Ford sells stake in Velodyne, a maker of autonomous-car sensors
Ford Motor Co. has sold off its stake in Velodyne Lidar Inc., a leading maker of sensors being used in the development of self-driving...
Read MoreSucceeding with the automated driving journey through AI
For years, automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been working towards realizing the dream of self-driving cars that...
Read More‘Absolutely brilliant’: an auto-manufacturing expert praised Tesla’s latest self-driving software after a test ride
One of the foremost automotive manufacturing experts in the country has high hopes for Tesla’s long-awaited “full...
Read MoreJRC, ENISA report examines cybersecurity challenges in uptake of AI in autonomous driving
A new report by the EC’s Joint Research Center (JRC) and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) examines cybersecurity risks...
Read MoreFord-backed autonomous driving developer Argo AI conducts pilot to study how traffic can flow more efficiently using AI
Driving in densely populated urban areas is often frustrating for motorists, as city drivers must contend with other vehicles, bicyclists...
Read MoreVW, Microsoft extend collaboration to self-driving car software
(Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG and Microsoft Corp. are expanding their cooperation involving the U.S. software giant’s cloud technology...
Read MoreAppen to deliver high-quality training data and quality assurance services for autonomous vehicle manufacturers
Appen Limited, the leading provider of high-quality training data for organizations that build effective AI systems at scale, today...
Read MoreVolvo aims to ease the queasiness of riding in self-driving vehicles
Volvo is testing new audio technology that aims to prevent what experts say could be an unfortunate side effect of self-driving cars:...
Read MoreVelodyne Lidar signs five-year sales agreement with ThorDrive
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. today announced a five-year sales agreement to provide Ultra Puck™ sensors to ThorDrive, an autonomous technology...
Read MoreAurora strikes deal with Toyota, Denso to develop, test self-driving Sienna minivans
Aurora has reached a deal with Toyota and auto-parts supplier Denso to develop and test vehicles equipped with the self-driving startup’s...
Read MoreBlackBerry’s QNX Black Channel Communications to be used in Motional’s driverless platform
WATERLOO, ON, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced its QNX® Black Channel...
Read MoreBestmile partners with Perrone Robotics to provide fleet orchestration for autonomous fleets
LAUSANNE, Switzerland and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bestmile, the leading Fleet Orchestration Platform that...
Read MoreSwift Navigation raises $50 million Series C round to accelerate consumer adoption of automotive safety and precise navigation applications across the globe
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS (Global Navigation...
Read MoreOxbotica and bp complete autonomous vehicle trial at refinery
bp has successfully completed an autonomous vehicle trial at its Lingen refinery in Germany, working with Oxbotica, a global leader in...
Read MoreVolvo Cars & Luminar open up long-distance lidar dataset
There are approximately a dozen autonomy-related companies I’m keeping an eye on. As noted in a recent article about Waymo’s approach...
Read MoreGreat Wall pushes further into smart cars with Horizon deal
(Bloomberg) — Beijing-based Horizon Robotics Inc. and Great Wall Motor Co., China’s top maker of sport utility vehicles, are teaming...
Read MoreTesla looks to hire data labelers to feed Autopilot neural nets with images at Gigafactory New York
Tesla is looking to hire a team of data labelers to feed images to help train its Autopilot neural nets at Gigafactory New York in...
Read MoreBaidu introduces world’s first multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS platform in Guangzhou
BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) today deployed a multi-modal autonomous driving MaaS (mobility as a...
Read MoreExamining the world through signals and systems
There’s a mesmerizing video animation on YouTube of simulated, self-driving traffic streaming through a six-lane, four-way intersection....
Read MoreVolkswagen plans to challenge Google with own autonomous car software
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to develop most of the software needed for autonomous cars in-house, the head of the German...
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