Zoox, citing COVID-19 shutdown, lays off its autonomous vehicle backup drivers
Zoox, the ambitious self-driving startup said to be worth over $3 billion, laid off almost all of its contract workers last week,...
Read MoreGeneral Motors applies for decentralized blockchain map patent
The vehicle manufacturing sector is no stranger to blockchain technology and its many applications within the space. Now, General Motors —...
Read MoreQcraft raises over $24 million to train autonomous vehicle systems in simulation
Qcraft, a robotics startup focused on autonomous vehicle (AV) development, this morning announced it has raised over $24 million in seed...
Read MoreVeoneer and Volvo Cars to split Zenuity software joint venture
STOCKHOLM :Geely-owned Volvo Cars and auto tech supplier Veoneer will split their jointly owned software venture Zenuity to pursue...
Read MoreNew gyroscope design will help autonomous cars and robots map the world
As useful as GPS is, it’s not a system that we can rely on all the time. There are many situations in which GPS might not be available,...
Read MoreThis is just a test: University of Iowa puts rural autonomous driving through its paces
At a casual glance, it looks like any Lincoln MKZ. But it’s smarter. “It can talk to a couple school buses in the Solon Community...
Read MorePhantom AI raises $22 million to develop ADAS products
Phantom AI, a startup developing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for cars and trucks, today announced that it has raised $22...
Read MoreRobot vehicles make contactless deliveries amid Coronavirus quarantine
For the past two months, the vegetables have arrived on the back of a robot. That’s how 16 communities in Zibo, in eastern China, have...
Read MoreMayo Clinic starts using autonomous vehicles to deliver coronavirus tests and medical supplies
The Mayo Clinic today announced a partnership with Bestmile and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) to deploy autonomous...
Read MoreWaymo’s AI improves autonomous vehicle performance while saving costs
Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving vehicle research division, today detailed a system — Progressive Population Based Augmentation (PPBA) — it...
Read MoreDASA awards £2m to fast-track autonomous vehicles in harsh conditions
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) can today announce it has awarded 21 contracts worth a total £2.1 million to boost how...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles precision navigation solution at a USD 150 price tag
Aceinna announced it has greatly reduced the cost for developers creating mission critical guidance and navigation systems for autonomous...
Read MoreEngineer says Uber owes him $180 million for run-in with Google
A star Silicon Valley engineer who defected from Google to Uber Technologies Inc. — only to be fired, tagged as the villain in a...
Read MoreDOT Opens Funding Opportunity for University Transportation Centers
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a competitive grant solicitation that makes nearly $5 million available as part...
Read MoreLILEE Systems releases first radio technology delivering ultra-reliable, low-latency communications
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LILEE Systems is pleased to announce the immediate availability of TransAir™...
Read MoreSeegrid raises $25 million for autonomous industrial vehicles
Seegrid, a company that builds autonomous industrial vehicles for transporting materials, has raised $25 million in a round of equity...
Read MoreConnected vehicle project could ‘end motorway pile-ups’
Around 4,500 accidents still happen on UK motorways each year, contributing to 1,700 annual deaths and over 22,000 serious injuries, and...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles can reduce drink driving, claims study
New Delhi: Drink driving has been a major concern for the policymakers across the world as this has been the reason behind many fatal road...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicle developer StreetDrone publishes safety report
Autonomous vehicle technology developer StreetDrone has published a 30-page report entitled, Putting Safety First in Autonomous Vehicles....
Read MoreBMW wants a transforming steering wheel for autonomous cars
Ever since Bertha Benz first drove the Patent Motorwagen back in 1886, steering wheels have been round things that you turn to steer the...
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