Tag: Waymo/Google

Cruise’s self-driving electric shuttle is made for ridesharing

Cruise still isn’t ready to say when its autonomous vehicle will be available, but now it’s shown off the Origin, a GM-built electric shuttle van that doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals. Instead it’s fully self-driving, intended to be a shareable, modular vehicle that can handle being on the road all the time. It’s… Continue reading Cruise’s self-driving electric shuttle is made for ridesharing

GM’s Cruise unit unveils driverless prototype vehicle for ride-sharing service

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM.N) self-driving car unit, Cruise, on Tuesday unveiled a prototype electric vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals for use in its planned autonomous ride-sharing service. Dan Ammann, chief executive officer of Cruise, a Honda and General Motors self-driving car partnership, speaks on stage at the launch of… Continue reading GM’s Cruise unit unveils driverless prototype vehicle for ride-sharing service

Mobileye takes aim at Waymo

CEO/president Amnon Shashua explains why getting into robotaxi services is a strategic move Kirsten Korosec 5 days Mobileye has built a multi-billion-dollar business supplying automakers with computer vision technology that powers advanced driver assistance systems. It’s a business that last year generated nearly $1 billion in sales for the company. Today, 54 million vehicles on… Continue reading Mobileye takes aim at Waymo

Waymo secures bigger award against workers who went to rival Uber

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Waymo said on Thursday that arbitrators had finalized a judgment of $128 million, plus undisclosed legal costs and interest, against two former employees who went to rival Uber Technologies Inc. FILE PHOTO: A Waymo Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid self-driving vehicle is parked and displayed during a demonstration in Chandler, Arizona,… Continue reading Waymo secures bigger award against workers who went to rival Uber

Waymo reaches 20 million test miles

Industry leader Waymo has reached the 20 millionth milestone. Waymo tests it Autonomous driving for years and has now set a new record. The industry leader has now driven 20 million test miles autonomously on public roads. Waymo Truck and Chrysler Pacifica Testing autonomous vehicles on the public road remains a form of verification that… Continue reading Waymo reaches 20 million test miles

A $100 box is the cheapest way we’ve seen to add LiDAR to cars

Sponsored Links Velodyne Velodyne, one of the companies that helped invent modern LiDAR, says it has developed a component that will make adding laser-based radar to autonomous cars and other vehicles more affordable. At CES, the company showed off its new Velabit LiDAR system, which it plans to sell to manufacturers for about $100 per… Continue reading A $100 box is the cheapest way we’ve seen to add LiDAR to cars

AutoX and Fiat Chrysler are teaming up on a robotaxi for China

Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX, which is backed by Alibaba, said Tuesday that it is partnering with Fiat Chrysler to roll out a fleet of robotaxis for China and other countries in Asia. A fleet of Chrysler Pacifica vans is going to be in service to the public in China in early 2020, according to AutoX.… Continue reading AutoX and Fiat Chrysler are teaming up on a robotaxi for China

Bosch is finally making LiDAR sensors for autonomous cars

Sponsored Links Bosch Bosch says it’s developed production-ready LiDAR sensors for use in vehicles. It’s hoping to keep costs down by making them at scale. That way, it might be able to offer them at a lower price and bolster more widespread adoption of autonomous driving systems. LiDAR is the final piece of the sensor… Continue reading Bosch is finally making LiDAR sensors for autonomous cars

Uber just quietly bought 600 acres of land to build a new test track for self-driving cars in Pittsburgh (UBER)

An Uber affiliate has purchased nearly 600 acres of land near Pittsburgh to test self-driving-car technology. The purchase marks the company’s latest expansion of its autonomous-driving efforts, which it resumed testing on public roads in Pittsburgh in December last year after suspending the program for nine months following a fatal accident in Arizona. “I can… Continue reading Uber just quietly bought 600 acres of land to build a new test track for self-driving cars in Pittsburgh (UBER)