Smartphone giant Xiaomi on hiring spree at its electric vehicle unit, listing 20 ‘urgent’ jobs in autonomous driving
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is on a hiring spree for engineers at its electric vehicle (EV) operation, as the Beijing-based company...
Read MoreHyundai Motor chief tests self-driving during US visit
New Delhi: Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has visited an autonomous vehicle joint venture in the United States and tested a...
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 MoreSelf-driving trucks startup Kodiak Robotics snags investment, partnership from Bridgestone
Tire-making giant Bridgestone has taken a minority stake in Kodiak Robotics, the Silicon Valley-based startup developing autonomous...
Read MoreTuSimple’s self-driving truck network expanding eastward via Texas
June 16 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck technology company TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) said on Wednesday it will open a new Texas...
Read MoreGeneral Motors to boost its electric vehicle & autonomous driving investments by 30% to $35 billion
U.S. automaker General Motors has just made one of the biggest financial commitments in its 100+ year history. The company announced on...
Read MoreLouisiana creates rules for self-driving delivery devices
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has created a framework for self-driving delivery robots to drop off packages on the state’s...
Read MoreLidar pioneer Velodyne unveils its next-generation Velabit sensor
Velodyne Lidar Inc. unveiled its next-generation Velabit lidar sensor on Monday. The improved sensor addresses the cost, safety, and...
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 MoreChinese startup Pony.ai plans to launch a driverless robotaxi service in California in 2022
Pony.ai, the robotaxi startup that operates in China and the United States, has started testing driverless vehicles on public roads in...
Read MoreLeddarTech congratulates the MILLA Group’s debut of their autonomous POD equipped with the Leddar Pixell at two major June events, including the French Grand Prix 2021 F1 Race
QUEBEC CITY, June 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LeddarTech®, a global leader in Level 1-5 ADAS and AD sensing technology, is pleased...
Read MoreLuminar unveils ‘Blade’ lidar that’s integrated into vehicle body
Ever since the first Velodyne lidar sensors first began appearing on the automated vehicles in the DARPA Grand Challenge in the mid-2000s,...
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 MoreAutoBrains revolutionary AI central to leading supplier’s ADAS and AV growth strategy
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Israeli artificial intelligence startup, AutoBrains, today announced that its...
Read MoreChina’s Huawei aims to reach driverless car technology in 2025
China’s Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) aims to develop driverless passenger car technology by 2025, an executive said on Thursday, as...
Read MoreNvidia acquires hi-def mapping startup DeepMap to bolster AV technology
Chipmaker Nvidia is acquiring DeepMap, the high-definition mapping startup announced. The company said its mapping IP will help Nvidia’s...
Read MoreArgo AI’s CEO says IPO expected within next year
Self-driving startup Argo AI, backed by Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE), expects to pursue a public listing within the...
Read MoreChinese lidar maker Hesai lands $300M led by Hillhouse, Xiaomi, Meituan
The rush to back lidar companies continues as more automakers and robotaxi startups include the remote sensing method in their vehicles....
Read MoreTesla is now looking to hire self-driving car test drivers around the world
Do you want to work for Tesla remotely and test its latest Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features? You may be in luck as we learn that...
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