The startup Aurora, founded by Google people, reaches for SpaceX people. Aurora had recently found large cooperation partners: VW, Byton and Hyundai, Now you have on personal carousel turned. The former SpaceX Employee Jinnah Hosein will work for Aurora in the future. He was also for Google active, like the boss of Aurora Chris Urmson,… Continue reading Startup Aurora discontinues Hosein by SpaceX
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Waymo and Honda reportedly will build a self-driving delivery vehicle together
Waymo has been negotiating a partnership with Honda since late 2016, when the company was still housed within Google. But now those talks are nearing completion, according to Bloomberg. And rather than moving people, as was the focus of Waymo’s deals with Fiat Chrysler and Jaguar Land Rover, the partnership with Honda will focus on… Continue reading Waymo and Honda reportedly will build a self-driving delivery vehicle together
Waymo Isn’t Slowing Down: Pact With Honda Could Include Delivery
Waymo, the self-driving car company started by Google, did nothing after an autonomous vehicle run by Uber killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. It didn’t pull back on tests in the nearby suburb of Chandler, where passengers are already taking rides with no one behind the wheel. Its fleets elsewhere didn’t abandon public streets, a precautionary move made by Toyota. John Krafcik,… Continue reading Waymo Isn’t Slowing Down: Pact With Honda Could Include Delivery
Tesla Model X in Autopilot Killed a Driver. Officials Aren’t Pleased With How Tesla Handled It.
Tesla is taking PR very seriously after one of its vehicles in autonomous mode killed a passenger recently. The crash occurred at 9:27 AM on Highway 101 near Mountain View, California. Walter Huang was in the driver’s seat of the Model X, which was in autonomous mode. The car hit a concrete highway divider, marked with… Continue reading Tesla Model X in Autopilot Killed a Driver. Officials Aren’t Pleased With How Tesla Handled It.
NTSB is ‘unhappy’ about Tesla publicly disclosing details of fatal crash
Tesla provided some more details on Friday about the fatal crash involving one of its Model X vehicles, but the National Transportation Safety Board isn’t particularly happy about that, The Washington Post first reported. “In each of our investigations involving a Tesla vehicle, Tesla has been extremely cooperative on assisting with the vehicle data,” NTSB spokesperson… Continue reading NTSB is ‘unhappy’ about Tesla publicly disclosing details of fatal crash
China-backed EV Maker SF Motors Unveils Two Models For US Production
The list of China-backed electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers operating in Silicon Valley has a new member, as SF Motors unveiled two new EV models at a launch event in California last week. This newcomer is a subsidiary of Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed China Chongqing Sokon Industry Group Co., Ltd., which produces mini trucks, mini buses, multi-purpose… Continue reading China-backed EV Maker SF Motors Unveils Two Models For US Production
Federal investigators ‘unhappy’ Tesla revealed crash details
Beck Diefenbach / Reuters The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it is “unhappy” that Tesla released information about the fiery March 23rd crash that killed a driver. In a blog post last Friday, Elon Musk said that the Autopilot was active when the Model struck a highway barrier and caught fire. He also… Continue reading Federal investigators ‘unhappy’ Tesla revealed crash details
Ford and Datang trial C-V2X connected car technology in Shanghai
In support of a growing global connectivity initiative, Ford and Datang have successfully conducted Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything technology (C-V2X) trials in China. C-V2X is a wireless communication technology that has the potential to play a key role in the future of advanced connectivity, and improve automotive safety, automated driving and traffic efficiency around the world. The… Continue reading Ford and Datang trial C-V2X connected car technology in Shanghai
Top Automotive Industry News for Week of March 26 – April 1, 2017
Here is the most important news associated with the automotive industry identified by the SEA for the week March 26, 2018 – April 1, 2018. We hope it helps you stay up to speed on the key developments in our industry: -Automotive Manufacturing News- 2018 New York Auto Show New Vehicle Debuts (Car and Driver)… Continue reading Top Automotive Industry News for Week of March 26 – April 1, 2017
Aston Martin wants to have proprietary electric powertrain
When Andy Palmer took over as the CEO of Aston Martin in October 2014, his main aim was to turn the British marque into one “that can stand on equal terms with Porsche, Ferrari and Bentley.” While he is working on realising part of that aim with a new set of scorchers powered by internal… Continue reading Aston Martin wants to have proprietary electric powertrain