Robot truck upstart embark hauls in $30 million to take on Waymo and Uber
Silicon Valley VC firm Sequoia Capital leads a $30 million Series B round for the San Francisco-based company, boosting total funding to...
Read MoreTrump’s next tariffs could cost U.S. in race for self-driving cars
Mark White, president of Shape, a Michigan-based auto industry supplier, does not want to move his research into “smart” bumpers for...
Read MorePioneering automation: Volvo demonstrates autonomous bus
Starting on June 15 and throughout the Volvo Ocean Race competition in Gothenburg, Sweden, the pioneering autonomous Volvo bus will be...
Read MoreCar makers target Didi with autonomous alliance
Three major car manufacturers in China – FAW Group, Chongqing Changan Automobile and Dongfeng Motor – established a joint venture to...
Read MoreAutonomous taxi test to start in Tokyo, eyeing launch in 2020
Tests on public roads of an autonomous taxi carrying passengers will be held in central Tokyo for nearly two weeks from late August with...
Read MoreState task force to steer driverless cars
The task force on Tuesday began planning for a future in which driverless vehicles using artificial intelligence to navigate become common...
Read MoreSelf-driving car startup Zoox is raising $500 million at a $3.2 billion valuation
Zoox, a once-secretive self-driving car startup, is closing a $500 million raise at a $3.2 billion post-money valuation, Bloomberg...
Read MoreBridgestone launches development project focused on using automated driving for tire tests
Bridgestone Corporation today announced that it, together with ZMP Inc., has launched a development project aimed at utilizing automated...
Read MoreHow new additions let Austin intersections talk to self-driving cars
The Austin Transportation Department is installing and testing technology at five intersections that will allow the city’s traffic...
Read MoreDriverless Tesla Model 3 sets new hypermiling record
This Model 3 gives us a glimpse into what autonomous driving could mean for us in the future....
Read MoreComma.ai punctuating self-driving vision with tests, software update
What do you know about comma.ai? Self-driving car watchers know them for sure and are watching with interest in test drives that explore...
Read MoreContinental AG restructures, prepares Powertrain for 2019 IPO
German auto supplier Continental on Wednesday said it will list its Powertrain unit as early as mid-2019 as part of a broader...
Read MoreAlternative to Lidar? Startup Light raises $121M from SoftBank, Leica to expand to self-driving cars
In February, Dave Grannan, cofounder and CEO of imaging startup Light, flew to Tokyo to meet SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son for the first...
Read MoreApple self-driving car fleet grows to 66 vehicles in California
Apple is continuing to increase the number of autonomous vehicles it has on the roads for testing, reportedly registering more vehicles...
Read MoreKratos enters into strategic partnership with Colas Ltd. and Royal Truck & Equipment to deploy unmanned driverless technology in the United Kingdom for increased safety of roadside workers
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its...
Read MoreFederal lawmakers seek boost to driverless car testing in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers want to boost automated vehicle testing in the state. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking the U.S. Transportation...
Read MoreValeo Joins Baidu’s Autonomous Driving Partner Ecosystem, Apollo
Valeo has entered into strategic cooperation with Apollo, the open autonomous driving platform created by Baidu, a leading Chinese...
Read MoreDriverless vehicles hit the streets in Frisco
Frisco is holding public meetings to answer questions and share information about self-driving vans that are hitting the streets this...
Read MoreSelf-driving vehicles take test drives around Times Square
Traffic in New York City can be maddening for anyone sitting behind the wheel, but now a company has come up with a plan to make things...
Read MoreAI will create as many jobs as it displaces by boosting economic growth
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related technologies are projected to create as many jobs as they displace in the UK over the next 20...
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