Getty Images California is launching two pilot programs that will allow autonomous vehicles to pick up passengers in the state, the San Francisco Examiner reports. One will let companies pick up passengers with their self-driving cars as long as a safety driver is behind the wheel. The other will allow for passenger pickup without a… Continue reading California will allow autonomous cars to pick up passengers
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Leading Fiat Out of the Desert
Sergio Marchionne once defined his mission at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV — a company formed via the unlikely union of two hobbled automotive also-rans — in almost biblical terms. “We need to be able to cross the desert,” the CEO told investors in 2016 as he looked at the technological revolution facing the industry. “We… Continue reading Leading Fiat Out of the Desert
SKODA AUTO DigiLab collaborates with Israeli start-ups
ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab Israel Ltd is ŠKODA AUTO’s scout looking for start-ups in Tel Aviv to collaborate on future shared business ideas. At the end of 2017, ŠKODA AUTO founded the joint venture together with the Israeli importer Champion Motors. At the beginning of 2018, the team at ŠKODA AUTO DigiLab Israel Ltd started work… Continue reading SKODA AUTO DigiLab collaborates with Israeli start-ups
Alibaba reveals new driverless delivery bot
Chinese retail giant Alibaba has unveiled a new automated vehicle which it says is easy to mass-produce and could serve a number of functions. These could include delivery courier or automated coffee vendor, it said. The Cainiao G Plus can travel at up to nine miles per hour, reports The Verge news site. It was… Continue reading Alibaba reveals new driverless delivery bot
UPDATE 2-Marchionne leaves Fiat Chrysler debt free as prepares to hand over wheel
BALOCCO, Italy (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler’s (FCHA.MI) Sergio Marchionne laid out his final strategic vision as chief executive on Friday with a focus on sport utility vehicles and a 9 billion euro ($10.5 billion)investment plan for electric and hybrid cars. FILE PHOTO: 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee are exhibited on a car dealership in New Jersey,… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Marchionne leaves Fiat Chrysler debt free as prepares to hand over wheel
Valeo is one of the key players shaping the future of mobility
“Everything is changing. The whole world is experiencing a smart car revolution,” says Jacques Aschenbroich. Valeo’s boss, voted N.4 best performing CEO in the world by the Harvard Business Review, argues this upheaval is in fact the combination of three simultaneous revolution – electrification, autonomous & connected vehicles and digital mobility. Jacques Aschenbroich, who says… Continue reading Valeo is one of the key players shaping the future of mobility
Car manufacturers are betting to reduce the barriers to drive the electric car
Posted 01/06/2018 14: 01: 23CET MONTREAL (CANADA), June 1 (EUROPA PRESS) – Car manufacturers insist on the importance of breaking barriers that prevent the large-scale installation of the electric car, such as the lack of charging infrastructure or the vehicle’s own autonomy. At the global sustainability summit ‘Movin’On 2018’, which takes place from May 30… Continue reading Car manufacturers are betting to reduce the barriers to drive the electric car
Alibaba, RoboSense launch unmanned vehicle using solid-state LIDAR
The most important feature of the driverless delivery vehicle called G Plus is the solid-state LiDAR technology, the RS-LiDAR-M1Pre, developed by China’s RoboSense. This is the first time that solid-state LiDAR has been used in the development of an unmanned vehicle,clsim the companies, heralding the beginning of the solid-state LiDAR era in driverless vehicles. RoboSense… Continue reading Alibaba, RoboSense launch unmanned vehicle using solid-state LIDAR
Goodyear Expands Mobility Work with Leading Research Center
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is extending its worldwide innovation network to include Mcity, the University of Michigan-led public-private partnership to advance connected and automated vehicles and technologies. Goodyear will conduct testing at the Mcity Test Facility with electric and autonomous vehicles, further developing its intelligent tires and the application of sensors, and extending… Continue reading Goodyear Expands Mobility Work with Leading Research Center
Waymo’s Uber-rivalling ride-hailing app to enter service in 2018
Google parent company Alphabet and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have announced that the Uber-rivalling ride-hailing service Waymo will commence public service later this year. It’ll be the first ride-hailing service offered to the public to use driverless vehicles on public roads upon launch, using a fleet of over 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica MPVs across the Waymo service.… Continue reading Waymo’s Uber-rivalling ride-hailing app to enter service in 2018