South Korea: Hyundai Motor announced its strategic partnership with Autotalks, a leading technology company specialized in the manufacturing of Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communication chipsets. Hyundai Motor forms a strategic partnership with Autotalks through a direct investment to accelerate the development and deployment of the next generation chipset for connected cars. V2X technology allows vehicles… Continue reading Hyundai invests in Autotalks to boost autonomous car technology
Tag: Autonomous
DfT boss says city roads are ‘not ready for driverless cars’
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Valeo joins Baidu’s autonomous driving partner ecosystem, Apollo
Valeo will contribute its expertise in sensors, an area where the Group currently ranks as world leader, with the industry’s most comprehensive range of sensors, comprising cameras, radars, ultrasonic sensors and the Valeo SCALA™ laser scanner. With this know-how, Valeo has already achieved numerous world firsts in the field of autonomous vehicles, including 24 hours… Continue reading Valeo joins Baidu’s autonomous driving partner ecosystem, Apollo
Exec accused of stealing Waymo’s trade secrets starts new self-driving company
Enlarge / Anthony Levandowski, then VP of engineering at Uber, speaking to reporters at the Uber Advanced Technologies Center on September 13, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ANGELO MERENDINO/AFP/Getty Images Anthony Levandowski, one of the most controversial figures in the self-driving car business, is connected to a new driverless truck startup, TechCrunch has reported. Called Kache.ai,… Continue reading Exec accused of stealing Waymo’s trade secrets starts new self-driving company
Lucid Motors factory in Casa Grande drives closer to a reality
After more than a year since its initial announcement, Lucid Motors announced on April 25th that production of vehicles in Casa Grande, Arizona will begin in two years. The city was left in limbo for approximately 18 months as Lucid sought to secure $700 million in Series D funding. The two-year time frame comes from the estimated time and… Continue reading Lucid Motors factory in Casa Grande drives closer to a reality
Driverless car project launched
A new collaborative partnership designed to bring forward driverless car technology has been launched. VENTURER Alliance has been created to continue the pioneering work of the innovative £5m UK government co-funded VENTURER research and development project. The partnership is made up of Atkins (a member of the SNC-Lavalin group), AXA UK, BAE Systems, Bristol City… Continue reading Driverless car project launched
LiDAR startup Luminar hires former Fitbit and Apple execs
LiDAR company Luminar and its whiz founder Austin Russell burst onto the autonomous vehicle startup scene last April after operating for years in secrecy. Now, Luminar has nabbed two high-profile hires that signal its grander ambitions in the race to develop and deploy autonomous vehicles. Luminar announced Thursday it has hired Fitbit executive Bill Zerella as… Continue reading LiDAR startup Luminar hires former Fitbit and Apple execs
Ford Unit Teams With Startup Developing ‘Waze’ for Self-Driving Cars
LISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE A slew of companies have sprung up to make the smarts, sensors and other integral systems for self-driving cars. Here comes one to tell these cars where to go. Startup RideOS said Friday that it has raised $9 million led by venture firm Sequoia Capital and reached a partnership with a division… Continue reading Ford Unit Teams With Startup Developing ‘Waze’ for Self-Driving Cars
Ford's chief lobbyist to depart for SoftBank
Ford Motor Co.’s Group Vice President of Government and Community Relations Ziad Ojakli is leaving the company in July. He will join SoftBank Group Corp. as its senior vice president and global government affairs officers. (Photo: Ford Motor Co.) Ford Motor Co.’s top lobbyist is heading to SoftBank Group, the Japanese technology conglomerate said Friday. Ziad… Continue reading Ford's chief lobbyist to depart for SoftBank
Private or open: how might we imagine the interior of a future robot-vehicle?
Tuesday 26 June 2018 by Emmanuel GENTY – Innovation Emmanuel GENTY Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Between now and the end of 2018, members of the public will be able to step inside autonomous ZOE vehicles placed on the road as part of Rouen Normandy Autonomous Lab. Groupe… Continue reading Private or open: how might we imagine the interior of a future robot-vehicle?