Waymo’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 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...
Read MoreNuro’s self-driving vehicles to deliver prescriptions for CVS Pharmacy
Nuro, the autonomous robotics startup that has raised more than $1 billion from SoftBank Vision Fund, Greylock and other investors, said...
Read MoreHow Mercedes Benz is keeping drivers safe using ‘Car-to-X’ communication technology
A major focus of German automaker Dailmer AG throughout its history is the automaker’s commitment to the safety of passengers. For...
Read MoreCarnegie Mellon University to join Roborace autonomous racing championship
LOS ANGELES, May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A student team from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is joining the upcoming season of...
Read MoreAutonomous car company Aurora increases hiring amid industry struggles
Autonomous vehicle (AV) startup Aurora today announced it has roughly doubled its workforce to 500 people (up from 250 as of May 2019) and...
Read MoreFor better or for worse, ballot harvesting for election voting would be a cinch with self-driving cars
There is a lot of controversy about ballot harvesting. First, some prefer to call it ballot collecting, since the word “harvesting” seems...
Read MoreGM’s Cruise self-driving unit beefs up board with executive who ran advanced research for Google, Facebook, DoD
Cruise, a majority-owned self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, has added prominent inventor and tech executive Regina E. Dugan to its...
Read MorePedestrians and cyclists make Guangzhou ‘efficient’ for testing self-driving cars
WeRide, a Chinese robotaxistartup, recently compared its results testing self-driving cars in both Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China....
Read MoreAutonomous and electric cars to be key part of autos sector -Macron
PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) – Autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles will form a key part of the automotive sector after the...
Read MoreAmazon said to be in talks to buy self-driving startupZoox
Amazon may be preparing to make a big move into the self-driving vehicle world as the logistics giant is said to be in “advanced” talks to...
Read MoreAutonomous delivery companies stress need for clearer rules on deployment
During an online event this week hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), three panelists — Cruise’s Eric Danko, Wing’s Nick...
Read MoreCarmakers push forward on EVs as self-driving hits pandemic speed bumps
Detroit — The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be yet another obstacle for the self-driving and ride-sharing movement, delaying the...
Read MorePony.ai given green light to carry passengers in its robotaxis in China
Autonomous driving startup Pony.ai, which was founded in Fremont, California with the goal of building the safest and most reliable...
Read MoreDiDi said to conduct road tests for autonomous vehicles in Beijing
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (DiDi) set up in April a Beijing-registered company dubbed Beijing Woya...
Read MoreSelf-driving cars are being trained in virtual worlds while the real one is in chaos
Brandon Moak felt as if a freight train had hit him. It was mid-March, and the cofounder and CTO of the autonomous- trucking startup...
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