Optimus Ride partners with Polaris to commercialize electric autonomous vehicles
Autonomous, electric mobility service provider Optimus Ride announced a partnership with powersports vehicle manufacturer Polaris to bring...
Read MoreVolvo and Aurora team up on fully autonomous trucks for North America
Volvo is partnering with self-driving startup Aurora on a new lineup of fully autonomous semi trucks, the companies announced. The trucks...
Read MoreNuro raises $500 million in funding round backed by Toyota’s Woven Capital and Chipotle
Nuro, the Mountain View, California, autonomous delivery startup, announced a new investment round from Chipotle and Woven Capital, a...
Read MoreSilicon Valley self-driving truck startup Kodiak and China Hesai lidar partner up
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) – Silicon Valley self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics Inc and Shanghai-based lidar maker Hesai Technology...
Read MoreCruise acquires Voyage in another autonomous vehicle merger
Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors, will acquire self-driving startup Voyage in another major autonomous vehicle...
Read MoreChina’s SAIC partners with U.S. lidar maker Luminar on self-driving cars
(Reuters) – SAIC Motor Corp, China’s largest automaker, said Thursday it plans to begin offering self-driving vehicles in that market in...
Read MoreWaymo simulated real-world crashes to prove its self-driving cars can prevent deaths
In a bid to prove that its robot drivers are safer than humans, Waymo simulated dozens of real-world fatal crashes that took place in...
Read MorePlus, Nvidia partner on next-gen autonomous trucking systems
Plus (formerly Plus.ai) announced it will equip the next generation of its autonomous truck driving system with the Nvidia Drive Orin...
Read MoreGatik to winterize self-driving box trucks through partnership with Ontario government
Gatik, a startup developing an autonomous vehicle stack for B2B short-haul logistics, today announced it has secured CAD$9 million (~$7.12...
Read MoreSelf-driving startup Aeva hires Waymo, Apple veteran to oversee supply chain
(Reuters) – Self-driving sensor startup Aeva Inc, founded by two Apple Inc alumni, has hired another former Apple executive to oversee...
Read MoreMotional is now testing fully autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas
Add Motional to the very short list of companies that have tested fully autonomous vehicles on public roads. The Hyundai-Aptiv joint...
Read MoreMobileye partners with Lohr and Transdev to develop self-driving shuttles
Intel subsidiary Mobileye today announced a partnership with Transdev ATS and Lohr Group to develop and deploy shared autonomous vehicle...
Read MoreGatik brings electrification to its autonomous trucking efforts
Autonomous electric vehicles in the shape of box trucks are coming to roads near you. And, if you happen to live in the New Orleans,...
Read MoreNissan has denied holding talks with Apple about partnering with the tech giant to build autonomous cars
Nissan has denied reports that it has been in discussions with Apple over manufacturing the tech giant’s autonomous vehicles....
Read MoreAurora strikes deal with Toyota, Denso to develop, test self-driving Sienna minivans
Aurora has reached a deal with Toyota and auto-parts supplier Denso to develop and test vehicles equipped with the self-driving startup’s...
Read MoreHyundai, Kia say Apple car deal is off, puncturing investor dream
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday it is not now in talks with Apple Inc on autonomous electric cars, just a...
Read MoreNew Flyer introduces first autonomous bus in North America
An American bus maker has developed a self-driving transit vehicle, as it anticipates a public transportation future dominated by...
Read MoreApple and Hyundai-Kia pushing toward deal on Apple Car
After years of speculation that it will eventually get into the auto business with its own vehicle, Apple is close to finalizing a deal...
Read MoreBaidu gets California nod for testing empty self-driving cars
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) – Baidu Inc has received a permit from the state of California to test self-driving cars without a driver behind...
Read MoreTrial of commercial autonomous buses to run at Jurong Island, Science Park 2 until end-April
SINGAPORE: A three-month trial of on-demand autonomous bus services at two locations began on Monday (Jan 25), as part of Singapore’s...
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