Apple buys self-driving startup Drive.ai just days before it would have died
Drive.ai, a self-driving startup that was once valued at $200 million, was supposedly closing its doors and laying off all its staff — but...
Read MoreVolvo Trucks North America teams up with Perceptive Automata and DHE to explore human behavior prediction for the trucking industry
Recently Volvo Trucks North America, along with automated vehicle software provider Perceptive Automata and customer Dependable Highway...
Read MoreNvidia, Volvo trucks forge ‘deepest’ AV partnership
Self-driving trucks are increasingly looking like a lucrative bet for the long haul. With tens of thousands of drivers needed to combat a...
Read MoreNew Zealand’s first 5G connected self-driving smart shuttle unveiled
New Zealand’s first self-driving smart shuttle has been unveiled in Christchurch. The fully electric smart shuttle is like a mini...
Read MoreTesla Model 3’s Autopilot technology can be hacked to control the car externally, claims an Israeli startup
Ever thought about losing your car’s control in the mid of the highway to some hacker? Well, that is not a subject of some science...
Read MoreFord-VW could rank among AV leaders
A potential autonomous-vehicle partnership between Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen Group would cement the pair as leaders and validate...
Read MoreArgo AI will spend $15 million to form a self-driving car research center
The founders of Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford, are giving back to their alma mater to the tune of a $15 million...
Read MoreA Tesla ‘Truckla’, robotic pizza delivery, and more car news this week
OVER HERE AT WIRED Transportation, we often talk to and write about people doing big, ambitious things—changing how their local...
Read MoreTesla self-driving computer … Bob Lutz praise for Tesla Model 3 … Norway EV disruption — #CleanTechnica top 20
It’s time for us to share our 20 most popular articles of last week. This time around, I’ll just briefly throw down a list of my 13...
Read MoreLocal Motors’ AV shuttle to serve Army, Marine Corp. base near D.C.
Local Motors, by LM Industries Group Inc., known for 3D-printed mobility solutions, will deploy a fleet of autonomous shuttles, known as...
Read MorePairing self-driving cars with autonomous drones for faster fast food delivery
Look in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it is an autonomous drone. Not just any autonomous drone, but one carrying a freshly...
Read MoreRussia’s Yandex plans bold step for self-driving cars
Just as expectations for driverless vehicle deployments have tempered across the industry, Russian company Yandex is pressing down on the...
Read MoreSelf-driving car startup Argo AI is giving researchers free access to its HD maps
Argo AI is releasing curated data along with high-definition maps to researchers for free, the latest company in the autonomous vehicle...
Read MoreVeoneer demonstrates latest active safety products and solutions at North American event
Veoneer, Inc. (NYSE: VNE and SSE: VNE SDB), the world’s largest pure-play company focused on Advanced Driving Assistance Systems,...
Read MoreS Korea to open 1st 5G autonomous car driving test bed
Seoul, South Korea on Thursday said it will set up the world’s first 5G-based autonomous car driving test bed in the capital city as...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles face an uphill battle for public trust
Automakers and technology companies continue to push toward introduction of the first fleets of fully self-driving vehicles. But building...
Read MoreCalifornia has let two Chinese startups offer robotaxis to the public
China’s autonomous cars are coming for passengers in the United States. AutoX and Pony.ai just became the first Chinese companies allowed...
Read MoreWaymo takes its self-driving car ambitions global in partnership with Renault-Nissan
Waymo has locked in an exclusive partnership with Renault and Nissan to research how commercial autonomous vehicles might work for...
Read MoreHouston’s first driverless shuttle now rolling at TSU
TSU’s Tiger Walk isn’t just for pedestrians anymore. The region’s first autonomous shuttle to carry passengers debuted Wednesday along the...
Read MoreFacebook’s Libra blockchain could become the cryptocurrency for self-driving cars
Yesterday, Facebook released its official white paper describing their newly being formulated cryptocurrency, called Libra, which is akin...
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