Tag: Autonomous

Waymo and Cruise hope to charge for autonomous rides in California [update]

Autonomous rideshare rivals Waymo and Cruise have both reportedly applied for permits to charge passengers for self-driving rides in the San Francisco Bay area. Some of the applications are still under review, but it could be a major step toward autonomous rideshare vehicles operating as commonplace soon. June 7 update: As of June 4, Cruise… Continue reading Waymo and Cruise hope to charge for autonomous rides in California [update]

Tesla expands beyond solar at Gigafactory New York to meet employment requirements

Tesla is turning to things besides solar in order to comply with its employment requirements at Gigafactory Buffalo in New York as part of a deal between SolarCity and the state. Tesla Gigafactory New York Tesla inherited Gigafactory New York as a result of its acquisition of SolarCity, and with it comes a deal with… Continue reading Tesla expands beyond solar at Gigafactory New York to meet employment requirements

NVIDIA Lays the Foundation for Wider AI Adoption

For a decade and a half, Nvidia has been pushed its way into the datacenter, making its presence felt with its GPU accelerators that are designed to improve the performance and power efficiency of servers in HPC and enterprise compute environments and also expanding the opportunities for running highly parallel workloads. In more recent years,… Continue reading NVIDIA Lays the Foundation for Wider AI Adoption

Tilling AI: Startup Digs into Autonomous Electric Tractors for Organics

Who knew AI would have an impact on organic produce markets? Bakur Kvezereli did. Raised on an Eastern European organic tomato farm, he saw labor shortages, pesticide problems and rising energy costs. Years later, studying at MIT in 2014, it dawned on him that AI could help address these issues for farmers. A few years… Continue reading Tilling AI: Startup Digs into Autonomous Electric Tractors for Organics

May Mobility Names Ryan Green as First Chief Financial Officer

“With experience at the intersection of automotive, technology, and growth-stage companies, Ryan is an exceptional CFO for May Mobility,” said Edwin Olson, Chief Executive Officer of May Mobility. “Adding his knowledge and experience to our team will help us continue to accelerate our business and execute May Mobility’s vision.” Green joins the company most recently… Continue reading May Mobility Names Ryan Green as First Chief Financial Officer

The Station: Aurora gets closer to a SPAC deal, Spin’s new strategy and Waymo One app numbers

The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages move (today and in the future) from Point A to… Continue reading The Station: Aurora gets closer to a SPAC deal, Spin’s new strategy and Waymo One app numbers

China EV Maker Betting on Cult Status to Sell a Million Cars

(Bloomberg) — Since last July, a little-known automaker in China’s southwest has dominated the world’s largest electric car market, outselling bigger players and even Tesla Inc. almost every month with a tiny, bare-bones EV that starts at just $4,500. The Hongguang Mini is the brainchild of SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., a joint venture between SAIC Motor… Continue reading China EV Maker Betting on Cult Status to Sell a Million Cars

Transportation Management System Market to Garner $11.36 Billion, Globally, by 2027 at 9.6% CAGR: AMR

PORTLAND, Ore., June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Allied Market Research recently published a report, titled, “Transportation Management System Market By Component (Solution and Services), Solution Type (Planning & Execution, Order Management, Audit, Payment, & Claims, Reporting & Analytics, and Routing & Tracking), Deployment Model (On-premise and Cloud), Transportation Mode (Roadways, Railways, Airways, and Maritime), and Industry… Continue reading Transportation Management System Market to Garner $11.36 Billion, Globally, by 2027 at 9.6% CAGR: AMR

SSCI Appoints Dr. Scott Littlefield as Chief Engineer for Maritime Programs

WOBURN, Mass., June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI), an industry leader and pioneer in advanced intelligent autonomous systems, announced today that Dr. Scott Littlefield has joined the company as Chief Engineer for Maritime Programs. In this role he will be responsible for strategic development, customer engagement, and technology solution implementation for all… Continue reading SSCI Appoints Dr. Scott Littlefield as Chief Engineer for Maritime Programs