By Jane Lanhee Lee 2 Min Read (Reuters) – Self-driving delivery company Nuro, whose R2 unit has no pedals or steering wheel and only room for packages, said Monday it has raised $500 million as e-commerce gets a huge boost from the pandemic. Nuro joins other self-driving firms that raised big money this year. Earlier… Continue reading Self-driving delivery firm Nuro raises $500 million as COVID-19 boosts e-commerce
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German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit 2020: VW boss Diess promises rapid expansion of electromobility000721
Volkswagen on the way to becoming an electronics company VW CEO Herbert Diess sees no alternative. Volkswagen has to accelerate the electrification of its fleet again. (Photo: Reuters) Düsseldorf Volkswagen not only has to ensure the rapid expansion of electric mobility. At the same time, the Wolfsburg-based car company must also advance the digitization of… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Handelsblatt Auto Summit 2020: VW boss Diess promises rapid expansion of electromobility000721
Toyota-backed startup Pony.ai raises $267 million in new funding round
By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Toyota-backed self driving company Pony.ai begins to provide autonomous electric vehicles to deliver packages from local e-commerce platform Yamibuy during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Irvine, California, U.S., April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Pony.ai, backed by Toyota Motor Corp, said on… Continue reading Toyota-backed startup Pony.ai raises $267 million in new funding round
Provizio Raises $6.2M in Funding
Provizio, an Ireland-based Accident Prevention Technology company, raised 6.2m in funding. Backers included Bobby Hambrick, the founder of Autonomous Stuff and the founders of Movidius (the Intel acquired leader in mobile vision processor chip design) along with the European Innovation Council (EIC) and ACT Venture Capital, Involved in Provizio also are Dr. Scott Thayer and… Continue reading Provizio Raises $6.2M in Funding
Waymo pauses operations in San Francisco, stays the course in Phoenix on Election Day
Waymo has taken a dual approach to operations on Election Day. In San Francisco, where Waymo has been testing its autonomous vehicles, driving operations have been temporarily suspended Tuesday and Wednesday “out of an abundance of caution.” Its fleet of autonomous vehicles was moved Monday to nearby Mountain View, according to an internal email first… Continue reading Waymo pauses operations in San Francisco, stays the course in Phoenix on Election Day
Sharing our safety framework for fully autonomous operations
to the general public in Phoenix. Right now members of the public are hailing vehicles with no human driver controlling the car – either in the vehicle or remotely – to help them get to where they’re going as part of their everyday lives. This milestone is not just the output of many years’ experience… Continue reading Sharing our safety framework for fully autonomous operations
Safer Control of Steering
I’ve seen several very sketchy experiments around lately where people are controlling the steering of cars in unsafe ways. Let me break down a few of these ways, and discuss concerns. This is not safety advice, this is educational background info. If you do not understand what you are doing, don’t do it. Certainly don’t… Continue reading Safer Control of Steering
Via and Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture to offer shared robotaxi rides next year
Motional, the Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture, and on-demand shuttle startup Via plan to launch a shared robotaxi service for the public in a U.S. city in the first half of 2021. The companies said the aim is to develop a “blueprint” for on-demand shared robotaxis and learn how these driverless vehicles can be integrated into mass transit.… Continue reading Via and Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture to offer shared robotaxi rides next year
Waymo and Daimler Trucks partner on the development of fully autonomous trucks
Autonomous trucking is poised to improve road safety and offer greater efficiency across the logistics industry. As we configure the Waymo Driver to operate Class 8 trucks and unlock these benefits, we’re pleased to share that Waymo has entered a broad, global, strategic partnership with Daimler Trucks, the global market leader in large commercial vehicles.… Continue reading Waymo and Daimler Trucks partner on the development of fully autonomous trucks
@Daimler: Daimler Trucks and Waymo partner on the development of autonomous SAE Level 4 trucks
Stuttgart, Germany / Mountain View, USA – Daimler Trucks and Waymo have signed a broad, global, strategic partnership to deploy autonomous SAE L4 technology. Their initial effort will combine Waymo’s industry-leading automated driver technology with a unique version of Daimler’s Freightliner Cascadia, to enable autonomous driving. Waymo brings over a decade of experience building the… Continue reading @Daimler: Daimler Trucks and Waymo partner on the development of autonomous SAE Level 4 trucks