Pages Navigation Menu

News, Analysis & Perspective on Autonomous Vehicles

Houston’s first driverless shuttle now rolling at TSU

Posted on Jun 20, 2019 in Buses, News

TSU’s Tiger Walk isn’t just for pedestrians anymore. The region’s first autonomous shuttle to carry passengers debuted Wednesday along the...

Read More

Facebook’s Libra blockchain could become the cryptocurrency for self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Yesterday, Facebook released its official white paper describing their newly being formulated cryptocurrency, called Libra, which is akin...

Read More

Tesla is considering giving away Full Self-Driving for free as part of the referral program

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News

Elon Musk says that he is considering giving away Tesla’s Full Self-Driving upgrade package for free as part of the owner’s referral...

Read More

NVIDIA stock jumps 5.4% on Volvo self-driving truck partnership

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Finance, News, Trucks

Shares of graphics chip specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) popped 5.4% on Tuesday after the company and AB Volvo (NASDAQOTH:VOLVY) announced...

Read More

Baidu claims its Apollo Lite vision-based vehicle framework achieves level 4 autonomy

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Baidu is among the dozens of companies developing full-stack hardware and software solutions for self-driving vehicles, and it’s making...

Read More

Walmart is kickstarting a $1 trillion driverless delivery market

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News

Walmart Inc. came to dominate retailing through its mastery of logistics — the complicated choreography of getting goods from farm or...

Read More

Geely is turning to Zenuity as its self-driving software supplier

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News

China-based Zhejiang Geely Holdings is tapping Zenuity, the joint venture between Volvo and Swedish technology company Veoneer, as its...

Read More

Humanising Autonomy pulls in $5M to help self-driving cars keep an eye on pedestrians

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, Finance, News

Pretty much everything about making a self-driving car is difficult, but among the most difficult parts is making sure the vehicles know...

Read More

Walmart targets automated ‘middle-mile’ delivery to cut shipping costs

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 in Cars, News

Walmart Inc. came to dominate retailing through its mastery of logistics — the complicated choreography of getting goods from farm or...

Read More

Nvidia and Intel’s Mobileye both continue racking up autonomous driving deals

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in Buses, Cars, News, Trucks

Though Tesla  (TSLA – Get Report) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL – Get Report) Waymo have made different choices, auto industry...

Read More

Florida eases self-driving car rules: Are states and cities on the hook for mishaps?

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in Cars, News, Policy & Regulation

Florida just passed a law that widens the door for self-driving driverless cars to roam their public roadways and do so without any human...

Read More

The race to commercialize robo-rigs intensifies as Volvo Group, Nvidia partner on self-driving trucks

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in News, Trucks

The Volvo Group and Nvidia have formed a broad partnership that will leverage the Silicon Valley tech company’s computing power, software...

Read More

Cruise is sharing its data visualization tool with robotics geeks everywhere

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Cruise is sharing a software platform with roboticists that was initially created to give its own engineers a better understanding of the...

Read More

Startups working on HD maps to make autonomous cars a reality

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

With modern technology witnessing exponential growth, the day isn’t too far when commuters will have to barely do backseat driving to...

Read More

Volvo Group, Nvidia to co-develop autonomous vehicles

Posted on Jun 18, 2019 in Cars, News, Trucks

The Volvo Group announced it has expanded its relationship with Nvidia Corp. and the two companies will co-develop the decision-making...

Read More

GM’s race to outflank Tesla may be stalling out

Posted on Jun 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Back in 2017, General Motors CEO Mary Barra painted a future in which America’s largest carmaker would prosper by phasing out the American...

Read More

Lloyd’s of London CEO gears up for the driverless-car revolution

Posted on Jun 17, 2019 in Cars, News

Lloyd’s of London, the 330-year-old insurance market, is pushing to revamp auto coverage as the rise of driverless cars looms. Chief...

Read More

NVIDIA unveils a ‘supercomputer’ to speed development of self-driving cars

Posted on Jun 17, 2019 in Cars, News, Technology

Self-driving cars require an entire suite of robust hardware and software to safely navigate on the road. Technologies such as robotics,...

Read More

Domino’s teams up with Nuro for driverless pizza delivery in Houston

Posted on Jun 17, 2019 in Cars, News

Nuro, the self-driving delivery startup, is teaming up with Domino’s to launch a pilot for driverless pizza delivery in Houston, Texas,...

Read More

Why GM is set to challenge Tesla in electric & autonomous vehicle markets

Posted on Jun 17, 2019 in Cars, News

GM is one of many automakers trying to chase Tesla TSLA as the top electric and autonomous vehicle manufacturer, with plans to produce 20...

Read More

Would you like to receive regular updates on new links?

Your Email