Amazon eyes robot truck startup as it continues to hedge its bets on AV technology
Amazon owns a robotaxi company, is experimenting with delivery robots that drive on the sidewalk, and now is considering acquiring a big...
Read MoreFedEx to test package deliveries with self-driving startup Nuro
June 15 (Reuters) – FedEx Corp (FDX.N) and robotics company Nuro on Tuesday announced a multi-year agreement to test self-driving vehicles...
Read MoreIt’s still about trust: Ford updates safety assessment as it nears launch of self-driving business
Back in 2018, Ford issued a comprehensive report to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that outlined the way we approach...
Read MoreAlphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo announces $2.5 billion investment round
Google sibling company Waymo announced Wednesday a $2.5 billion investment round, which will go toward advancing its autonomous driving...
Read MoreGM-backed Cruise secures $5 billion credit line as it prepares to launch self-driving robotaxis
Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors, has secured a new $5 billion line of credit as it prepares for commercialization of...
Read MoreRep. Bob Latta reintroduces self-driving vehicle bill
Legislation meant to facilitate access to autonomous vehicles nationwide has again come before the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Bob...
Read MorePGT Trucking to deploy automated convoy technology
Locomation has entered into a multi-year agreement with PGT Trucking to deploy Locomation autonomous truck technology for use on PGT...
Read MoreProject Endeavour autonomous vehicle trial heads to Birmingham
Project Endeavour arrives in Birmingham this week, with the UK’s second largest city hosting the next phase of autonomous vehicle trials...
Read MoreSMRT Ventures, Yinson invest in driverless vehicle start-up
MooVita, a local autonomous vehicle start-up, has secured a multimillion-dollar investment from SMRT Ventures and Malaysia-listed energy...
Read MoreAI pioneer Raquel Urtasun launches self-driving technology startup with backing from Khosla, Uber and Aurora
One of the lingering mysteries from Uber’s sale of its Uber ATG self-driving unit to Aurora has been solved. Raquel Urtasun, the AI...
Read MoreCruise can now give passengers rides in driverless cars in California
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Microsoft and Honda, has secured a permit...
Read MoreSilicon Valley company DeepMap announces ‘RoadMemory’ a scalable mapping service for autonomous vehicles
Silicon Valley mapping startup DeepMap Inc announced its new crowd-sourced mapping service for autonomous vehicles today called...
Read MoreFaction raises $4.3M to deploy 3-wheeled EVs for driverless delivery
Faction Technology founder and CEO Ain McKendrick didn’t have the $1 billion or the time that a typical automotive program might need to...
Read MoreCruise urges Biden to back autonomous vehicle deployment boost
Cruise LLC, the autonomous vehicle (AV) company majority-owned by General Motors Co (GM.N), has urged President Joe Biden to back efforts...
Read MoreFLIP. First fully autonomous vehicle by SberAutoTech
MOSCOW, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SberAutoTech, a Sber ecosystem company, has revealed a prototype of its own autonomous vehicle for...
Read MorePlus sends self-driving truck down China’s Silk Road
Self-driving truck technology company Plus reported a heavy-duty truck equipped with its PlusDrive autonomous system completed a...
Read MoreAurora expands autonomous trucking tests in Texas
Autonomous vehicle technology developer Aurora Innovation Inc. said it plans to expand testing throughout Texas as it works toward...
Read MoreStudy shows many motorists feel less safe with autonomous cars on the roads
A joint study from the American Automobile Association (AAA) and Harvard has revealed how uncomfortable many drivers are about sharing the...
Read MoreLight detector adds awareness to autonomous vehicles
Developed by engineers at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia, the first-of-its-kind device promises to give...
Read MoreChinese startup Pony.ai can now test driverless vehicles in three California cities
Chinese robotaxi startup Pony.ai has been given permission by California regulators to pilot its autonomous vehicles without a human...
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