Nuro retires from Phoenix

Startup Nuro, whose autonomous vehicles deliver goods, is ceasing operations in Phoenix. The startup Nuro is now valued at more than $8.6 billion. It gained momentum during Corona, because the self-driving vehicles deliver food or medicines, for example – contactless. The startup has now decided to discontinue its activities in Phoenix. [embedded content] Phoenix in… Continue reading Nuro retires from Phoenix

Cruise Automation – Anonymous tip leads to verification of the service

An anonymous tip about the mistakes made by the Cruise vehicles was received by a California regulatory agency. The robot taxis from Cruise, which the startup for General Motors designed to ride the streets of San Francisco. They are allowed to go about their business on certain streets and charge money for it. But there… Continue reading Cruise Automation – Anonymous tip leads to verification of the service

New test tracks in Austria and the USA

A new test track is being built in Austria and a new test track is also being considered in the USA. Of course, autonomous driving must first be carried out in demarcated areas checked before going onto the public road. Such test areas can be found in many countries and more and more are being… Continue reading New test tracks in Austria and the USA

New projects: FLASH and TaBuLa-LOGplus

There are new projects in Germany for research into autonomous driving: FLASH and TaBuLa-LOGplus. Germany wants to play a leading role in the development of autonomous driving. This also requires pilot projects to test and scale the use. Project FLASH in Saxony The FLASH pilot project will start tomorrow with the intention of integrating autonomous… Continue reading New projects: FLASH and TaBuLa-LOGplus

VW plans: pay-as-you-go autonomy

In competition with Tesla, VW relies on Over the Air (OTA) updates and autonomous driving. Autonomous driving should become the automaker’s core business Volkswagen and the company’s own software company Cariad should implement that. In this way, the costs for the software developments can be recovered. However, you go your own way, which makes the… Continue reading VW plans: pay-as-you-go autonomy

Another accident with Tesla | NHTSA determined

Another fatal accident involving a Tesla has the NHTSA back on the scene. Late last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that a deadly collision between one Tesla and identify a person. This incident happened in California. Now a new incident has become known, in which the NHTSA is also investigating. In… Continue reading Another accident with Tesla | NHTSA determined

NHTSA investigates cruise accident

The NHTSA has now also got involved in an accident involving the Cruise company and is taking over the investigation. It just became known that there is a new one fatal accident involving a Tesla vehicle gave. the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) took over the investigations and also wants to check the technical… Continue reading NHTSA investigates cruise accident

Tesla accident kills person | NHTSA conducts investigation

Another fatal Tesla accident occurred in the United States and is being investigated by the US agency NHTSA. the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into the fatal accident involving a Tesla, reports Techcrunch. Other accidents related to Tesla’s Autopilot examined this authority. This is a collision between a person who… Continue reading Tesla accident kills person | NHTSA conducts investigation

New mandatory assistance systems in the EU

The EU regulation has been in force since yesterday, according to which new cars must now be equipped with certain assistance systems. The aim of the EU regulation, which has been in force since yesterday, July 6th, is to make traffic safer and driving more comfortable. This should succeed with assistance systems, which will also… Continue reading New mandatory assistance systems in the EU

Baidu starts commercial operation in Wuhan

Baidu is now also allowed to charge a price for transportation with its robot taxis in Wuhan. Almost at the same time as Pony.ai in Guangzhou, Baidu is allowed to introduce another commercial robotic taxi service: Baidu is launching its autonomous driving service in Wuhan. [embedded content] Specifically, the service may be operated in the… Continue reading Baidu starts commercial operation in Wuhan