SoftBank unit bringing Estonian self-driving buses to Japan
A SoftBank Group affiliate has teamed up with an Estonian startup in a bid to accelerate Japan’s efforts to mobilize self-driving buses in...
Read MoreOuster announces expansion of supply agreements with May Mobility
Ouster, a provider of high-performance lidar sensors, and May Mobility, a leader in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle...
Read MoreElon Musk just unveiled his vision for Tesla’s robotaxi — Should Uber be worried?
In 2016, Tesla (TSLA 4.41%) CEO Elon Musk first revealed plans to develop a fully autonomous self-driving robotaxi. While it’s still...
Read MoreMAN Truck & Bus to make city buses autonomous with Mobileye
“Please get on board!” The potential for autonomous buses in urban areas is enormous in terms of total cost of ownership (TCO), personnel...
Read MoreSan Francisco turns on autonomous vehicles
One would think San Francisco, arguably the most progressive city in America and still the epicenter of tech, would be the logical testing...
Read MoreChina’s BYD beefs up autonomous driving credentials with new unit, hiring spree
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) – BYD Co Ltd (002594.SZ), may be China’s biggest electric vehicle maker by a country mile...
Read MoreTuSimple gets temporary reprieve from Nasdaq delisting
Autonomous trucking company TuSimple’s stock shot up 28% Monday after the company narrowly dodged a delisting from the Nasdaq stock...
Read MoreDOJ charges former Apple engineer with theft of autonomous car tech for China
A former Apple software engineer was charged with stealing Apple’s autonomous technology for a Chinese self-driving car company, the...
Read MoreDiDi’s KargoBot autonomous truck platform partners with Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck
Beijing (Gasgoo)- DiDi-backed autonomous trucking platform KargoBot and Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck (Shaanxi Truck) formed a strategic...
Read MorePan-port self-driving solution provider SENIOR closes new funding round
Beijing (Gasgoo)- Chinese pan-port autonomous driving solution provider Senior.auto (SENIOR) announced on May 15 the completion of a new...
Read MoreDOJ charges former Apple engineer with theft of autonomous car tech for China
A former Apple software engineer was charged with stealing Apple’s autonomous technology for a Chinese self-driving car company, the...
Read MoreQ&A: Kodiak’s James Reed offers fleet perspective on self-driving trucks
During his six years as CEO of USA Truck, James Reed assessed a lot of future technologies to understand the implications to the...
Read MorePanasonic NavInfo, Qingtian Truck partner on battery management for autonomous trucks
Beijing (Gasgoo)- On May 15, Panasonic NavInfo, the mobility service joint venture between Panasonic and NavInfo, signed a framework...
Read MoreAlibaba’s autonomous driving lab to focus more on monetization
Alibaba founded Damo Academy in 2017 to carve out a program focused on cutting-edge research that is relatively free of short-term...
Read MoreUK launches first full-sized autonomous bus service with top speed of 50 miles per hour
The U.K.’s first full-sized autonomous bus service opened to the general public on Monday, with those involved in the project describing...
Read MoreI rode the world’s first autonomous public bus service
Boring. That’s how I’d describe riding the world’s first autonomous bus service, being launched for public use in...
Read MoreUber weighs its self-driving future
As Uber races to build up its fleet of autonomous vehicles, the company wants to make sure they’re actually up to every task. The...
Read MoreAlibaba’s autonomous driving lab to focus more on monetization
Alibaba founded Damo Academy in 2017 to carve out a program focused on cutting-edge research that is relatively free of short-term...
Read MoreMy week navigating the awkward teenage years of self-driving cars
When I lived in the Outer Sunset, San Francisco’s foggy beachside neighborhood, I grew accustomed to seeing camera and sensor-fitted...
Read MoreThe latest developments in self-driving cars: Are we ready for autonomous vehicles?”
Self-driving cars have been a hot topic in the automotive industry for several years now. Many major automakers and technology companies...
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