Luminar, the U.S. lidar company, is the latest to poach executives from Apple, Nvidia and Tesla in the continuing talent war in automated driving and autonomous vehicle technology. Christopher “CJ” Moore, director of autonomous systems at Apple and former director of Tesla’s Autopilot software, has joined Luminar as VP of software. Taner Ozcelik, founder of… Continue reading Luminar hires execs from Apple, Nvidia and Tesla
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The Station: All the news out of TC Sessions: Mobility, #PoorElon and a sobering NHTSA report
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hi frens, welcome back to The Station, your weekly guide to everything going on in the world of transportation. First up, TechCrunch finally got back onstage and in-person… Continue reading The Station: All the news out of TC Sessions: Mobility, #PoorElon and a sobering NHTSA report
Argo AI is testing fully driverless vehicles in Miami and Austin
The latest self-driving startup to allow its vehicles to roam the streets without a human minder is Argo AI, the startup backed by Ford and Volkswagen. Last week, the company announced that it is testing its fully driverless vehicles in Miami, Florida, and Austin, Texas. Argo employees will ride in the passenger seat of the… Continue reading Argo AI is testing fully driverless vehicles in Miami and Austin
Waymo is expanding its driverless program in Phoenix
Waymo is pulling the human safety driver out of its recently expanded robotaxi operations in downtown Phoenix, Dmitri Dolgov, co-CEO of Waymo, announced on the TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility stage on Wednesday. “We will be starting fully autonomous, rider-only operations in the downtown Phoenix area that will…be on the fifth generation of our system on the… Continue reading Waymo is expanding its driverless program in Phoenix
Aurora expands autonomous freight pilot with FedEx in Texas
Aurora Innovation, an autonomous vehicle technology company, has expanded its self-driving freight pilot with FedEx to include a new lane from Fort Worth to El Paso, Texas. The startup has been hauling freight for FedEx between Dallas and Houston since September 2021, which has involved making the 240-mile trip every night. The new lane challenges… Continue reading Aurora expands autonomous freight pilot with FedEx in Texas
Cities, freeways, airports: How we’ve built a scalable autonomous driver
Being an experienced driver means knowing how to handle a variety of road situations that can happen anytime, anywhere. At Waymo, we’re building The World’s Most Experienced Driver™. With over 20 million autonomous public road miles under its belt, the Waymo Driver is prepared to navigate the challenges of busy city streets, high-speed multi-lane roads,… Continue reading Cities, freeways, airports: How we’ve built a scalable autonomous driver
German Manager Magazine: Argo AI: Robot cars on the road for the first time without a safety driver001791
Robotic car maker Argo AI has started testing driverless cars in the US cities of Miami (Florida), Austin (Texas) and Washington. “Argo AI is the first company to put cars on the road in major cities during rush hour without safety drivers,” Argo CEO Bryan Salesky told the news agency “Bloomberg “. There is only… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Argo AI: Robot cars on the road for the first time without a safety driver001791
Argo AI launches driverless autonomous vehicle testing in Miami, Austin
Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle technology company backed by Ford and Volkswagen, is launching driverless testing operations in Miami and Austin, a significant milestone for the startup that illustrates its progress toward commercialization. Argo’s announcement Tuesday follows a period of consolidation within the industry that has left just a handful of large, capital-rich companies in… Continue reading Argo AI launches driverless autonomous vehicle testing in Miami, Austin
Stellantis’ Free2move acquires car-sharing service ShareNow from BMW, Mercedes
The car-sharing mobility startup within the maker of Jeep will more than double in size, adding 14 European cities mostly in Germany to its service territory with the acquisition of ShareNow from the BMW and Mercedes-Benz groups, the company announced Tuesday. Details of the deal, which is subject to antitrust reviews, weren’t disclosed. The acquisition… Continue reading Stellantis’ Free2move acquires car-sharing service ShareNow from BMW, Mercedes
Why I Ride with Waymo: Christine
Editor’s note: Christine is an SF Trusted Tester who uses Waymo to pick up and drop off her five year old son at school. As a working mom, she appreciates the luxury Waymo gives her to spend time with her son on the way to school and the opportunity to get work done in a… Continue reading Why I Ride with Waymo: Christine