Waymo brings robot taxis on Los Angeles motorways

Waymo, the Autonomous Vehicle Companies of Alphabet (the Google sister), now also brings its driverless robot taxis to the Los Angeles motorways. From now on, the company tests its fleet on the city’s most important motorways, including the I-10, I-1110, I-405 and I-90. First of all, the service will only be accessible to employees before… Continue reading Waymo brings robot taxis on Los Angeles motorways

Intelligent disc projection: Continental’s vision for interactive vehicles

When cars can tell more than just how they drive Continental is revolutionizing mobile communication. Continental is presenting an innovative window projection technology at CES 2025 that allows vehicles to project personalized information onto side windows when parked. The miniature projector, compactly housed in the headliner, uses an electrically darkened side window Projection surface and… Continue reading Intelligent disc projection: Continental’s vision for interactive vehicles

Waymo in Tokyo from 2025

Waymo, the pioneer in autonomous driving, announces a major international expansion to Tokyo. In collaboration with Japanese taxi company Nihon Kotsu and GO, the company will deploy its autonomous vehicles outside the US for the first time. This initiative marks an important milestone in the development of autonomous driving technology as the Waymo vehicles having… Continue reading Waymo in Tokyo from 2025

Innovative mobility solution for rural regions

The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is investing significant resources in a pioneering mobility project in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. With a funding amount of 2.34 million euros, the ministry is supporting the “ARuf-LUP” project in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, which is intended to integrate autonomous on-call buses into the public transport system. The project addresses… Continue reading Innovative mobility solution for rural regions

GM abandons robotaxi project and focuses on autonomous vehicles

General Motors (GM) has announced that it will stop developing a commercial robotaxi business. Instead, the Cruise subsidiary will be integrated into the main company activities to develop driver assistance technologies and fully autonomous private vehicles. The decision marks a significant turning point for GM, which Cruise sold in March 2016 for a billion dollars… Continue reading GM abandons robotaxi project and focuses on autonomous vehicles

Bitkom survey on autonomous driving

Autonomous means of transport: 76 percent of Germans are open to self-driving S-Bahn and subway trains. A representative survey by the digital association Bitkom shows a growing acceptance of autonomous means of transport in Germany. 76 percent of those surveyed can imagine using self-driving S-Bahn and subway trains – an increase compared to previous years.… Continue reading Bitkom survey on autonomous driving

Waymo in LA

Autonomous driving reaches milestone in Los Angeles: driverless service now available to everyone around the clock. After a successful test phase with top marks, the service opens up 207 square kilometers of the city area. A significant advance in autonomous driving was made in Los Angeles achieved: The driverless transport service is now available Waymo… Continue reading Waymo in LA

Lyft with May Mobility, Mobileye and Nexar

Lyft is starting a new era of autonomous driving: The ride-sharing company has announced three promising partnerships in the field of self-driving cars. With May Mobility, Mobileye and Nexar wants Lyft expand its platform for autonomous mobility and introduce the first self-driving vehicles as early as 2025 Atlanta insert. The group wants to strengthen its… Continue reading Lyft with May Mobility, Mobileye and Nexar

Waymo reaches 100,000 rides per week in US metropolis

In the USA, an autonomous driving service now offers over 100,000 paid trips per week. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Metro Phoenix and Los Angeles County, passengers value safe and reliable transportation provided by fully autonomous vehicles that cannot get tired, drunk or distracted. Another important advantage is that all journeys are carried out… Continue reading Waymo reaches 100,000 rides per week in US metropolis

Musk’s new robot taxis

Elon Musk presented a prototype of the “Robovan” at Tesla’s “We, Robot” event in Los Angeles on Thursday evening. The electric, autonomous vehicle the size of a bus should be able to transport up to 20 people and is intended for use in densely populated areas. The Robovan features a retro-futuristic design with metallic silver… Continue reading Musk’s new robot taxis