A Waymo robotaxi was vandalized and then set on fire by a crowd of people Saturday evening in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood. The incident is the latest encounter between driverless vehicles and the public in San Francisco, a city where autonomous vehicle companies have spent years testing the technology on public streets. The Saturday night… Continue reading A Waymo robotaxi was vandalized and burned in San Francisco
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California regulator looking into Waymo’s collision with a cyclist
California’s auto regulator, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), is investigating an incident that occurred on Tuesday, where a driverless Waymo car collided with a cyclist, according to a report by Reuters. San Francisco cops said that the cyclist suffered non-fatal injuries, as per a report by SFGate. Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company… Continue reading California regulator looking into Waymo’s collision with a cyclist
Autonomous vehicle company Motional is about to lose a key backer
Autonomous vehicle company Motional is losing capital support from one of its primary backers as it aims to commercialize a robotaxi service in 2024. Automotive supplier Aptiv — the other half of a $4 billion joint venture with Hyundai that created Motional — said Wednesday it will no longer allocate capital toward the endeavor. “While… Continue reading Autonomous vehicle company Motional is about to lose a key backer
Cruise reveals DOJ, SEC probes as it releases internal report on pedestrian crash
Cruise, the GM self-driving subsidiary, said Thursday that federal prosecutors and securities regulators have opened investigations into the October 2 incident that left a pedestrian stuck under and then dragged by one of its robotaxis. The probes by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, which were revealed as part of an… Continue reading Cruise reveals DOJ, SEC probes as it releases internal report on pedestrian crash
Self-driving vehicle company Aurora cuts 3% of its workforce
Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle technology company aiming to launch a “driverless” self-driving trucks business by the end of 2024, laid off dozens of workers this week, according to sources familiar with the action. The Pittsburgh-based company, which also has facilities in California, Colorado, Texas and Montana, has since confirmed that about 3% of its… Continue reading Self-driving vehicle company Aurora cuts 3% of its workforce
Bluewhite rakes in $39M for robots-as-a-service that can be retrofitted to drive any tractor
Agriculture has a long heritage of being constantly disrupted by technology, an evolution that has continued to play out until today. In one of the latest developments, an Israeli startup called Bluewhite has picked up $39 million in funding to advance its own contribution to the field: autonomous robots that can be retrofitted to any… Continue reading Bluewhite rakes in $39M for robots-as-a-service that can be retrofitted to drive any tractor
TuSimple is leaving the Nasdaq as it exits the US
Chinese autonomous trucking startup TuSimple will delist itself from the Nasdaq stock exchange as it moves forward with its plan to fully exit the U.S. market. The company announced Wednesday that it will file what’s known as a Form 25 on (or around) January 29 to deregister its stock, and expects the shares to trade… Continue reading TuSimple is leaving the Nasdaq as it exits the US
Uber is closing alcohol delivery service Drizly three years after acquistion
Uber is shutting down alcohol delivery service Drizly, three years after the cab-hailing company acquired it for $1.1 billion. Drizly ran independently all this time, and Uber eventually decided to close it, as first reported by Axios. At the time of the acquisition Uber planned to integrate Drizly into Uber Eats, but never came around… Continue reading Uber is closing alcohol delivery service Drizly three years after acquistion
All the future of transportation tech that stood out at CES 2024
Another CES has come and gone and transportation was still one of the central actors on one of the world’s largest tech stages. It wasn’t just electric cars either that captured our attention at CES 2024. Companies and startups focused on automated driving, EV charging, software (and more specifically AI), sensors, aviation, boats, drones, micromobility… Continue reading All the future of transportation tech that stood out at CES 2024
TuSimple’s self-driving trucks up for auction following US exit
Ten of TuSimple’s autonomous big rigs are set to be auctioned off later this month, just a few weeks after the self-driving trucking startup that went public in 2021 announced it was exiting the U.S. market. The trucks, along with a slew of research and development equipment and office supplies, will be sold off in… Continue reading TuSimple’s self-driving trucks up for auction following US exit