startup that burst onto the autonomous vehicle scene in April 2017 after operating for years in secrecy, is merging...
Read MoreWaymo self-driving trucks hit the road in Texas
Texas will see more of Waymo in the months and years to come. On Tuesday, Alphabet’s self-driving car division said it’s officially ready...
Read MoreLiDAR is getting so cheap it’d be madness not to use it in self-driving cars
LiDAR, a combination of the words light and radar, is a type of sensor technology that’s popular among some self-driving car companies for...
Read MoreGAC Group eyes trial operation of Level 4 autonomous cars in 2023
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- GAC Group strives to achieve the pilot operation of level 4 autonomous cars in designated regions in 2023, Feng Xingya,...
Read MoreOuster and Xilinx partner to bring cost-effective LiDAR to autonomous vehicles
There is a debate in the auto industry on what sensors to use for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) up through fully autonomous...
Read MoreLidar startupLuminar to go public via $3.4 billion SPAC merger
Luminar, the lidar startup that burst onto the autonomous vehicle scene in April 2017 after operating for years in secrecy, is merging...
Read MoreStradVision to collaborate with leading custom SoC supplier Socionext to provide efficient ADAS solutions
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — StradVision has announced a collaboration with Socionext Inc., a leading supplier of...
Read MoreThe AI ‘intelligence explosion’ might happen this way, including for AI self-driving cars
Sometimes you initiate an action and in a domino-like manner it gets going and going, seemingly feeding off itself and rapidly agitating...
Read MoreMemory design for autonomous driving systems
While most industry watchers believe we are still perhaps over a decade away from fully autonomous vehicles becoming common in European...
Read MoreFull self-driving cars are still a long way off – here’s why
A few days ago, the UK Department of Transport announced a consultation on Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS). This led to media...
Read MoreBaidu opens Apollo Go Robotaxi service to the public in Cangzhou
CANGZHOU, China, August 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) today opened the Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Cangzhou, Hebei...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles should benefit those with disabilities, but progress remains slow
An MIT report estimates truly autonomous vehicles might not hit the streets for a decade. And when they do, it’s difficult to say whether...
Read MoreAptiv: 100,000+ commercial robotaxi rides in Las Vegas
Yesterday, when I wrote about 10 existing and announced robotaxi services, I skipped a notable one that a reader brought to my attention....
Read MoreAutoX ties up with Letzgo to offer Robotaxi platform solution
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese self-driving car tech company AutoX struck a deal on August 20 with Letzgo, a Shanghai-based major taxi fleet...
Read MoreHyundai to speed up development of Level 4 autonomous vehicles
COVID-19 has taken a toll on global automakers, but that has not stopped Hyundai Motor Group from taking the initiative to invest in...
Read MoreGreat ocean explorers, tobacco, Locomation and a good sign for AV progress
A previous article “Christopher Columbus And Evaluating Autonomous Vehicles As An Investor” discussed the nature of the Autonomous Vehicle...
Read MoreIt’s not too early for cities to craft AV regulation
The delivery of goods, public transit and taxis are all use cases for autonomous vehicles being batted around in transportation circles....
Read MoreAI as being truthful or a liar, including while at the wheel of self-driving cars
Will AI lie to you? Sure, why not. Most people assume that AI is dispassionate, unbiased, objective rather than subjective, and...
Read MoreIsrael to permit autonomous driving without safety driver
JERUSALEM, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — Israel will allow autonomous vehicle driving without the presence of a human driver as required...
Read MoreWhere are we with public sentiment on autonomous vehicles?
There is a political and economic value to the sentiment of the everyday transportation user. Does the transportation that I have...
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