2018 has been an exceptional year for SEAT. In these past 12 months, SEAT saw the birth of CUPRA, the company’s first sub-brand, and the launch of the Tarraco, the brand’s new flagship model. The year began with record results and the company expects to post historic high sales figures by the end of December.… Continue reading An amazing year for SEAT
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Cruise control: GM’s No. 2 exec to run self-driving car unit – Herald and News
]]> ]]> SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors’ No. 2 executive is moving from Motor City to Silicon Valley to run the automaker’s self-driving car operations as it attempts to cash in on its bet that robotic vehicles will transform transportation. GM President Dan Ammann will become CEO of the company’s Cruise Automation subsidiary at… Continue reading Cruise control: GM’s No. 2 exec to run self-driving car unit – Herald and News
Cruise control: GM’s top Kiwi exec to run self-driving car unit – NZME
General Motors’ No. 2 executive is moving from Motor City to Silicon Valley to run the automaker’s self-driving car operations as it attempts to cash in on its bet that robotic vehicles will transform transportation. GM President Dan Ammann, who was born in Hamilton, will become CEO of the company’s Cruise Automation subsidiary at the… Continue reading Cruise control: GM’s top Kiwi exec to run self-driving car unit – NZME
Levandowski’s Pronto.ai plans to ship automated driving systems for trucks in 2019
Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and serial entrepreneur who was at the center of a trade secrets lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, has taken his newest autonomous vehicle technology company out of stealth mode with a product aimed at the commercial trucking industry. Technically, Levandowski involvement in a self-driving trucking company was first revealed by… Continue reading Levandowski’s Pronto.ai plans to ship automated driving systems for trucks in 2019
Controversial engineer: I travelled over 3,000 miles in a self-driving car
Technology Anthony Levandowski, involved in the Uber-Waymo lawsuit, launches automated driving system with hands-free trip across US Anthony Levandowski demonstrates the capabilities of his advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) called Co-Pilot. Photograph: Mark Harris for the Guardian Anthony Levandowski, the controversial engineer at the heart of a lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, claims to have… Continue reading Controversial engineer: I travelled over 3,000 miles in a self-driving car
Audi pulls the curtain back on its self-driving car program
Of all the luxury car brands, Audi has been the most aggressive in terms of putting semi-autonomous technology into its production cars. (See the A8 sedan, a version of which can’t be sold in the US thanks to its partially automated features.) Now the German automaker is offering a sneak peek of its effort to… Continue reading Audi pulls the curtain back on its self-driving car program
Arizona residents attack self-driving cars – The Telegraph
Arizona residents have attacked self-driving cars with rocks and slashed their tyres. Police reports obtained by local media suggest that the Chrysler Pacifica cars run by Google sister company Waymo have become a target for some disgruntled locals, with 21 incidents recorded in the past two years. One car had its tyres slashed while parked… Continue reading Arizona residents attack self-driving cars – The Telegraph
A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To
Contract, Schmontract Michael Richardson is one lucky guy. In mid-September, self-driving car company Waymo accepted the technologist and entrepreneur into its early rider program in Phoenix, Arizona. Like all riders, Richardson signed a nondisclosure agreement (NDA), a legal contract forbidding him from talking about his experience as a Waymo rider. Now he’s getting away with… Continue reading A Waymo Rider Talked Publicly About the Service — Even Though He Wasn’t Supposed To
Waymos ChauffeurNet | AI drives like a human
In the realization of Autonomous Driving, Waymo relies on ChauffeurNet, an Artificial Intelligence intended to imitate humans. The robot taxi service of Waymo should learn to drive better, what a special Artificial intelligence has programmed: ChauffeurNet. The model should be the human being. The vehicles of Waymo One are not very popular in Arizona, recently… Continue reading Waymos ChauffeurNet | AI drives like a human
The hatred of Waymo One
The hatred of Waymo has risen, the police had to intervene on various occasions. It was about threats, harassment and property damage. Apparently, the autonomous future of the future is not well with everyone, because there were various attacks on the vehicles of Waymo One. Waymo One is the world’s first robotic taxi service in… Continue reading The hatred of Waymo One