Is Ford moving forward on solid-state batteries? As most legacy automakers move forward with electric, autonomous, and shared vehicles, we will continue to see partnerships and new programs popping up. Take GM for example, as it bought out Cruise Automation, fired up Maven, and joined forces with Waymo. More Ford EV News: A recent press… Continue reading Ford Invests In Solid Power For Future Solid-State Batteries
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Ford CEO says the company ‘overestimated’ self-driving cars
Ford CEO Jim Hackett scaled back hopes about the company’s plans for self-driving cars this week, admitting that the first vehicles will have limits. “We overestimated the arrival of autonomous vehicles,” said Hackett, who once headed the company’s autonomous vehicle division, at a Detroit Economic Club event on Tuesday. While Ford still plans on launching… Continue reading Ford CEO says the company ‘overestimated’ self-driving cars
Ford CEO confession: We “overestimated” the arrival of self-driving cars – Fast Company
“We overestimated the arrival of autonomous vehicles,” he said, adding that “its applications will be narrow, what we call geo-fenced, because the problem is so complex.” He still thinks that self-driving cars will arrive eventually, and that they will change the world. Ford has pledged to invest $1 billion in Argo AI, an artificial intelligence… Continue reading Ford CEO confession: We “overestimated” the arrival of self-driving cars – Fast Company
Uber expects a long wait before self-driving cars dominate – VentureBeat
(Reuters) — Uber expects it will be a long time before one of its biggest investments, self-driving cars, is ready for wide-scale deployment, a senior scientist said on Monday, as the ride-sharing firm gears up to go public. Raquel Urtasun, who is chief scientist at Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) and heads the group’s unit… Continue reading Uber expects a long wait before self-driving cars dominate – VentureBeat
UPDATE 1-Daimler CEO: Boeing safety debate highlights challenge for autonomous tech
STUTTGART (Reuters) – Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said on Tuesday the debate surrounding the safety of Boeing’s aircraft shows how hard it can be to win public acceptance for autonomous car technology. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche speaks during the China Development Forum in Beijing, China March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool In the wake of… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Daimler CEO: Boeing safety debate highlights challenge for autonomous tech
Aptiv to share its self-driving car data to help other researchers – CNET
Aptiv operates self-driving vehicles in partnership with Lyft in Las Vegas. Aptiv Automotive technology company Aptiv wants to help advanced research into computer vision and autonomous-driving technologies by sharing some of the information it has already gathered in the real world. Aptiv announced this week it will share what it’s calling the largest public dataset… Continue reading Aptiv to share its self-driving car data to help other researchers – CNET
Self-Driving Cars Are Here: Waymo Explains Why Hardly Anyone Can Ride One – Inverse
Autonomous cars are here, but they need to behave more like humans. Dmitri Dolgov, chief technology officer of Waymo, the autonomous car firm that started life as a Google internal project, said in an interview this week that while these cars are on the road already, big changes are coming that will enable them to… Continue reading Self-Driving Cars Are Here: Waymo Explains Why Hardly Anyone Can Ride One – Inverse
This Startup Pays Humans to Remotely Operate “Driverless” Cars
Take the Wheel Even today’s most advanced autonomous vehicles (AVs) can’t navigate roads with the same ease as human drivers. Sure, they might do fine on a long stretch of highway, but the vehicles often falter in the face of inclement weather, unpredictable pedestrians, or even birds and shadows. Now, Oregon-based startup Designated Driver has created a system, according… Continue reading This Startup Pays Humans to Remotely Operate “Driverless” Cars
Lidar startup Ouster raises $60 million in production run-up
Ouster has raised $60 million as the San Francisco-based lidar startup opens a new facility that will have the capacity to assemble and ship several thousand sensors a month by the end of 2019. The new factory, which will have a grand opening ceremony March 28, currently produces hundreds of sensors per month. Ouster says… Continue reading Lidar startup Ouster raises $60 million in production run-up
Velodyne’s Godfather Of Laser Sensors Hits $500 Million Milestone, Sets His Sights On Safer Self-Driving Cars – Forbes
Velodyne CEO and founder Dave Hall is finding new automotive applications for the laser lidar technology he developed more than a decade ago. Velodyne Spinning laser lidar sensors, invented by Velodyne’s David Hall more than a decade ago, helped kick off a race to create self-driving cars. As his company marks a sales milestone for… Continue reading Velodyne’s Godfather Of Laser Sensors Hits $500 Million Milestone, Sets His Sights On Safer Self-Driving Cars – Forbes