FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s top carmakers including BMW and Volkswagen are looking at ways to speed up development of the next generation of self-driving cars, possibly by even working together, as tech giant Google forges ahead with plans to mass produce such vehicles. FILE PHOTO: Three of the fleet of 600 Waymo Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid… Continue reading UPDATE 1-As Google races ahead, German carmakers look to go faster on autonomous driving
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German carmakers, suppliers eye autonomous driving alliance – magazine
FILE PHOTO: The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen on the second press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), and some of their major suppliers are in talks about developing a joint system for autonomous driving, manager magazine… Continue reading German carmakers, suppliers eye autonomous driving alliance – magazine
Waymo plans to open a self-driving car factory in Michigan
Waymo and Magna plan to build thousands of self-driving cars at a factory in southeast Michigan, including autonomous versions of the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE and Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan. Waymo, the former Google self-driving project that spun out to become a business under Alphabet, announced Tuesday that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation voted to approve… Continue reading Waymo plans to open a self-driving car factory in Michigan
Waymo will build self-driving cars in Michigan
Waymo Waymo just took another major step toward bringing self-driving cars into the mainstream. The Alphabet-owned brand has received approval to establish a factory for its driverless vehicles in Michigan. This will be the first factory in the world to be completely devoted to mass-producing Level 4 autonomous vehicles, the company said. It may be… Continue reading Waymo will build self-driving cars in Michigan
Schwäbisch-Bavarian development aid
They are bitter rivals in the luxury segment – nevertheless, Daimler and BMW want to make robotic cars together according to a report. What is behind the planned cooperation? Electric cars from Mercedes and BMW Monday, 21.01.2019 17:27 clock Until recently, such partnerships were almost unimaginable: a BMW engineer needed no help, least of all… Continue reading Schwäbisch-Bavarian development aid
Growing our team and business in Michigan
Growing our team and business in Michigan Waymo TeamBlockedUnblockFollowFollowingJan 22 In the US, the auto industry is synonymous with Michigan. Auto manufacturing has created hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state and built an economic engine that helps fuel the entire country. Today, Waymo is excited to announce that we’ll grow our business in Michigan,… Continue reading Growing our team and business in Michigan
Apple: Will the project Auto pulped?
Rumors about the end of the Titan project from Apple are making the rounds. The Apple Group has been researching Autonomous Driving for several years, even though it has never officially been known. In general, Apple does not like to look in the cards. However, there was some evidence of their involvement in autonomous driving.… Continue reading Apple: Will the project Auto pulped?
We spoke to a Waymo One customer about how robot taxis get confused by rainstorms
Last month, Waymo launched its first self-driving taxi service — Waymo One — in Phoenix, Arizona, but you would hardly know it by scrolling through your feed. No Facebook posts, no live-streaming videos, no tweets. We don’t know how many people are using the Google offshoot’s self-driving minivans (Waymo won’t say), but the ones that… Continue reading We spoke to a Waymo One customer about how robot taxis get confused by rainstorms
Robomart: Food on wheels for Boston
Startup Robomart plans to use grocery stores in autonomous vehicles for the US city of Boston. Together with the grocery store “Stop and Shop”, Startup Robomart is planning an automated vehicle from this spring Boston to roll. It should contain food that can be bought away from the car. Stop Shop Robomart Autonomous Car as… Continue reading Robomart: Food on wheels for Boston
Cooperation of Magna & Lyft
The cooperation between the supplier Magna and the driving service Lyft is bearing fruit, which will be presented at the NAIAS. The NAIAS, the North America International Auto Show in Detroit, was once the first important auto show of the year. But in the meantime, the CES has outgrown the fair, especially in the area… Continue reading Cooperation of Magna & Lyft