Driverless sensor startup Sense Photonics raises $26 million in Series A funding
LIDAR sensors that power self-driving vehicles are becoming more powerful, accurate and reliable. Such trends stem from the development of...
Read MoreFord opens Israel tech lab in move toward driverless cars
Ford has opened a research center in Israel, joining a legion of major automakers racing to develop new technologies for the world of...
Read MoreScania NXT autonomous vehicle concept can transport people, goods, and garbage
There’s a race nowadays between companies to develop the perfect vehicle for an electric and autonomous future, and the competition is not...
Read MoreTuSimple, Arizona community college partner on autonomous driving certificate program
According to Washington-based think tank the Brookings Institution, as many of 25 percent of U.S. jobs are at the mercy of automation....
Read MoreUL acquires kVA for autonomous vehicle safety biz
Global safety science company UL completed the acquisition of US based technical and management consulting company kVA on Thursday. kVA...
Read MoreVW, Ford near deal on electric, autonomous vehicles
Volkswagen AG is nearing a deal to cooperate with Ford Motor Co. on electric-car technology and self-driving vehicles, according to CEO...
Read MoreFlorida law to allow autonomous cars—when they’re ready
Self-driving vehicles with no humans on board will be able to operate in Florida—once they’re finally ready for prime time—under a...
Read MoreStarsky Robotics becomes first uncrewed truck to hit 55 mph
The Florida unmanned trucking company Starsky Robotics may have set a record for the fastest an uncrewed vehicle has driven on a (closed)...
Read MoreAn autonomous vehicle took on Chicago’s thick morning traffic. Here’s what happened
Autonomous vehicles conjure visions of futuristic machines that lack steering wheels, but the first driverless cars probably won’t...
Read MoreThe strange mating rituals of self-driving car companies
THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE industry is looking a lot like a middle-school dance. Monday, Aurora and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced they...
Read MoreUber unveils next-generation Volvo self-driving car
Uber Technologies Inc unveiled its newest Volvo self-driving car in Washington on Wednesday as it works to eventually deploy vehicles...
Read MoreHyundai Motor invests in Aurora, which is helping it create self-driving hydrogen SUVs
Hyundai Motor and its Kia division are investing in self-driving tech firm Aurora, which is working with the Korean auto giant to create...
Read MoreArgo AI is taking its new generation of self-driving vehicles into downtown Detroit
Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle startup in which Ford invested $1 billion in 2017, has expanded its testing to downtown...
Read MoreIsrael wants to expand autonomous vehicle testing
In an effort to expand autonomous vehicle testing in the country, Israel is inviting property owners to submit offers for the creation of...
Read MoreVolkswagen concludes partnership with self-driving start-up Aurora, in talks with Ford
Volkswagen has ended its relationship with Amazon-backed self-driving start-up Aurora, CNBC has confirmed. It is now in talks with Ford...
Read MoreSelf-driving urban vehicle transports people by day, collects trash by night
Swedish startup Scania is developing a self-driving urban concept vehicle that is designed on a modular system that could allow it to...
Read MoreOver 1,400 self-driving vehicles are now in testing by 80+ companies across the US
In a talk at the Uber Elevate Summit in Washington, D.C., today, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao shared a total...
Read MoreSoftBank, Toyota autonomous car venture to launch in SE Asia next year
The self-driving car joint venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor plans to begin operating in Southeast Asia next year, in its first...
Read MoreYandex promises 100 driverless cars on the road by 2020
Russian tech giant Yandex has been testing autonomous vehicles on public roads since December 2017, starting in Moscow and later expanding...
Read MoreDon’t tell lidar foe Elon Musk but this maker of the robo-car vision tech just raised $170 million
Innoviz Technologies, a maker of laser lidar sensors for self-driving and highly automated cars, just closed a $170 million funding round,...
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