Tag: Waymo/Google

Autonomous vehicle reporting data is driving AV innovation right off the road

Grace Strickland Contributor Grace Strickland is an attorney with more than six years of experience representing technology clients in cutting-edge industries, including autonomous transportation. John McNelis Contributor John McNelis is an intellectual property partner and leader of the autonomous transportation and shared mobility practice at Fenwick & West; he also chairs the California Technology Council’s… Continue reading Autonomous vehicle reporting data is driving AV innovation right off the road

Fiat Chrysler salaried workers back at full pay

CLOSE Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has restored full pay for its salaried workforce. Unlike General Motors, which announced its own restoration of full pay for salaried workers, the move was not earlier than expected, according to FCA, but was in the planned time frame for addressing the financial impact of the coronavirus. Ford had announced a similar plan beginning in May… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler salaried workers back at full pay

Self-driving startup Argo AI hits $7.5 billion valuation

Autonomous vehicle technology startup Argo AI is valued at $7.5 billion, just a little more than three years after the company burst on the scene with a $1 billion investment from Ford. The official valuation was confirmed Thursday nearly two months after VW Group finalized its $2.6 billion investment in Argo AI. Under that deal,… Continue reading Self-driving startup Argo AI hits $7.5 billion valuation

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