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Autonomous driving technology company HoloMatic receives exclusive investment from GAC Group

Posted on Mar 7, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

HoloMatic, a startup company dedicated to providing autonomous driving solutions, announced that it had secured an exclusive round of...

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Grubhub ends driverless robot delivery partnership with Russia’s Yandex

Posted on Mar 4, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

March 4 (Reuters) – Online food-ordering company Grubhub on Friday said it was ending a partnership with Russian tech giant Yandex...

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Kia unveils ‘Automode’ autonomous driving tech that will debut on the EV9 SUV

Posted on Mar 3, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Much as Hyundai did yesterday, Kia has announced an electrification road map at its 2022 Investor Day, promising to have 14 fully electric...

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California issues permits to Cruise, Waymo for autonomous vehicle service

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday issued permits to self-driving units of...

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Jacksonville Transportation Authority awards Balfour Beatty, Beep and V2R Team country’s largest-ever public sector autonomous shuttle project

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) selected the Balfour Beatty Vision...

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Starship Technologies raises another $42M to fuel the growth of its fleet of self-driving delivery robots

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Starship Technologies, one of the bigger players in the world of autonomous delivery robots — the small, boxy vehicles that self-drive...

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Lidar developer Robosense is reportedly set to close on a $379 million funding round, the largest single investment in the nascent industry

Posted on Feb 25, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Lidar developer Robosense, which is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, and is one of the country’s leading suppliers of the...

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Motional, Via to start robo-taxi service in Las Vegas

Posted on Feb 24, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

DETROIT, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Autonomous vehicle venture Motional and ride services company Via said they will launch on Thursday a...

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Automated Bus Consortium issues RFP to acquire 70 automated buses

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

The Automated Bus Consortium – a collective of U.S. transit agencies and Departments of Transportation – has announced the release of a...

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Waymo to keep robotaxi safety details secret, court rules

Posted on Feb 22, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Waymo, the autonomous driving arm of Alphabet, was granted a win on Tuesday when a California court ruled it could keep certain details...

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XPeng sets up autonomous driving subsidiary for robotaxis

Posted on Feb 22, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

According to business inquiry platform Qichacha on Monday, Guangzhou Pengxu Autonomous Driving Technology Co., Ltd. was established on...

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Walmart is expanding autonomous delivery pilot with GM’s Cruise this year

Posted on Feb 18, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Cruise plans to expand the self-driving delivery pilot it has with Walmart in Arizona, the company’s senior government affairs manager...

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Volkswagen in talks with Huawei on autonomous driving unit – Manager Magazin

Posted on Feb 17, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Germany’s Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is in talks with China’s Huawei about acquiring an...

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C.H. Robinson, Waymo partner to explore autonomous trucking for supply chains

Posted on Feb 16, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

C.H. Robinson and Waymo Via have formed a long-term strategic partnership to explore the practical application of autonomous driving...

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ElectraMeccanica partners with self-driving startup to test autonomous food deliveries and rides-on-demand via SOLO EV pilot program

Posted on Feb 15, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Compact EV manufacturer ElectraMeccanica has announced a new partnership with autonomous technology startup Faction Technology, Inc....

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U.S. Xpress looks to integrate Aurora self-driving tech

Posted on Feb 14, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

U.S. Xpress will collaborate with autonomous driving technology company Aurora Innovation to explore the deployment of self-driving trucks...

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Saudi Arabia’s RCU launches autonomous pod vehicle service in AlUla

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Residents and visitors to AlUla can now experience the future of sustainable, zero-emission mobility on their doorstep with the launch of...

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Zoox robotaxis are already mingling with the public on semi-private test courses

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Zoox has built dozens of custom-built electric robotaxis and is testing them in one or more “semi-private courses” in California,...

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Waabi’s new simulator could scale autonomous vehicle tech faster

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Testing autonomous vehicles on public roads is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor, and one that Raquel Urtasun, former chief...

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GM’s robotaxis are only coming out after dark

Posted on Feb 9, 2022 in Editor’s Picks

Washington, DC (CNN)Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, started offering robotaxi rides this week in San Francisco....

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