/ Measuring its AVs against normal drivers wasn’t enough for Waymo, so the company created a model for a non-impaired person whose eyes are always on the road. Then it ran a bunch of crash simulations to see which was best. Waymo says it has created a new benchmark to measure the safety of its… Continue reading Waymo pitted its autonomous vehicles against a virtual superhuman driver to see which was safer
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Zoomcar achieves over 25,000 registered vehicles on its car sharing marketplace
Impressive milestone accomplished within just 12 months since marketplace launch BANGALORE, India, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Zoomcar, the leading marketplace for car sharing in emerging markets, today announced it has achieved more than 25,000 registered vehicles on its marketplace platform globally. Zoomcar achieved this impressive milestone within just 12 months of launching its marketplace.… Continue reading Zoomcar achieves over 25,000 registered vehicles on its car sharing marketplace
Waymo and Swiss Re’s new research collaboration
Waymo and Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, today announced a research collaboration aimed at developing new risk assessment methodologies, which would provide guidance for the insurance industry in properly assessing AV risk. Autonomous driving technology will lead to a significant shift in risk rating factors, from human-driver-centric to vehicle-centric. Furthermore,… Continue reading Waymo and Swiss Re’s new research collaboration
Welcoming Elisa de Martel, Waymo’s Chief Financial Officer
I’m so pleased to share that Elisa de Martel, a finance executive with 20+years of experience leading private and public companies, is joining Waymo as our Chief Financial Officer. Elisa brings powerful value to Waymo with her depth of financial leadership experience spanning both tech and traditional automotive industries. Elisa’s global, strategic perspective positions us… Continue reading Welcoming Elisa de Martel, Waymo’s Chief Financial Officer
Informing smarter lidar solutions for the future
Lidar — which helps the Waymo Driver perceive the world around it in 3D — has become more common than ever before. Car manufacturers are integrating it into driver-assist systems; phone manufacturers are using it to enhance augmented reality capabilities, and robot vacuums even rely on it to better map the layout of your home.… Continue reading Informing smarter lidar solutions for the future
German Manager Magazin: Amazon: Attack on the German car industry002021
In the slipstream of Google (Waymo) and Apple (Apple Car), the third US tech giant has also advanced into the heart of the modern car industry: Amazon. Jeff Bezos’ (58) group first offered services through its data subsidiary AWS, but the Americans now provide entire infotainment systems and complex control software such as Stellantis (Peugeot,… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Amazon: Attack on the German car industry002021
GM’s self-driving car arm will take driverless cars to Texas and Arizona this year
General Motors’ self-driving car subsidiary Cruise is expanding beyond San Francisco as it drives toward a goal of $1 billion in revenue by 2025. In June, Cruise started operating its self-driving taxi service in San Francisco where it charges for rides in Chevrolet Bolt EVs that operate without a human safety driver. Cruise uses a… Continue reading GM’s self-driving car arm will take driverless cars to Texas and Arizona this year
Why I Ride with Waymo: Eva
I use Waymo about 4-8 times a week – I use it for running errands, meeting up with friends, as well as exploring new parts of the city! In the video, you mentioned you don’t drive yourself – do you mind sharing more about that and how you think Waymo can help people get around… Continue reading Why I Ride with Waymo: Eva
Cruise is coming to Austin and Phoenix before the end of the year
The company Cruise, which works together with GM, wants to supply two cities with robot taxis before the end of the year and expand strongly. So far, Cruise has been on the road in San Francisco with its autonomous taxis. There they run a commercial service, which also has some curiosity exhibited But there was… Continue reading Cruise is coming to Austin and Phoenix before the end of the year
Xeneta makes a splash with $80M on a $265M valuation to scale its crowdsourced sea and air freight analytics
The wheels of global commerce continue to turn, through wars, pandemics and economic downturns; and today a startup taking a new tech approach to improve the workings of one of the more antiquated aspects of that industry — shipping — is announcing a big round of funding to double down on growth. Xeneta — a… Continue reading Xeneta makes a splash with $80M on a $265M valuation to scale its crowdsourced sea and air freight analytics