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
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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
Navistar teams up with TuSimple to produce self-driving trucks by 2024
Navistar and TuSimple deepened their two-year relationship on Wednesday, announcing plans to develop and begin producing autonomous semi trucks by 2024. The strategic partnership includes Navistar taking an undisclosed stake in self-driving trucks startup TuSimple. The plan is to move away from retrofitting the Navistar International commercial trucks that TuSimple currently uses and instead develop… Continue reading Navistar teams up with TuSimple to produce self-driving trucks by 2024
Meet the Winners of the Waymo Open Dataset Challenges
In March 2020, we launched the Waymo Open Dataset Challenges, inviting researchers to build and test their machine learning models using Waymo’s diverse self-driving dataset. We received over 100 submissions from around the world and invited the winners to present their work at our virtual Workshop on Scalability in Autonomous Driving at CVPR 2020. Today,… Continue reading Meet the Winners of the Waymo Open Dataset Challenges
Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide starts driverless testing
WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle startup, said on Friday it has become the first autonomous company to start fully driverless vehicle testing in China, as the world’s biggest auto market accelerates the development of autonomous technologies. Three-year-old WeRide, backed by Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi, said in a statement that it started tests on Wednesday on… Continue reading Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide starts driverless testing
Amazon plans at least $100m to retain Zoox talent after $1.3b deal
Amazon.com Inc plans to create at least $100 million in stock awards to retain the 900-plus employees of Zoox, the self-driving car startup it offered to buy last month, and can walk away from the deal if large numbers of them turn down job offers from the technology giant. Amazon, which is aggressively expanding into self-driving technology, announced June 26 it had agreed to… Continue reading Amazon plans at least $100m to retain Zoox talent after $1.3b deal
China’s autonomous vehicle company WeRide starts driverless testing
BEIJING (Reuters) – WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle startup, said on Friday it has become the first autonomous company to start fully driverless vehicle testing in China, as the world’s biggest auto market accelerates development of autonomous technologies. Three-year-old WeRide, backed by Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi, said in a statement that it started tests on… Continue reading China’s autonomous vehicle company WeRide starts driverless testing
Elon Musk Brags That Tesla Is “Very Close” to Full, Level 5 Self Driving
For years, we’ve been promised a near future in which cars drive themselves as well as a human motorist — while their occupants scroll through Twitter or browse Netflix in a cozy cabin with comfy seats. That dream, formally known as Level 5 autonomy, is probably still many years out — but Tesla CEO Elon Musk… Continue reading Elon Musk Brags That Tesla Is “Very Close” to Full, Level 5 Self Driving
@FaradayFuture: The 405 Highway Mode
In Tesla’s first Autonomy Day, one analyst from Los Angeles asked Elon Musk how the new Full Self-Driving Computer (FSD) would handle the infamous Los Angeles traffic. Mr. Musk, with his usual Jack Sparrow swagger, told him that he would be happy to consider including a “Los Angeles” mode in his future software update. Well, it… Continue reading @FaradayFuture: The 405 Highway Mode