Lyft, Motional to launch multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023
DETROIT (Reuters) – Lyft Inc and Motional will launch a multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023, the partners said on Wednesday....
Read MoreWalmart will use fully driverless trucks to make deliveries in 2021
Walmart will use fully autonomous box trucks to make deliveries in Arkansas starting in 2021. The big-box retailer has been working with a...
Read MoreAlibaba-backed autonomous car firm AutoX starts driverless testing
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, said on Thursday it has...
Read MoreAutonomous buses to be trialled in Germany
Autonomous buses are set to be trialled in the German cities of Mannheim and Friedrichshafen, says the Karlsruher Institute for Technology...
Read MoreWaymo sends staff ‘urgent’ Covid safety procedures, employees could be fired if violated
Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo is asking drivers to agree to stricter Covid-19 safety protocols, adding that it may not be able...
Read MoreRobot grocery delivery service expands to Northampton
Customers in a second town have begun to receive grocery deliveries from robots. Eight Co-op stores in Milton Keynes already use the...
Read MoreUber looks to partner with other self-driving companies -CEO
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s UBER.N self-driving unit is looking to partner with other companies working on autonomous driving, the...
Read MoreVia partners with troubled May Mobility for autonomous shuttle pilot in Arlington
Via today announced a partnership with troubled autonomous vehicle startup May Mobility to develop a platform that integrates on-demand...
Read MoreHyundai-backed Motional to launch fully driverless cars in Las Vegas
Motional, the self-driving car operator backed by Hyundai and Aptiv, has received the green light to roll out a test fleet of fully...
Read MoreCruise is teaming up with Walmart for robo-delivery in Arizona
Cruise is partnering with Walmart to test out a delivery service using a fleet of autonomous and electric vehicles. The pilot project will...
Read MoreSelf-driving delivery firm Nuro raises $500 million as COVID-19 boosts e-commerce
(Reuters) – Self-driving delivery company Nuro, whose R2 unit has no pedals or steering wheel and only room for packages, said Monday it...
Read MoreDriverless shuttle takes road test at Tunney’s Pasture
A self-driving shuttle is being put through its paces at Tunney’s Pasture this week in what its backers are calling the first test of its...
Read MoreLidar startup Aeva to go public via $2.1 billion SPAC merger
Aeva, a Mountain View, California-based lidar company started by two former Apple engineers and backed by Porsche SE, is merging with...
Read MoreWaymo and Daimler are teaming up to build fully driverless semi trucks
Waymo and Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, announced that they are forming a “broad, global, strategic partnership” to deploy...
Read MoreSelf-driving truck startupLocomation demonstrates its truck platooning technology for state regulators
Although self-driving cars and long-haul trucks are being developed by automakers and new tech companies, regulations are still not in...
Read MoreCruise can now test driverless vehicles on the streets of San Francisco
Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Honda and T. Rowe Price & Associates,...
Read MoreBaidu fully opens Apollo Go Robotaxi service in Beijing
Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Baidu announced on October 11 that it has fully opened its Apollo Go Robotaxi service to ordinary users in Beijing....
Read MoreWaymo will allow more people to ride in its fully driverless vehicles in Phoenix
Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet, announced it will be opening up its fully driverless vehicles to all customers of its...
Read MoreYou’ve got mail: Japan Post delivery robot debuts in Tokyo
Japan Post Co. unveiled Wednesday a self-driving mail delivery robot as demand grows for minimizing human contact amid the coronavirus...
Read MoreZoox becomes fourth company to land driverless testing permit in California
Zoox, the automated vehicle technology startup that was acquired by Amazon this year, has been issued a permit from California regulators...
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