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Waymo’s driverless vehicles are picking up passengers in downtown Phoenix

Waymo’s fully driverless vehicles are picking up passengers in downtown Phoenix, five months after the Alphabet-owned company expanded its service area to include denser, more complex areas of the city. Waymo has been testing its vehicles in several suburban towns outside of Phoenix since early 2017, including Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, and Gilbert. It also operates… Continue reading Waymo’s driverless vehicles are picking up passengers in downtown Phoenix

Waze shuts down its carpool service due to fewer commuters

Fewer people commuting due to the COVID-19 pandemic means fewer people in need of carpools. That’s the reason Google-owned Waze has decided to shutter its six-year-old Carpool app, which matches riders and drivers headed in the same direction, reported The Verge. The company will begin shutting down the feature this September in the US, Brazil… Continue reading Waze shuts down its carpool service due to fewer commuters

Apple trade secret treason: Zhang pleads guilty

A theft of trade secrets at Apple seems to have been solved. The other is still being negotiated. Also Apple probably wants to build an autonomous car and is doing research on it. However, Project Titan, as the project was previously called, had to deal with two thefts of trade secrets. One happened in 2018,… Continue reading Apple trade secret treason: Zhang pleads guilty

New partnerships in the field of autonomous trucks

Many companies are now cooperating with each other to bring autonomous driving into the transport industry for trucks. Already with the attempt to introduce autonomous driving in cars, formed blocks. Something similar seems to be happening in the truck sector. The pressure to develop is probably also growing because startups like TuSimple must catch up,… Continue reading New partnerships in the field of autonomous trucks

Google’s Waze is shutting down its carpooling service

Google-owned navigation service Waze is shutting down its six-year-old carpooling service, citing shifting commuting patterns as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting in September, the company will begin the process of winding down its carpooling service, which had been available in the US, Brazil, and Israel. Waze said it will explore other ways it… Continue reading Google’s Waze is shutting down its carpooling service

German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving: Waymo and Daimler Truck are testing fully automated trucks in Texas005026

Waymo Truck: The Google subsidiary is testing self-driving “Freightliner” trucks from Daimler Truck. The Google subsidiary Waymo and the German manufacturer Daimler Truck are starting test runs with fully automatic trucks. Both companies announced this at a virtual press conference on Tuesday. The trucks of the Daimler brand Freightliner are to drive independently, referred to… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving: Waymo and Daimler Truck are testing fully automated trucks in Texas005026

German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving: Waymo and Daimler Truck are testing fully automated trucks in Texas005025

German Handelsblatt: Autonomous driving: Waymo and Daimler Truck are testing fully automated trucks in Texas005024

YouTube isn’t cool with videos of Tesla FSD beta testing on kids

YouTube removed two videos from its platform showing Tesla drivers using their own children to conduct vehicle safety tests. The tests were meant to prove that Tesla’s Autopilot and “full self-driving” (FSD) beta software — the automaker’s advanced driver assistance systems which have automated driving features but do not enable the cars to drive themselves… Continue reading YouTube isn’t cool with videos of Tesla FSD beta testing on kids

Robot taxi services conquer the market

A new and an old robot taxi service have been activated. The business model is picking up speed. There are already some robotic taxi services in the US. So had Waymo a service in Arizona, the world first, and GM’s Cruise drives through san francisco. But there are more and more to come. [embedded content]… Continue reading Robot taxi services conquer the market