Waze CEO Noam Bardin, who joined the company nearly 12 years ago and led it through its acquisition by Google to become a crowdsourced navigation app with millions of active users, is stepping down early next year. Bardin had planned to announce his departure from Waze last spring, but changed his plans as the COVID-19… Continue reading Waze CEO Noam Bardin to leave company in early 2021
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Walmart and Cruise partner to test autonomous grocery delivery in Arizona
U.S. retailer Walmart and autonomous vehicle company Cruise are pairing up to test grocery delivery in Scottsdale, Arizona. Under the pilot program, customers will be able to place an order from their local Walmart store and have it delivered via one of Cruise’s autonomous, electric Chevy Bolt cars. While the vehicles will operate autonomously, a… Continue reading Walmart and Cruise partner to test autonomous grocery delivery in Arizona
Cruise is teaming up with Walmart for robo-delivery in Arizona
Cruise is partnering with Walmart to test out a delivery service using a fleet of autonomous and electric vehicles. The pilot project will kick off in early 2021 and take place in Scottsdale, Arizona. Cruise has yet to settle on a final number of cars it will use as part of the delivery service. The… Continue reading Cruise is teaming up with Walmart for robo-delivery in Arizona
Provizio closes $6.2M seed round for its car safety platform using sensors and AI
Provizio, a combination hardware and software startup with technology to improve car safety, has closed a seed investment round of $6.2million. Investors include Bobby Hambrick (the founder of Autonomous Stuff); the founders of Movidius; the European Innovation Council (EIC); ACT Venture Capital. The startup has a “five-dimensional” sensory platform that — it says — perceives,… Continue reading Provizio closes $6.2M seed round for its car safety platform using sensors and AI
Self-driving delivery firm Nuro raises $500 million as COVID-19 boosts e-commerce
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
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