California robocar disengagement reports reveal tidbits about Tesla, AutoX, Apple, others
Every year, companies testing self-driving cars in California are required to report to the state DMV details on all the cars they have...
Read MoreAurora strikes deal with Toyota, Denso to develop, test self-driving Sienna minivans
Aurora has reached a deal with Toyota and auto-parts supplier Denso to develop and test vehicles equipped with the self-driving startup’s...
Read MoreApple’s self-driving car strategy may be stuck in neutral
After weeks of confusion and contradictory news, it has almost become confirmed that Hyundai-Kia will start manufacturing Apple’s...
Read MoreTransportation planners now have a new challenge: mapping out the future of self-driving cars in cities
The past decade has been challenging for urban planners. For effectively the entire 20th century, they grappled with a transportation...
Read MoreOxbotica and bp complete autonomous vehicle trial at refinery
bp has successfully completed an autonomous vehicle trial at its Lingen refinery in Germany, working with Oxbotica, a global leader in...
Read MoreWhen self-driving cars get embroiled in massive car pileups
During the winter months, there is always a spate of massive car pileups that woefully take place and make rather noticeable and...
Read MoreVietnam’s Vinfast gets permit to test self-driving vehicles in California
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s first domestic car manufacturer, Vinfast, said on Monday it had obtained a permit to test autonomous...
Read MoreHyundai, Kia say Apple car deal is off, puncturing investor dream
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it is not now in talks with Apple Inc on autonomous electric cars,...
Read MoreBaidu introduces world’s first multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS platform in Guangzhou
BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) today deployed a multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS (mobility as a...
Read MorePony.ai raises $100 million more to advance its autonomous vehicle tech
Self-driving car startup Pony.ai today announced it has raised $100 million in an extension of its series C round. The funds bring the...
Read MoreArgo AI’s self-driving cars are now being tested on the highway
Argo AI says its autonomous test vehicles are now driving on highways, too, at least near Pittsburgh, with other markets coming soon....
Read MoreBaidu tops Beijing Autonomous Vehicles Road Test Report for the third consecutive year
BEIJING, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) affirmed its comprehensive leadership position in China’s...
Read MoreVolkswagen plans to challenge Google with own autonomous car software
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to develop most of the software needed for autonomous cars in-house, the head of the German...
Read MoreTrimble teams with ROBORACE for its autonomous racing series
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and ROBORACE, the world’s first autonomous racing series...
Read MoreOne of Uber’s earliest investors says the billions it spent on self-driving were a ‘waste of money’
Uber’s food-delivery business has been a massive boon for the company as the pandemic sent ride-hailing revenues down the tubes and...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars and parallels to Minecraft
Minecraft is big business. This quite revered and now over a decade old video game has reportedly attained more than 126 million monthly...
Read MorePremier smart city, Peachtree Corners, launches test vehicle for use by public to research and test mobility technology
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga., Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Peachtree Corners – the nation’s first smart city environment powered by...
Read MoreApple and Hyundai-Kia pushing toward deal on Apple Car
After years of speculation that it will eventually get into the auto business with its own vehicle, Apple is close to finalizing a deal...
Read MoreKuo: ‘Apple Car’ to use Hyundai’s E-GMP platform, GM and PSA partnerships possible
Noted TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo weighed in on “Apple Car” on Monday, saying Apple will work in close cooperation with...
Read MoreMoovit founder: Israel likely to see autonomous vehicles within a year
“Moovit and Mobileye plan to start operating autonomous vehicles in Israel by the beginning of 2022 — within a year from today. We are...
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