GM-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...
Read MoreBeep launches Yellowstone’s first autonomous shuttles with Local Motors
CANYON VILLAGE, Wyo., June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Beep – a provider of multi-passenger, electric, autonomous mobility solutions –...
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 MoreAlibaba to develop self-driving trucks with logistics unit Cainiao
Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK) plans to develop self-driving trucks with logistics subsidiary Cainiao,...
Read MoreApple hires former Canoo CEO as it ramps up electric car project
Ulrich Kranz, a former BMW executive and the recently departed CEO and co-founder of EV startup Canoo, has been hired by Apple, the...
Read MoreWaymo teams up with trucker JB Hunt on autonomous freight hauling in Texas
Waymo’s autonomous trucking unit got a boost with the announcement that it would be teaming up with JB Hunt Transport Services, a...
Read MorePerrone Robotics, Inc. completes a series of complex operational design domain demonstrations for autonomous vehicles on public roads
CROZET, Va., June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Perrone Robotics, Inc., a leading provider of fully autonomous vehicle (AV) technology and...
Read MoreMotional CEO hints at an autonomous future in logistics
Motional, the $4 billion joint venture between Aptiv and Hyundai, is exploring the company’s potential involvement in autonomous trucking...
Read MoreRiding solo: MIT develops single self-driving network on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Pegasus
A new approach to autonomous driving is pursuing a solo career. Researchers at MIT are developing a single deep neural network (DNN) to...
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