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Ouster will buy Sense Photonics, drive for more automotive deals

Posted on Oct 5, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

DETROIT (Reuters) – Lidar developer Ouster Inc said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy solid-state lidar startup Sense Photonics in an...

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GM-backed Cruise sees robotaxi unit growing past $50 billion

Posted on Oct 4, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

General Motors Co.’s Cruise LLC autonomous vehicle unit will tell investors this week that it sees a path for its ride-hailing business to...

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GM’s Cruise, Alphabet’s Waymo win permits to offer self-driving rides to passengers in California

Posted on Oct 1, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 30 (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cruise and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Waymo self-driving car...

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Minnesota DOT debuts driverless shuttle in Rochester

Posted on Oct 1, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

(TNS) — Some say it looks like a toaster on wheels. A driverless, electric-powered shuttle called the Med City Mover made its formal debut...

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Daimler, Torc Robotics hit three-year mark on driverless partnership

Posted on Sep 29, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Torc Robotics and Daimler Truck are entering into the third year of their partnership focusing on the commercialization of a scalable...

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The first pre-production Low Earth Orbit satellite to support automaker Geely’s future self-driving vehicles rolls off the assembly line

Posted on Sep 28, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding (“Geely”), which is also the parent company of Sweden’s Volvo Cars, plans to...

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Toyota’s Woven Planet buys Renovo Motors to enhance automated vehicle software

Posted on Sep 28, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Woven Planet Holdings, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., has acquired Renovo Motors, to advance software development for autonomous...

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California makes zero-emission autonomous vehicles mandatory by 2030

Posted on Sep 24, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Starting in 2030, California will require all light-duty autonomous vehicles that operate in the state to emit zero emissions. Signed into...

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Motional expands operations in Las Vegas ahead of 2023 robotaxi launch

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Autonomous vehicle company Motional is expanding its operations and employee headcount in Las Vegas, including tripling the size of its...

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GM invests in Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta

Posted on Sep 23, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

BEIJING, Sept 23 (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Thursday it will invest $300 million in Chinese autonomous driving...

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A2GO autonomous shuttle service launches in Ann Arbor on October 11

Posted on Sep 21, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — May Mobility, Mcity and Ann Arbor SPARK today inaugurated the launch of A2GO, a new...

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China rolls out autonomous driving standards as carmakers work towards making self-driving a reality

Posted on Sep 20, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

September 20, 2021 China has published its first national standards for grading autonomous driving, which will come into force in March,...

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Ryder to build logistics network with autonomous trucking company Embark

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Supply chain and fleet management solutions company Ryder is partnering with yet another autonomous trucking company. On Thursday, Ryder...

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China’s Baidu unveils autonomous driving ‘robot truck’ Xingtu

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Baidu’s open-source autonomous driving platform Apollo has spawned Xingtu, an electric “robot truck”, as mainland China’s artificial...

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Walmart to launch autonomous delivery service with Ford and Argo AI

Posted on Sep 15, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Walmart has tapped Argo AI and Ford to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Austin, Miami and Washington, D.C., the companies...

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Longest AV shuttle route in North America launches in Canada

Posted on Sep 14, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

A Canadian town is set to launch the country’s longest autonomous shuttle route, another step to edge the self-driving vehicles into...

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GM invests in Oculii, radar software maker for self-driving cars

Posted on Sep 13, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM.N) venture capital arm has invested millions of dollars in Oculii,...

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Finnish startup begins self-driving shuttle project in Switzerland

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Finnish startup Sensible 4 and Swiss Transit Lab have started a long-term pilot project in Switzerland using electric Level 4 autonomous...

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Apple’s Watch software chief takes over self-driving car project

Posted on Sep 10, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Apple Inc. appointed one of its top software executives, Kevin Lynch, to oversee its nascent self-driving car project after the previous...

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Honda and Cruise to start testing program in September toward launch of autonomous vehicle mobility service business in Japan

Posted on Sep 9, 2021 in Editor’s Picks

Honda will start a testing program for autonomous vehicles in September 2021, taking a step toward an autonomous vehicle mobility service...

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