TuSimple to lay off 30% of workforce, keep China business
TuSimple, the once high-flying autonomous trucks company that went public in 2021, is restructuring and laying off about 30% of its global...
Read MoreNexar broadens mapping capabilities for AVs, Robotaxis and ADAS with new mapping layer
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Nexar, a leading AI computer vision and mapping company has announced a new mapping...
Read MoreSoftBank unit bringing Estonian self-driving buses to Japan
A SoftBank Group affiliate has teamed up with an Estonian startup in a bid to accelerate Japan’s efforts to mobilize self-driving buses in...
Read MoreOuster announces expansion of supply agreements with May Mobility
Ouster, a provider of high-performance lidar sensors, and May Mobility, a leader in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle...
Read MoreMAN Truck & Bus to make city buses autonomous with Mobileye
“Please get on board!” The potential for autonomous buses in urban areas is enormous in terms of total cost of ownership (TCO), personnel...
Read MoreChina’s BYD beefs up autonomous driving credentials with new unit, hiring spree
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) – BYD Co Ltd (002594.SZ), may be China’s biggest electric vehicle maker by a country mile...
Read MoreTuSimple gets temporary reprieve from Nasdaq delisting
Autonomous trucking company TuSimple’s stock shot up 28% Monday after the company narrowly dodged a delisting from the Nasdaq stock...
Read MoreDiDi’s KargoBot autonomous truck platform partners with Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck
Beijing (Gasgoo)- DiDi-backed autonomous trucking platform KargoBot and Shaanxi Heavy Duty Truck (Shaanxi Truck) formed a strategic...
Read MorePan-port self-driving solution provider SENIOR closes new funding round
Beijing (Gasgoo)- Chinese pan-port autonomous driving solution provider Senior.auto (SENIOR) announced on May 15 the completion of a new...
Read MoreDOJ charges former Apple engineer with theft of autonomous car tech for China
A former Apple software engineer was charged with stealing Apple’s autonomous technology for a Chinese self-driving car company, the...
Read MorePanasonic NavInfo, Qingtian Truck partner on battery management for autonomous trucks
Beijing (Gasgoo)- On May 15, Panasonic NavInfo, the mobility service joint venture between Panasonic and NavInfo, signed a framework...
Read MoreAlibaba’s autonomous driving lab to focus more on monetization
Alibaba founded Damo Academy in 2017 to carve out a program focused on cutting-edge research that is relatively free of short-term...
Read MoreUK launches first full-sized autonomous bus service with top speed of 50 miles per hour
The U.K.’s first full-sized autonomous bus service opened to the general public on Monday, with those involved in the project describing...
Read MoreTuSimple continues its slide into the ether with new delisting warning
It wasn’t that long ago that self-driving trucks company TuSimple was on a tear — raising funds, locking in partnerships and hitting some...
Read MoreDiDi Autonomous Driving to create joint venture with GAC AION to mass produce electric Robotaxi
On May 10, DiDi Autonomous Driving, which is the self-driving technology division of DiDi Global, announced a strengthened partnership...
Read MoreApplied Intuition and NI collaborate to accelerate validation test of autonomous driving technology
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Applied Intuition and NI today announced that the two companies will combine...
Read MoreShanghai Jiading District opens expressways for autonomous driving vehicle road tests
Beijing (Gasgoo)- Shanghai on May 9 granted the Shanghai Intelligent Connected Vehicle Highway Road Testing Notification to two companies,...
Read MoreCruise expands supervised self-driving ride-hailing to Houston and Dallas
Cruise is rolling out its self-driving cars to more cities — specifically, to Houston and Dallas as it expands its Texas-based presence....
Read MoreAutonomous delivery startup Nuro to restructure, pause commercial expansion
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is in the midst of a restructuring that will result in layoffs and shift resources away from commercial...
Read MorePerrone Robotics and Global Finance Group partner to bring turnkey autonomous vehicle program to university and college campuses
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Perrone Robotics, Inc. (“Perrone”), the industry’s leading...
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