VW finalizes investment in self-driving tech company Argo AI
Eleven months after Volkswagen Group announced a $2.6 billion investment in self-driving startup Argo AI, the deal has closed....
Read MoreSelf-driving ‘Apple Car’ may combine LiDAR with other sensors for better decision-making
As work on the “Apple Car” progresses, Apple is coming up with new ways to improve automated driving systems, including using...
Read MoreChina’s NIO, Mobileye launch level 4 trials in Israel
The Chinese electric vehicle maker is installing Mobileye kits for driverless cars. The electric vehicles of Chinese carmaker NIO (NYSE:...
Read MoreAutonomous open-wheelerswill race at Indianapolis next year for a $1 million prize
Motorsport may have once been a technological wellspring from which road car tech could sometimes be skimmed, but today, the link between...
Read MoreRussia’s Yandex aims to double self-driving fleet with Hyundai
(Bloomberg) — Yandex NV will test a driverless car it developed with Hyundai Motor Co. in Detroit as the Russian technology giant...
Read MoreSpecial report: What’s the timeline for autonomous vehicles?
Automotive World’s latest special report looks at the timescale for launching autonomous vehicles (AVs), and the associated opportunities...
Read MoreForetellix and Vires collaborate to improve the effectiveness of autonomous vehicle safety testing
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Foretellix, an Israel-based start-up with a mission to enable measurable safety of...
Read MoreAVs gather momentum amid Coronavirus but roadblocks remain
Gone are the days when autonomous vehicles (AVs) were confined to the realms of science fiction. Over the past few years, driverless cars...
Read MoreHeroic Kansas soldier runs over active shooter, saves lives, vital implications for AI and self-driving cars
Quite a harrowing moment occurred recently when a man with a rifle started randomly shooting at people while standing on the Centennial...
Read MoreLeddarTech accelerates LiDAR deployment for advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous driving, and industrial applications in cooperation with STMicroelectronics
QUEBEC CITY, June 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech®, an industry leader in providing the most versatile and scalable auto and...
Read MoreDriveU.auto, a LiveU spinout, comes out of stealth with $4M
Teleoperators who remotely monitor and control autonomous vehicles rely on high-performance connectivity to transfer 4K video, multiple...
Read MoreAutonomous driving firm Aurora has doubled staff in past year
While the world struggles with the coronavirus pandemic and its entire, gigantic, enormous economic fallout, it’s perhaps surprising to...
Read MoreWaymo’s robot minivans are ready to roll in the Bay Area for the first time since COVID-19 outbreak
Waymo’s self-driving cars are returning to Bay Area roads for the first time since the company halted its public testing in early March...
Read MoreWho will own the cars that drive themselves?
It was a difficult question even before the coronavirus pandemic hit: When self-driving cars eventually rule the roads, will Americans own...
Read MoreDidi Chuxing’srobotaxi unit lands $500 million from Softbank-led group
Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing service, said it has raised $500 million for its autonomous vehicle business from an investment...
Read MoreVolkswagen’s board approves multi-billion dollar alliance with Ford to develop electric & commercial vehicles
German carmaker Volkswagen AG said on Thursday its supervisory board had approved several projects in a multibillion-dollar alliance with...
Read MoreSpeaking of space launches, here’s how Apollo 12 was saved by a steely-eyed missile man, plus lessons for self-driving cars
This is an exciting week for space travel and kudos goes to NASA and SpaceX for being on the verge of launching astronauts into space from...
Read MoreChina’s Baidu finishes building ‘world’s largest’ test ground for autonomous vehicle, smart driving systems
Chinese search engine giant and artificial intelligence (AI) champion Baidu said on Tuesday that it has completed construction of what it...
Read MoreChina’s Baidu finishes building ‘world’s largest’ test ground for autonomous vehicle, smart driving systems
Chinese search engine giant and artificial intelligence (AI) champion Baidu said on Tuesday that it has completed construction of what it...
Read MoreMobileye demos self-driving car that uses cameras to get around
Mobileye, Intel’s driverless vehicle R&D division, today published a 40-minute video of one of its cars navigating a 160-mile stretch...
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