This week in the future of cars: We’ll be blunt about this
WE’RE GOING FAST…SOMEWHERE. This week was full of people and corporations making market-moving decisions. Not all seemed wise....
Read MoreVolvo’s new self-driving concept car is a swanky first-class suite on wheels that’s designed to take on airlines
With its latest self-driving car concept, Volvo wants to take on the airline industry. Without a need for a steering wheel, Volvo opened...
Read MoreParkWhiz raises $20 million to help ready parking facilities for driverless cars
Chicago-based ParkWhiz announced Friday that it has raised $20 million in new venture capital and plans to use the investment to fund its...
Read MoreDenso leads $65 million Series C funding round in ThinCI to make autonomous cars a reality
DENSO Corporation, a $48.1 billion company and one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers of technology and components, continues to...
Read MoreSiemens and ACM announce expanded partnership to advance the next generation of connected vehicles
The American Center for Mobility (ACM) is excited to announce its second partnership with Siemens. Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems...
Read MoreBYD pushes into autonomous tech with new Qin Pro developer edition
BYD took to the stage in Shenzhen, China, on September 5th at its Worldwide Developer Conference to share its plan for autonomous mobility...
Read MoreThis is when you’ll see autonomous trucking
The autonomous driving race is a hotly debated one. That’s as enthusiasts become too bullish on the technology, capability and time...
Read MoreNo cyber security, no autonomous vehicle revolution
A hooded figure tapping away at a computer console and taking control of a mass fleet of autonomous vehicles is certainly not a scene that...
Read MoreCurrent sensor makes autonomous vehicles safer
Blackmore Sensors and Analytics, creator of what it calls the world’s first Doppler lidar for automotive applications, confirmed that...
Read MoreWaymo shifts to ‘industrializing’ self-driving tech as Robotaxi launch nears
It’s nearly showtime for Waymo CTO Dmitri Dolgov. Almost a decade since he and a dozen other engineers went to work on Google’s...
Read MoreA new doppler Lidar solves self-driving cars’ need for speed
AS EVERY NEW Yorker knows, San Franciscans walk painfully slowly. It’s a common observation, and now it’s a measurable one,...
Read MoreWaymo, Uber driverless projects make scanning sensors cheaper
Google’s Waymo, Uber and carmakers GM and Mercedes-Benz are among the companies working to put driverless vehicles in showrooms. That...
Read MoreCity launches driverless shuttle pilot to test autonomous vehicle technology
Visitors to the Calgary Zoo and science centre won’t have to rely on a driver to hitch a ride between the two attractions this month,...
Read MoreA major push to use blockchain to link autonomous vehicle development on open-source network
“There is no central administrator to approve the transactions, no middle man linking the participants of the network (e.g. a charging...
Read MoreFiat Chrysler spending $30M on self-driving test facility at Chelsea
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is adding more muscle to its self-driving vehicle testing efforts. The company will spend more than $30 million...
Read MoreApple’s first semi-autonomous car accident caused by human
A car housing Apple’s current semi-autonomous hardware was in its first accident in August, official documents reveal. The...
Read MoreKeolis, Navya launch Belgian autonomous shuttle pilot
Keolis launched a 100% electric autonomous shuttle trial in Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium. The NAVYA autonomous electric shuttle will operate in...
Read MoreHow self-driving supergroup Aurora plans to make Robocars real
Just about a decade into the race to develop self-driving cars, this young industry has its own supergroup: Aurora Innovation, formed by...
Read MoreSelf-driving tech risks over 300,000 trucking jobs, says report
The “Squawk Box” news team discusses some of the morning’s most provocative headlines....
Read MorePlanetM focuses on auto interiors and UX
Michigan’s PlanetM’s goal is to land new business in the emerging auto-tech industry. The plan is to foster innovation and support...
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