Pony.ai, a Chinese autonomous driving startup with an office in the U.S., has paused its driverless pilot fleet in California six months after it was approved by local regulators to test autonomous vehicles without a human safety driver. On November 19, the California Department of Motor Vehicles notified Pony.ai that it was suspending its driverless… Continue reading California suspends Pony.ai driverless test permit after crash
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The Station: Intel eyes an IPO for Mobileye and how Elon influenced Autopilot
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. This… Continue reading The Station: Intel eyes an IPO for Mobileye and how Elon influenced Autopilot
Harley-Davidson’s EV motorcycle unit LiveWire to go public via SPAC
Harley-Davidson is taking its electric motorcycle division LiveWire public through a merger with a blank check company sponsored by executives of AEA Investors and Bridges Fund Management. The agreement with special purpose acquisition company AEA-Bridges Impact Corp (ABIC) will preserve much of Harley-Davidson’s ownership while giving LiveWire access to the capital that the public markets… Continue reading Harley-Davidson’s EV motorcycle unit LiveWire to go public via SPAC
Gig platform report calls for transparency to fix abuse
A not-for-profit set up by a former Uber driver who successfully challenged the ride-hailing giant’s misclassification of drivers’ employment status in the UK, has published a timely report pressing the case for proper oversight of the algorithms and data used to remotely surveil and control the labor of platform workers. Timely — given the European… Continue reading Gig platform report calls for transparency to fix abuse
How Volvo plans to maintain its safety rep while staying in the fast lane
Safety in modern cars is no longer simply a question of engineering. It’s a technology and design challenge that is dependent on sensors and software and hinges on a user experience that is clear and intuitive for drivers. So how does Volvo, a company synonymous with safety, convince customers that it’s innovative, forward thinking and… Continue reading How Volvo plans to maintain its safety rep while staying in the fast lane
GM plans to start Silverado EV production in early 2023
GM will take the wraps from its Silverado EV at CES 2022, but you’ll have to wait considerably longer to put one in your garage. According to Automotive News, GM has revealed that its mainstream electric pickup will enter production in early 2023 ahead of sales late that year. It’s arriving well after the Hummer… Continue reading GM plans to start Silverado EV production in early 2023
Solid Power ramps up solid-state battery race with public market debut
Solid Power, the solid-state battery developer backed by Ford and BMW, is hitting the public markets running with a spike in stock price shortly after trading opened Thursday. The company is one of a handful in the electric mobility space to have gone public via a merger with a blank-check firm. Solid Power announced the… Continue reading Solid Power ramps up solid-state battery race with public market debut
Volkswagen closes three new partnerships to amp up EV production
Volkswagen has entered into three new partnerships related to electric vehicle batteries, as the German automaker looks to transition its entire portfolio of cars, trucks and SUVs to zero-emission vehicles by 2040. The three separate partnerships, all of which were announced Wednesday, are with materials technology group Umicore, battery specialist 24M Technologies and Vulcan Energy… Continue reading Volkswagen closes three new partnerships to amp up EV production
Autonomous driving startup Deeproute.ai prices L4 solution at $10,000
Deeproute.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup with offices in Shenzhen and Fremont, California, unveiled an ambitious self-driving solution on Wednesday. The package, named DeepRoute-Driver 2.0, is a production-ready Level 4 system that costs approximately $10,000. The price tag is incredible given the hardware used: five solid-state lidar sensors, eight cameras, a proprietary computing system, and an… Continue reading Autonomous driving startup Deeproute.ai prices L4 solution at $10,000
EV maker Arrival to build high-voltage battery module assembly plant in North Carolina
Arrival, the electric vehicle manufacturer that aims to break up the assembly line in favor of multiple microfactories, is investing $11.5 million to build a high-voltage battery module assembly plant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The plant will provide batteries for electric buses and vans produced at the company’s microfactories in Rock Hill, South Carolina and… Continue reading EV maker Arrival to build high-voltage battery module assembly plant in North Carolina