Tag: Waymo/Google

For 80,000lb automated trucks, driving 65mph can change the future of delivery

The benefits of automated trucking could be just the what the logistics industry needs to transform our delivery model and thrive post COVID-19. As of July 16th deliveries are restricted or limited in sixty-two countries around the world and delayed in others, due to COVID-19, reports support.nature. Waymo Via, focused on trucking and local delivery,… Continue reading For 80,000lb automated trucks, driving 65mph can change the future of delivery

The Station: Winners and losers in Paris, Rivian sets a delivery date, Waymo and FCA deepen ties

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox.  Hello and welcome back to The Station, a newsletter dedicated to all the present and future ways people and packages move from Point A to Point B. It’s… Continue reading The Station: Winners and losers in Paris, Rivian sets a delivery date, Waymo and FCA deepen ties

Series: The digitizers of business: How the Mercedes-CTO Daimler is leading into the future

Daimler manager Sajjad Khan The Mercedes-CTO is convinced: “We should never give up our aspiration for perfection. That is our USP as made in Germany – and not just for security issues. ” (Photo: Bernhard Kahrmann for Handelsblatt) Sindelfingen colleagues describe Sajjad Khan as “positively crazy”. Finally, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) from Daimler two… Continue reading Series: The digitizers of business: How the Mercedes-CTO Daimler is leading into the future

Fiat Chrysler workers in Toledo: We’re the victims in corruption scandal

CLOSE A group of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles workers is suing FCA and the UAW for racketeering and conspiracy, claiming they are the real-life victims of the ongoing corruption scandal. The 27 Toledo-based autoworkers listed as plaintiffs said the UAW buried their concerns about  pay and employment status because union officials were getting the kinds of swanky perks — travel, fancy… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler workers in Toledo: We’re the victims in corruption scandal

FCA and Waymo expand autonomous driving tech partnership to LCVs

L4 Waymo Driver technology is to be integrated into FCA’s Ram ProMaster LCV for goods movement. FCA and Waymo announced that they have taken the next significant steps in the expansion of their successful autonomous driving technology partnership. Waymo will now work exclusively with FCA as its preferred partner for the development and testing of… Continue reading FCA and Waymo expand autonomous driving tech partnership to LCVs

@FCA: FCA and Waymo Sign Exclusive Agreement for Light Commercial Vehicles

July 22, 2020 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – FCA and Waymo announced today that they have taken the next significant steps in the expansion of their successful autonomous driving technology partnership. Waymo will now work exclusively with FCA as its preferred partner for the development and testing of class 1-3 light commercial vehicles for goods movement for… Continue reading @FCA: FCA and Waymo Sign Exclusive Agreement for Light Commercial Vehicles

Self-driving startup Aurora expands public road testing to Texas

Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Published 2:53 p.m. ET July 20, 2020 Even as some robo-taxi developers are tapping the brakes, self-driving startup Aurora Innovation Inc. is expanding its testing operations to Texas, adding a third state to its existing public-road proving grounds in California and Pennsylvania. Aurora, founded by Chris Urmson, a former head of Google’s… Continue reading Self-driving startup Aurora expands public road testing to Texas

Self-driving industry takes to the highway after robotaxi failure

When Sebastian Thrun was starting Google’s self-driving car project in 2009, commercialising the technology was not on anyone’s mind. “We focused on the technology more than anything else, not the go-to-market plan,” he says. “That might sound bizarre, but we all knew that if we could solve this problem, then you could do what you… Continue reading Self-driving industry takes to the highway after robotaxi failure

Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX lands driverless testing permit in California

AutoX, the autonomous vehicle startup backed by Alibaba, has been granted a permit in California to begin driverless testing on public roads in a limited area in San Jose. The permit will allow AutoX to test its autonomous vehicles without a human safety driver behind the wheel. This is the third company to receive a… Continue reading Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX lands driverless testing permit in California