Tag: Waymo/Google

Waymo buys Latent Logic, drives deeper into simulation and Europe

Waymo has acquired Latent Logic, a UK company that spun out of Oxford University’s computer science department, as the autonomous vehicle company seeks to beef up its simulation technology. The acquisition also marks the launch of Waymo’s first European engineering hub will be in Oxford, UK. This likely won’t be the end of Waymo’s expansion and… Continue reading Waymo buys Latent Logic, drives deeper into simulation and Europe

Cannon-Brookes says Zoox “robot” cars will be on the road within two years – The Driven

Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes says he expects to see autonomous “robot cars” on the road within two years, in what he says will be a massive change in road transportation. Cannon-Brookes, through his private investment company Grok Ventures, (which has also backed the project to build the world’s biggest solar farm and battery in… Continue reading Cannon-Brookes says Zoox “robot” cars will be on the road within two years – The Driven

CEO of GM’s Cruise driverless vehicle unit hints at offering low-cost shared rides

(Reuters) – The chief executive of autonomous vehicle company Cruise signaled on Wednesday the General Motors Co (GM.N) subsidiary intends to offer shared rides “at a radically lower cost” as part of a bid to move eventually “beyond the car.” FILE PHOTO: A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen… Continue reading CEO of GM’s Cruise driverless vehicle unit hints at offering low-cost shared rides

Daimler and Bosch take a mixed mobility approach to autonomous vehicles

A fleet of Mercedes-Benz S Class vehicles are now plying the roads of San Jose, California as part of a robotaxi pilot project that Daimler and Bosch have been developing for two and a half years, but the launch itself could be chalked up as a mere blip on the autonomous vehicle scene. At last… Continue reading Daimler and Bosch take a mixed mobility approach to autonomous vehicles

Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges

PITTSBURGH/DETROIT (Reuters) – Sky’s the limit optimism about self-driving cars is giving way to tougher questions about how expensive automotive artificial intelligence will ever make a profit. FILE PHOTO: An Argo Ai self driving prototype vehicle is seen outside a Ford and Volkswagen joint news conference in New York City, New York, U.S., July 12,… Continue reading Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges

Self-driving car firms rooted in U.S. government competition

Dec 11 (Reuters) – Bryan Salesky had little way of knowing in 2007 that his teammates and rivals in a U.S. Defense Department-sponsored competition were laying the foundations for future self-driving businesses now valued at billions of dollars. Twelve years later, even some of his former Carnegie Mellon University teammates have become business competitors of… Continue reading Self-driving car firms rooted in U.S. government competition

Walmart partners with self-driving startup Nuro to test autonomous grocery delivery in Houston

Walmart this morning announced a new pilot program that will test autonomous grocery delivery in the Houston market starting next year. The retailer is partnering with autonomous vehicle company Nuro, a robotics company that uses driverless technology to deliver goods to customers. Nuro’s vehicles in this case will delivery Walmart online grocery orders to a… Continue reading Walmart partners with self-driving startup Nuro to test autonomous grocery delivery in Houston

Waymo Is Taking the Safety Drivers out of Its Autonomous Taxis

No Hands! Waymo, the Google-affiliated self-driving car company, has finally started to operate its self-driving taxi service without any humans sitting behind the wheel. That means passengers using the company’s Uber-like Waymo One service might find themselves shuttled around Arizona in the back seat of an otherwise-empty minivan, as one reporter for The Verge did. Removing… Continue reading Waymo Is Taking the Safety Drivers out of Its Autonomous Taxis

Waymo’s driverless car: ghost-riding in the back seat of a robot taxi – The Verge

I’m in the middle seat of a Chrysler Pacifica minivan, heading north on Dobson Road in Chandler, Arizona, when I notice we may have taken a wrong turn. Under normal circumstances, I would just lean forward and ask the driver for an explanation. But in this case, that’s not possible. There is, after all, no… Continue reading Waymo’s driverless car: ghost-riding in the back seat of a robot taxi – The Verge