Rising shipping demand coupled with a growing shortage of drivers has brought the logistics industry to an inflection point, and the need for an autonomous trucking solution like Waymo Via has never been more apparent. To help accelerate this autonomous future, we’re partnering with Uber Freight to connect our technology with their platform and deploy… Continue reading Waymo Via and Uber Freight partner to accelerate the future of logistics
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Waymo is teaming up with Uber on autonomous trucking because time really heals all wounds
Waymo and Uber, former legal foes and bitter rivals in the autonomous vehicle space, are teaming up to speed up the adoption of driverless trucks. Waymo is integrating Uber Freight, the ride-hail company’s truck brokerage, into the technology that powers its autonomous big rigs. This “long-term strategic partnership” will enable fleet owners to more quickly… Continue reading Waymo is teaming up with Uber on autonomous trucking because time really heals all wounds
GM’s Cruise wins first California permit for self-driving car rides
OAKLAND, U.S. (Reuters) — General Motors’ Cruise on Thursday became the first company to secure a permit to charge for self-driving car rides in San Francisco, after it overcame objections by city officials. Self-driving test cars with human safety drivers have become a constant sight in San Francisco, and completely driverless ones are increasingly common, too. Turning… Continue reading GM’s Cruise wins first California permit for self-driving car rides
Cruise begins commercial voyages in San Francisco
Cruise company can now charge for robotic taxi rides in San Francisco. A major goal for the development of autonomous driving has begun: the commercialization of research. That for GM Startup Cruise Automation has received permission from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to charge for its services. [embedded content] Of the Cruise-Robot taxi service… Continue reading Cruise begins commercial voyages in San Francisco
Cruise can finally start charging for fully driverless robotaxis
Self-driving company Cruise has received a permit from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to charge for fully driverless rides, a milestone that the company claims makes it “the first and only company to operate a commercial, driverless ride-hail service in a major U.S. city.” Cruise has been testing free driverless rides for the public… Continue reading Cruise can finally start charging for fully driverless robotaxis
Cruise can finally charge for driverless robotaxi rides in San Francisco
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit of General Motors, has finally been given the green light to start charging fares for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted Thursday to award Cruise with a driverless deployment permit, the final hurdle the company needed to jump to begin operating its… Continue reading Cruise can finally charge for driverless robotaxi rides in San Francisco
Virginia Tech Study Confirms Higher Frequency Hazard Lighting Provides Significant Safety Improvement Over Traditional Hazard Lights
Drivers slow down and move over much sooner vs. traditional hazard lighting, which hasn’t changed in 71 years HOUSTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A new on-road study conducted by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) found that more obvious and visible hazard lighting improved advance warning to oncoming drivers – resulting in direct driver responses that… Continue reading Virginia Tech Study Confirms Higher Frequency Hazard Lighting Provides Significant Safety Improvement Over Traditional Hazard Lights
Why I Ride with Waymo: Ralph
Hey there, Ralph. It’s nice to connect! Can you start off by sharing how you first got involved with Waymo One? Well, I live in Chandler right in the middle of the Waymo One territory, so I’ve seen the cars around, but I first got involved during my time writing for the East Valley Tribune.… Continue reading Why I Ride with Waymo: Ralph
Strong Compute raises $7.8M seed round to speed up ML training pipelines
Strong Compute, a Sydney, Australia-based startup that helps developers remove the bottlenecks in their machine learning training pipelines, today announced that it has raised a $7.8 million seed round. The round includes a total of 30 funds and angels, including the likes of Sequoia Capital India, Blackbird, Folklore and Skip Capital, as well as Y… Continue reading Strong Compute raises $7.8M seed round to speed up ML training pipelines
United States Transportation Markets Report 2022: Shared Mobility Services, Public Transit Electrification, Multimodal Connectivity, and Autonomous Mobility to Spur Transformational Growth
DUBLIN, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “United States Transportation Growth Opportunities” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This study provides an overview of the United States transportation industry, identifying innovative developments, focus areas, growth drivers, and growth opportunities. It offers an in-depth look into the transportation trends and initiatives of 20 states across… Continue reading United States Transportation Markets Report 2022: Shared Mobility Services, Public Transit Electrification, Multimodal Connectivity, and Autonomous Mobility to Spur Transformational Growth