October 27, 2020 – aimler 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 World’s Most Experienced… Continue reading @Daimler: 27. Oct 2020Daimler Trucks and Waymo partner on the development of autonomous SAE Level 4 trucks
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A Waymo executive reveals how the company is keeping its self-driving taxis safe for riders during the COVID-19 pandemic (GOOGL)
Waymo has ramped up sanitation in its robotaxis during the coronavirus pandemic. Daniel Chu, Waymo’s chief product officer, told Business Insider he was particularly excited about the ability of the company’s vehicles to flush out old air between rides. Chu said the coronavirus hasn’t changed Waymo’s long-term strategy and has only highlighted the benefits of… Continue reading A Waymo executive reveals how the company is keeping its self-driving taxis safe for riders during the COVID-19 pandemic (GOOGL)
Tesla says it’s finally releasing ‘full self-driving’ software after it had to ‘rewrite everything’ (TSLA)
Elon Musk said Tuesday that Tesla was releasing a beta version of its long-awaited “full self-driving” software. The billionaire said the rollout would be “extremely slow & cautious” but provided little other information about its functionality. Tesla’s self-driving development has always bucked industry trends, sometimes with disastrous results. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.… Continue reading Tesla says it’s finally releasing ‘full self-driving’ software after it had to ‘rewrite everything’ (TSLA)
Dearborn-based Zoom Ride launches amid pandemic to compete with Uber, Lyft
Dearborn — In March after three years of development, Bilal Hashwi and Basel Al Yasin were set to launch their new Zoom Ride hailing service as a competitor to Uber and Lyft. Then COVID-19 hit. “It’s not the best time to expand or to do any business,” Zoom Ride chairman Hashwi told The Detroit News. “People did not want… Continue reading Dearborn-based Zoom Ride launches amid pandemic to compete with Uber, Lyft
How GM’s $19 billion self-driving subsidiary Cruise trains its cars to have ‘super-human’ capabilities
Creating a fully-autonomous vehicle is one of the most difficult technological challenges facing developers today. The machines have to be able to respond in milliseconds to litany of external sources, including other drivers on the road and pedestrian activity. The $19 billion General Motors subsidiary Cruise relies on a continuous learning machine to help train… Continue reading How GM’s $19 billion self-driving subsidiary Cruise trains its cars to have ‘super-human’ capabilities
Waymo removing backup drivers from its autonomous vehicles
Waymo requires riders to wear masks and checks that masks are being worn using cameras inside the car. NEW YORK: Waymo is allowing the general public to hitch a ride in its driverless autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, expanding a service it had been quietly offering to a select group of riders for the past year.… Continue reading Waymo removing backup drivers from its autonomous vehicles
Waymo is finally going fully driverless with its ride-hail service in Phoenix (GOOGL)
Waymo is now offering a fully-driverless ride-hailing service in the Phoenix area, where the Alphabet company has been piloting its business since 2018. The fully-driverless option will apply to a 50-square-mile area at first, and early users will be customers who have been testing the service. Waymo also said that it would be resuming rides… Continue reading Waymo is finally going fully driverless with its ride-hail service in Phoenix (GOOGL)
Waymo and TuSimple autonomous trucking leaders on the difficulty of building a highway-safe AI
[embedded content] TuSimple and Waymo are in the lead in the emerging sector of autonomous trucking; TuSimple founder Xiaodi Hou and Waymo trucking head Boris Sofman had an in-depth discussion of their industry and the tech they’re building at TC Mobility 2020. Interestingly, while they’re solving for the same problems, they have very different backgrounds… Continue reading Waymo and TuSimple autonomous trucking leaders on the difficulty of building a highway-safe AI
Daily Crunch: Waymo opens up driverless ride-hailing
Alphabet’s self-driving technology company hits a major milestone, Apple TV+ extends its free subscription period and Affirm files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for October 8, 2020. The big story: Waymo opens up driverless ride-hailing Waymo hit a major milestone today: It’s offering fully driverless rides to (some) members of the public.… Continue reading Daily Crunch: Waymo opens up driverless ride-hailing
Waymo starts to open driverless ride-hailing service to the public
Waymo, the Google self-driving-project-turned-Alphabet unit, is beginning to open up its driverless ride-hailing service to the public. The company said that starting today, members of its Waymo One service will be able to take family and friends along on their fully driverless rides in the Phoenix area. Existing Waymo One members will have the first… Continue reading Waymo starts to open driverless ride-hailing service to the public