A Waymo autonomous vehicle struck a pedestrian in San Francisco Wednesday night, according to a post on Reddit. A spokesperson for the Alphabet-owned company confirmed the incident on Twitter but clarified that the vehicle was in manual mode at the time of the collision. The incident took place in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San… Continue reading Waymo says test vehicle was in manual mode when it struck a pedestrian in San Francisco
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Motional and Uber partner to launch autonomous delivery pilot in Santa Monica in 2022
Motional, a driverless technology company, is partnering with Uber to launch an autonomous delivery pilot in Santa Monica, according to Motional. Uber Eats customers will be able to order restaurant meal kits to be delivered to them via one of Motional’s retrofitted all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis by early next year. The partnership will be… Continue reading Motional and Uber partner to launch autonomous delivery pilot in Santa Monica in 2022
Pony.ai loses a trial license in California
The start-up Pony.ai loses its test license in California due to an accident. The Chinese start-up Pony.ai loses in the US state California his license for testing autonomous driving on public roads. The reason for this is an accident caused by a company vehicle. [embedded content] It is the first license loss a California company… Continue reading Pony.ai loses a trial license in California
Toyota-backed Pony.ai’s driverless testing permit suspended in California …
A California regulator on Monday said it has suspended a driverless testing permit for startup technology firm Pony.ai following an accident — the first time it has issued such a suspension. On Oct. 28, a Pony.ai vehicle operating in autonomous mode hit a road center divider and a traffic sign in Fremont after turning right, showed the… Continue reading Toyota-backed Pony.ai’s driverless testing permit suspended in California …
Pony.ai’s permit to test driverless vehicles in California is suspended after crash
Pony.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup based in Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China, is temporarily unable to test driverless vehicles in California after a vehicle crash led the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the company’s testing permit. Pony.ai was one of the few companies approved to test fully autonomous vehicles without safety drivers behind… Continue reading Pony.ai’s permit to test driverless vehicles in California is suspended after crash
California halts Pony.ai’s driverless testing permit after accident
A vehicle equipped with Pony.ai’s self-driving technology is parked at the company’s office in Fremont, California, U.S. June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – A California regulator on Monday said it has suspended a driverless testing permit for startup technology firm… Continue reading California halts Pony.ai’s driverless testing permit after accident
Robotaxi race opens up as top contender Waymo in low gear in Arizona
CHANDLER, Ariz., Dec 8 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Waymo (GOOGL.O) risks losing its lead in the U.S. race to prove robotaxis are a viable business as it sticks to a limited service and rivals backed by automakers near their own launches. Companies including Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) Argo AI and General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cruise… Continue reading Robotaxi race opens up as top contender Waymo in low gear in Arizona
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
Stellantis CEO in Detroit: COVID-19 pandemic shows people want cars
For Carlos Tavares, the man who controls the fate of Jeep, Ram, Chrysler and Dodge, the pandemic, and what it has wrought, has been eye-opening. Crises, which began with COVID-19 and spread into the semiconductor shortage that has tested the resilience of the supply chain, driven up vehicle prices and limited what vehicles are on dealer lots,… Continue reading Stellantis CEO in Detroit: COVID-19 pandemic shows people want cars
@Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Targets ~€20 Billion in Incremental Annual Revenues by 2030 Driven by Software-Enabled Vehicles002907
Approximately €4 billion in annual revenues by 2026 and ~€20 billion by 2030, generated by software-enabled product offerings and subscriptions More than €30 billion of investments planned through 2025 to execute software and electrification transformation 34 million monetizable connected cars expected by 2030, with a majority of all new vehicles to be fully over-the-air updatable… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Stellantis Targets ~€20 Billion in Incremental Annual Revenues by 2030 Driven by Software-Enabled Vehicles002907