Waymo has begun to make its fully driverless vehicles more visible on metro Phoenix streets, but continues to release little information to the public about its state-authorized experiment. The company’s chief executive officer, John Krafcik, confirmed at a dinner with journalists in Detroit on October 27 that Waymo would expand “rider-only” services for an exclusive group… Continue reading Waymo Finally Ramping Up Fully Driverless Operations in Phoenix Area – Phoenix New Times
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Ford SYNC 4 Brings New Levels of Connectivity, Voice Recognition and Fewer Cords To Make Life on the Go Easy
Ford’s available next generation of SYNC 4 communications and entertainment system brings new levels of intelligence and twice the computing power of SYNC 3 to help make navigation, music and connecting your vehicle to your smartphone faster and easier All-new cloud connectivity combines conversational voice recognition with the power of internet search results, so drivers… Continue reading Ford SYNC 4 Brings New Levels of Connectivity, Voice Recognition and Fewer Cords To Make Life on the Go Easy
Volkswagen’s driverless car ‘startup’ aims to take on Silicon Valley
Autonomous electric cars: Is society ready? Are you ready? ZDNet’s Jason Cipriani and Jason Perlow sit down with Karen Roby to hash out how driverless vehicles will change how we live and the way we think about transportation. Read more: https://zd.net/2JbeGcf Waymo, Tesla or Zoox are the names that usually pop up when looking at… Continue reading Volkswagen’s driverless car ‘startup’ aims to take on Silicon Valley
Waymo expands self-driving services to include B2B car parts delivery trial
Self-driving vehicle technology company Waymo has expanded its business relationship with automotive retail company AutoNation, the companies announced today. The new extension builds on the existing partnership between Waymo and AutoNation, which began as a way for Waymo to service its Phoenix, Ariz.-based vehicles, and which grew last year into an arrangement wherein Waymo would… Continue reading Waymo expands self-driving services to include B2B car parts delivery trial
VW Finance Chief outlines road map for $222-billion ambition
The seven-point plan includes strengthening individual brands such as VW, Audi and Porsche, growth in China and boosting software operations. Frankfurt: Days before production starts on Volkswagen AG’s cornerstone electric vehicle, the German manufacturer is stepping up a campaign to more than double the market value and gain investor recognition for the industry’s most ambitious… Continue reading VW Finance Chief outlines road map for $222-billion ambition
Hyundai is launching BotRide, a robotaxi service in California with Pony.ai and Via
A fleet of electric, autonomous Hyundai Kona crossovers — equipped with a self-driving system from Chinese autonomous startup Pony.ai and Via’s ride-hailing platform, will start shuttling customers on public roads next week. The robotaxi service called BotRide will operate on public roads in Irvine, California, beginning November 4. This isn’t a driverless service; there will… Continue reading Hyundai is launching BotRide, a robotaxi service in California with Pony.ai and Via
Waymo tests ‘rider only’ service and looks beyond robo-taxis
DETROIT (Reuters) – Waymo Chief Executive John Krafcik said the self-driving vehicle company is now offering limited “rider-only” trips in Phoenix, Arizona, as it looks beyond the robo-taxis business to generate future revenue. FILE PHOTO: A Jaguar I-PACE self-driving car is pictured during its unveiling by Waymo in the Manhattan borough of New York City,… Continue reading Waymo tests ‘rider only’ service and looks beyond robo-taxis
Hyundai partners with Pony.ai, Via to launch self-driving fleet in US
Oct 28, 2019 2 min read In this image from Pony.ai, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai KONA Electric SUVs will provide a free ride-sharing service to the community of Irvine, Calif. starting Nov. 4, 2019. (Image credit: Hyundai) Hyundai Motor Group is partnering with Chinese self-driving startup Pony.ai and US mobility firm Via to launch… Continue reading Hyundai partners with Pony.ai, Via to launch self-driving fleet in US
A 100x Investment (Part 2)
So I sat down to write part 2, and at first it was exactly what you’d expect. Copying and pasting the titles, “Don’t hand engineer feature spaces”, “Really, your hand engineered feature space won’t work”, “If you need a map for safety, you will fail”, “Level 4 or bust is stupid” etc. But then I… Continue reading A 100x Investment (Part 2)
Alphabet exec blames media for overhyping self-driving cars, even though Google drove the hype – CNBC
Ari Levy | CNBC Waymo executives think people have taken its promises of self-driving cars too seriously. The Alphabet subsidiary “went through a lot of hype that was sort of unmanageable,” said Tekedra N. Mawakana, Waymo’s chief external officer, at a Business Insider conference Tuesday. “Sometimes a lot of hype is so mismatched to what’s happening… Continue reading Alphabet exec blames media for overhyping self-driving cars, even though Google drove the hype – CNBC