Coronavirus stalls Nuro’s driverless delivery testing
Nuro received a permit this week to test its driverless delivery vehicles in Silicon Valley — where customers could really use the service...
Read MoreChinese self-driving start-up AutoX sets up ‘Asia’s largest robotaxi operations centre’ in Shanghai
Chinese autonomous driving start-up AutoX has launched a “gigafactory” in Shanghai, which it says is the largest data hub for self-driving...
Read MoreStarship Technologies is sending its autonomous robots to more cities as demand for contactless delivery rises
Starship Technologies has launched a robot food delivery service in Tempe, Ariz., as part of the autonomous delivery startup’s expansion...
Read MoreDriver focus: New safeguards recommended for partially automated vehicles
Cars may be getting smarter, but what effect are they having on the people driving them? Recent research indicates that more advanced...
Read MoreKarma debuts Level 4 autonomous all-electric (E-Flex) van
Karma Automotive does not waste time during the coronavirus slowdown and today unveiled an all-new vehicle built on the Karma E-Flex...
Read MoreElectric performance brand Polestar shares new details of its ‘Precept’ sedan
Now that Tesla has become a formidable force in the auto industry, the company has opened the doors for legacy automakers and new electric...
Read MoreTesla is hiking the price of its semi-autonomous ‘Full Self-Driving’ package soon in anticipation of new over-the-air updates
Tesla plans to increase the price for its “Full Self-Driving” driver-assistance feature on July 1, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in...
Read MoreNuro gets OK to test its driverless delivery vehicles on California public roads
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro has been granted a permit to begin driverless testing on California’s public roads, paving the way for...
Read MoreUrban Computing Foundation to host the Mapzen project
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Urban Computing Foundation (UCF), a forum for developers to collaborate on and build...
Read MoreEinride demos a single teleoperator taking control of multiple autonomous trucks
Despite the fanfare around driverless cars’ potential to transform cities and make roads safer, the transition to a world in which...
Read MoreZoox, 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...
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