Daimler Trucks to acquire majority stake in autonomous-driving firm Torc Robotics
Daimler Trucks is taking a major step in the development of self-driving trucks. The German firm will acquire a majority stake in Torc...
Read MoreElon Musk clarifies Tesla’s plan to retrofit cars for ‘Full Self-Driving’ with new HW3 computer
Tesla is preparing its most important retrofit program to date and something completely new in the industry: updating hundreds of...
Read MoreLyft investors are banking on self-driving cars, not ride-sharing
Lyft became the first ride-hailing app to go public on Friday, skyrocketing to a $23.4 billion valuation. But don’t get too excited for...
Read MoreBMW finds a spooky way to promote autonomous driving
BMW is hard at work developing advanced self-driving features for its vehicles and has previewed its latest developments in the field with...
Read MoreThe week in tech: Who should let driverless cars off the leash?
Greetings from London. Here’s a look at the week’s tech news: A lot of people are getting way more interested in putting fully autonomous...
Read MoreAutomated driving tech to grow 11.5% per year through 2030
The falling costs of advanced safety technology for trucks is helping fleets see the bottom-line benefit, according to a new market...
Read MoreUSDOT publishes automated driving system demonstration grant applicants
On Tuesday, USDOT published the list of applicants for the Automated Driving System (ADS) Demonstration Grants which were announced in...
Read MoreHonda, Hino hitch ride with self-driving venture of SoftBank, Toyota
Honda Motor Co. and Hino Motors are joining a venture of SoftBank Corp and Toyota Motor Corp. that will develop self-driving car services...
Read MoreZF positions for autonomous driving with $7B deal for Wabco
ZF Friedrichshafen has agreed to buy Wabco for more than $7 billion, an acquisition it has long targeted to bolster its expertise in...
Read MoreScania and Nobina announce autonomous EV bus trials in Sweden
Scania and Nobina (the largest public transport operator in the Nordic countries) announced trials of autonomous buses on regular routes...
Read MoreVW, Ford to develop pickup truck, continue talks on autonomous driving
Volkswagen has signed a deal to develop a pickup truck with U.S. rival Ford and continues discussions about extending its alliance to...
Read MoreAptiv releases comprehensive open-source dataset for autonomous driving
Global auto parts supplier Aptiv, formally known as Delphi Automotive, announced today the full release of nuScenes, an open-source...
Read MoreNext step in photonic technologies: apply for funding
Photonic technologies including lasers and fibre-optics contribute almost £13 billion to the UK economy. These technologies, which...
Read MoreThis self-driving AI faced off against a champion racer (kind of)
Developments in the self-driving car world can sometimes be a bit dry: a million miles without an accident, a 10 percent increase in...
Read MoreBMW builds its own IT platform to process data from its autonomous vehicles
A self-driving vehicle needs more than additional hardware, these vehicles require access to vast amounts of quality data, along with...
Read MoreOrlando poised to become capital of autonomous vehicle research
Autonomous vehicles represent the future of transportation. When they replace human drivers, the world will see far fewer accidents, less...
Read MoreFederal regulators want to know what you think of self-driving cars with no steering wheel
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking for comments from interested parties and the general public, whether NHTSA...
Read MoreNVIDIA ups the ante in self-driving but hits a roadblock
NVIDIA NVDA faced criticism from Intel INTC owned Mobileye after it introduced Safety Force Field (SFF), a policy to protect driverless...
Read MoreLidar and perception startup Innoviz raises $132 million
Innoviz, the Israel-based startup developing solid-state lidar sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles, has raised $132...
Read MoreThe war to remotely control self-driving cars heats up
EVEN IN THE middle of the day, the 50-mile trip from San Francisco to San Jose is a pain. Like a toddler, Bay Area driving toggles between...
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