China’s race to develop autonomous vehicles
China is making major investments in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and is planning extensive development in all aspects of this emerging...
Read MoreSelf-driving taxi concept wins ‘New Designers’ Ford award
The COVID-19 crisis has presented new challenges for mobility, with social distancing impacting public transportation, the flow of traffic...
Read MoreThe new Hummer EV truck touts crabwalk mode, opening a can of worms for self-driving cars
This week, the new GMC Hummer EV truck was showcased in a sneak -peek video teaser that hinted at the use of its Crabwalk mode, a special...
Read MoreZoox becomes fourth company to land driverless testing permit in California
Zoox, the automated vehicle technology startup that was acquired by Amazon this year, has been issued a permit from California regulators...
Read MoreAlibaba launches logistics robot for last-mile deliveries to lower costs and as pandemic pushes automation
China’s biggest e-commerce player Alibaba Group Holding has unveiled an autonomous logistics robot aimed at bringing down the cost of...
Read MoreTesla driver found asleep at wheel of self-driving car doing 150km/h
Police in Canada have charged a man with speeding and dangerous driving after he was found asleep at the wheel of his self-driving car as...
Read MoreWhy wasn’t Uber charged in a fatal self-driving car crash?
THE SAFETY DRIVER behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber that struck and killed a woman in 2018 has been charged with a crime....
Read MoreBaidu Apollo head says technical issues and high costs likely to delay full roll-out of robotaxis until 2025
The head of Baidu’s autonomous driving open platform said that full commercial operations are still several years away with technical...
Read MoreBaidu showcases newest autonomous car without safety driver
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- At the Baidu World 2020, Baidu showcased the newest autonomous car it jointly developed with Hongqi, FAW Group’s...
Read MoreSpecial report: What’s the secret to making the perfect robotaxi?
Robotaxi developers are on a mission to upend the traditional mobility value chain, displacing the need for private vehicle ownership with...
Read MoreSnapdeal tests last-mile delivery using Ottonomy IO’s robots
Snapdeal is testing last-mile contactless delivery using robots to reduce labour costs, even as people look at ways to avoid contagion...
Read MoreBackup driver in fatal Arizona Uber self-driving car crash charged with negligent homicide
PHOENIX — The backup Uber driver involved in the first self-driving vehicle fatality has been charged with negligent homicide for...
Read MoreWhere are the self-driving cars?
Tech giants and automakers were falling over each other to announce their self-driving vehicle plans a few years back. All of the FAANG...
Read MoreIdriverplus raises over $14.6 million for autonomous street cleaners and cars
Idriverplus, a Beijing-based supplier of driverless vehicle and robotics systems, this week raised over 100 million yuan (~$14.6 million)....
Read Morepriestmangoode reimagines mass transit with electric self-driving vehicle for dromos
priestmangoode has revealed an electric, autonomous vehicle designed for high capacity urban transport. autonomous network transit (ANT)...
Read MoreWhen wildfire smoke and ash fill the sky, here’s how self-driving cars can go awry
There has been a recent spate of deadly wildfires throughout the western parts of the country, especially hitting California, Oregon, and...
Read MoreOklahoman nabbed for driving au naturel, which reveals eye-opening self-driving car insights
Time to share some lighter news, though with surprisingly revealing insights included. A recent news item that received rather startling...
Read MoreExperts stress public trust in AV tech as e-commerce rises
As the coronavirus pandemic prompts people to shop from their homes and rely on contactless delivery services, gaining public trust in...
Read MoreLockdown couldn’t keep Waymo from testing self-driving cars … in a fake city
Self-driving car testing on public roads gets most of the headlines, but that was no longer an option for Waymo once the coronavirus...
Read MoreBaidu launches its ‘Apollo Go’ robotaxiservice in China’s capital city of Beijing
Three weeks after launching its “Apollo Go” robotaxi service in the Chinese city of Cangzhou, China’s tech giant Baidu...
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