VW’s Diess sees autonomy transforming cars more than electrification – Automotive News

CEO says automaker’s joint efforts with Ford on self-driving vehicles are making good progress June 22, 2021 01:09 PM Bloomberg {{ source.title }} {{title}} {{ abstract }} read more {{/main_image_url}} {{^main_image_url}} {{ source.title }} {{title}} {{ abstract }} read more {{/main_image_url}} {{/content}} ]]> Volkswagen Group is undergoing the world’s largest industrial overhaul for the electric-vehicle… Continue reading VW’s Diess sees autonomy transforming cars more than electrification – Automotive News

The Station: Waymo nabs more capital, Cruise taps a $5B credit line and hints about Argo’s future

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. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages move (today and in the future) from Point A to… Continue reading The Station: Waymo nabs more capital, Cruise taps a $5B credit line and hints about Argo’s future

Waymo at CVPR 2021: Building the future of perception for autonomous vehicles

Starting this weekend, researchers, developers, and engineers from all over the world will gather virtually for the (CVPR). As a pioneer in the autonomous driving space, Waymo will host and speak in multiple workshops presenting its recent research work. Chen Wu on Scaling the Perception and Autonomous Driving Systems via Efficient Data, Learning, and Simulation… Continue reading Waymo at CVPR 2021: Building the future of perception for autonomous vehicles

Waymo announces another $2.5 billion in funding from latest investment round

Autonomous rideshare startup Waymo has announced an additional $2.5 billion investment round of funding. Waymo plans to use the additional funding, led by parent company Alphabet Inc., to hire more staff and advance its self-driving technology toward more paid rides. Waymo was launched in 2009 by Google’s parent company Alphabet, Inc., as a self-driving car project.… Continue reading Waymo announces another $2.5 billion in funding from latest investment round

Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving arm, raises $2.5B in second external investment round

Waymo, Google’s former self-driving project that is now a business unit under Alphabet, said Wednesday it raised $2.5 billion in its second outside funding round. The company said in a blog post it will use the funds to continue growing Waymo Driver, its autonomous driving platform, and growing its team. The round saw participation from… Continue reading Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving arm, raises $2.5B in second external investment round

Transforming mobility with the confidence of world-class investors

As we build, deploy, and commercialize the Waymo Driver, it’s gratifying to see so much interest in being part of our journey to transform mobility, making it safer, more accessible, and more sustainable along the way. So we’re proud to announce our latest investment round of $2.5 billion, with participation from Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, AutoNation,… Continue reading Transforming mobility with the confidence of world-class investors

Chinese startup Pony.ai plans to launch a driverless robotaxi service in California in 2022

Pony.ai, the robotaxi startup that operates in China and the United States, has started testing driverless vehicles on public roads in California ahead of plans to launch a commercial service there in 2022. The company said the driverless vehicle testing, which means the autonomous vehicles operate without human safety drivers behind the wheel, is happening… Continue reading Chinese startup Pony.ai plans to launch a driverless robotaxi service in California in 2022

Beyond the bike lane: How we’ve built the Waymo Driver to share the road with cyclists

At Waymo, our team is more than engineers, designers, analysts, and autonomous specialists (what we call the trained human drivers behind the wheel) building the World’s Most Experienced Driver™. We are also cyclists, runners, equestrians, and active members of the communities in which we drive. So we know we have to keep the concerns of… Continue reading Beyond the bike lane: How we’ve built the Waymo Driver to share the road with cyclists