May 9, 2018 Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Silicon Valley-headquartered Intel Corporation, has invested in three Chinese technology startups as part of its 12 new technology investments totaling $72 million. During the Intel Capital Global Summit in California, Intel Capital said it has invested in Chinese tech startups Reconova, Alauda, and Espressif Systems.… Continue reading 3 Chinese technology startups secure funding from Intel Capital
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Google I/O Recap: Turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality with the help of AI
Google I/O Recap: Turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality with the help of AI By: Dmitri Dolgov, CTO and VP of Engineering This morning, we took the stage at Google I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, to share details on how Waymo is using artificial intelligence (AI) to make fully self-driving cars a reality. If… Continue reading Google I/O Recap: Turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality with the help of AI
A Look at Uber’s Flying Car Dream
Karem Aircraft Inc., founded by the inventor of the predator drone, said Tuesday that it’s developing a flying vehicle for Uber Technologies Inc.’s envisioned network of electric air taxis. That makes Karem the fifth company working on the project, with its new aircraft called the Butterfly. While Uber isn’t building its own flying cars, the company… Continue reading A Look at Uber’s Flying Car Dream
Flying Cars Get Uber Boost From Research Pact With NASA
Uber Technologies Inc. announced a partnership to study urban manned aircraft in conjunction with the U.S. space agency NASA, following a partnership last year that focused on unmanned drones. As part of the deal, Uber will share its data with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to move the world closer to developing air traffic… Continue reading Flying Cars Get Uber Boost From Research Pact With NASA
Audi Targets $1.2 Billion Profit Boost From Car-Data Services
Audi is gearing up to boost profit outside its traditional business of producing and selling upscale cars in a push against Silicon Valley’s software giants that are keen to mine potentially lucrative vehicle data. The world’s third-largest luxury-car brand expects to generate operating profit of 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in 2025, the Volkswagen AG… Continue reading Audi Targets $1.2 Billion Profit Boost From Car-Data Services
Waymo shows how its self-driving cars navigate snow
Ask people in chillier climates if they’re looking forward to self-driving cars and they’ll probably just laugh. The technology has an easy time in ever-pleasant locales like California, but snow is a nightmare that obscures lanes, cars and entire roads. Waymo knows how to tackle that problem, though. In a presentation at the Google I/O… Continue reading Waymo shows how its self-driving cars navigate snow
In self-driving car race, Waymo leads traditional automakers
You are here: Home » OEM » Automakers and Suppliers » Waymo is testing autonomous driving using Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Photo credit: Katie Burke UPDATED: 5/8/18 11:14 am ET DETROIT/MUNICH — In the race to start the world’s first driving business without human drivers, everyone is chasing Alphabet’s Waymo. The Google sibling is ahead of traditional automakers such… Continue reading In self-driving car race, Waymo leads traditional automakers
Uber Gives Us The First Glimpse Of What It Wants Its Flying Taxi To Look Like
You already know that Uber wants to clog up the skies the way it has roads in cities all over the world. But now we know what the airborne Uber vehicle could look like. Today, Uber has finally unveiled a design called the Common Reference Model (CRM). Yes, the name is not sexy. But the vehicle itself… Continue reading Uber Gives Us The First Glimpse Of What It Wants Its Flying Taxi To Look Like
Here’s how much Uber’s flying taxi service will cost
Uber’s holding a big conference today in Los Angeles, Uber Elevate, to share more about its ambitions to launch a flying taxi service. For those unfamiliar, Uber’s goal is to start testing these vertical takeoff and landing vehicles in 2020 and have its first official ride in 2023. At the Summit today, Uber Head of… Continue reading Here’s how much Uber’s flying taxi service will cost
Disrupted relationship
Expulsion or departure at your own request? The upcoming replacement of VW CEO Matthias Müller is puzzling. It seems certain that no one was really convinced. VW boss Matthias Müller Tuesday, 10.04.2018 20:20 For the shareholders of Volkswagen There was already enough to discuss at the upcoming Annual General Meeting on May 3: diesel bans,… Continue reading Disrupted relationship