Tag: Autonomous

Ford Motor Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results

About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions.… Continue reading Ford Motor Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results

China’s Mobike will rename to Meituan Bike as its parent takes the wheel

One of China’s top bike-rental apps is entering a new phase. Mobike, which neighborhood services giant Meituan-Dianping gobbled up last April, is changing its name to Meituan Bike as part of an ongoing integration with its parent, according to an internal letter from Meituan senior vice president Wang Huiwen to staff. There’s no timeline for when the new… Continue reading China’s Mobike will rename to Meituan Bike as its parent takes the wheel

Amazon field tests an autonomous delivery robot named Scout

Amazon has revealed its latest autonomous delivery project — a six-wheeled boxy robot named Amazon Scout. The e-commerce giant said the all-electric devices were created in-house at Amazon’s research and development lab in Seattle, and are about the size of a small cooler.  Featured stories The bots are meant to travel on sidewalks at an… Continue reading Amazon field tests an autonomous delivery robot named Scout

Boeing’s Flying Car Just Completed Its First Test Flight

Passenger Air Vehicle On Tuesday, aerospace company Boeing completed the first ever test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) — a flying car, basically — at a facility in Virginia. The prototype, which sports wings and a rear propeller, completed a takeoff and hovered to test its “autonomous functions and ground control systems,” according to an… Continue reading Boeing’s Flying Car Just Completed Its First Test Flight

Veoneer Receives Award from Global Automaker to Develop Next Generation Lidar Systems

January 23, 2019 Press Release via Veoneer: Veoneer, Inc., the world’s largest pure-play company focused on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automated Driving, has been awarded a contract by a global automaker to design and manufacture a mass production lidar systems for autonomous vehicles. “We are proud to get this opportunity to supply next… Continue reading Veoneer Receives Award from Global Automaker to Develop Next Generation Lidar Systems

Boeing’s self-flying taxi completes its first flight

Boeing Multiple companies have outlined plans for flying taxis, but Boeing just took an important step toward making them a practical reality. The aircraft maker has completed the first test flight of its autonomous electric VTOL aircraft, verifying that the machine can take off, hover and land. It’s a modest start, to put it mildly… Continue reading Boeing’s self-flying taxi completes its first flight

Ford Details Commitment to Global Redesign — Reshaping Overseas Operations and Strengthening North America

Ford reshaping company to lead the future of transportation and mobility Company strategy centers on high-growth product segments, electrified propulsion, autonomous vehicles, mobility services, operational fitness and high-performance culture Global wave of new products in fastest growing and most profitable segments, with more than 20 new Ford and Lincoln products in North America over the… Continue reading Ford Details Commitment to Global Redesign — Reshaping Overseas Operations and Strengthening North America

Ford Releases 2019 Trends Report; Explores Shifting Behaviors and the Power of Change

Click here to download the full 2019 Trends Report The 7th annual Looking Further with Ford Trends Report reveals how trends are influencing behavioral change across key areas of our lives Survey shows that the ever-changing technology landscape is affecting people in different ways Ford focuses on global trends to understand how consumers are changing… Continue reading Ford Releases 2019 Trends Report; Explores Shifting Behaviors and the Power of Change

UPDATE 1-As Google races ahead, German carmakers look to go faster on autonomous driving

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