Real estate developer Hillwood is making a large bet on autonomous trucking taking off. Global autonomous driving tech company TuSimple is getting a 1-million-square-foot facility at Hillwood’s 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development in North Fort Worth. It will have launch pads and landing pads for autonomous trucks that use TuSimple’s Autonomous Driving System. TuSimple trucks drive on… Continue reading Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple gets a million-square-foot facility at AllianceTexas
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The self-driving car industry is abandoning the term ‘self-driving’ and leaving it to Tesla
So long, Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets; hello, Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association! The AV industry’s top lobbying group in Washington, DC is rebranding, dropping the reference to “self-driving” in exchange for a more straightforward moniker. The group, which was founded in 2016 by Waymo, Ford, Lyft, Uber, and Volvo, lobbies lawmakers to pass legislation favorable… Continue reading The self-driving car industry is abandoning the term ‘self-driving’ and leaving it to Tesla
The true flaw of driverless cars isn’t the tech
Robotaxis risk becoming a gimmick… they’ll cost the same as an Uber, arrive no faster and decline to speed up when you’re in a rush Go to Source
Uber: Uber Updates Time and Location for February 2022 Investor Day
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) will host its previously announced Investor Day with financial analysts and institutional investors on February 10, now beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Time in New York City (previously scheduled to be hosted in San Francisco at 8 a.m. Pacific Time). A live webcast of Investor Day, along with… Continue reading Uber: Uber Updates Time and Location for February 2022 Investor Day
@Toyota: Smart Autonomy on the Local Farm: Our Investment in Agtonomy
Agriculture has historically struggled with tech disruption. Unlike, say, enterprise analytics, the local farmer doesn’t wake up everyday thinking about how technology can solve their agricultural challenges. However, in recent years, the farmer mindset is fundamentally shifting. With world population rising and skilled labor falling, startups are introducing innovative technologies packaged in disruptive business models… Continue reading @Toyota: Smart Autonomy on the Local Farm: Our Investment in Agtonomy
China’s CATL launches battery swap service for electric cars
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. on Tuesday launched a battery swap service for electric vehicles called EVOGO, which it said would allow drivers to change car batteries in one minute. The battery maker will set up swap stations in 10 cities around China and users will be able to access the service… Continue reading China’s CATL launches battery swap service for electric cars
Toyota Ventures leads seed extension into Agtonomy, turning tractors into autonomous vehicles
Agtonomy co-founder and CEO Tim Bucher was born and raised on a farm and was deep into his own farming business when he took a computer course while at UC Davis and got hooked. It was that parallel agriculture/technology career that led him to start Agtonomy, a hybrid autonomy and tele-assist service startup that turns… Continue reading Toyota Ventures leads seed extension into Agtonomy, turning tractors into autonomous vehicles
China’s CATL launches service that lets users swap EV battery in a minute …
China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) on Tuesday launched a battery swap service for electric vehicles (EV) called EVOGO, which it said would allow drivers to change car batteries in one minute. The battery maker will set up swap stations in ten cities around China and users will be able to access the service… Continue reading China’s CATL launches service that lets users swap EV battery in a minute …
Peer-to-peer car-sharing service Turo files to go public
Turo, the peer-to-peer car-sharing service, has filed for its initial public offering, the latest transportation-related startup to sell its shares on a public stock exchange. The company proposes to sell $100 million of stock, but that figure could change as Turo gets closer to its public debut. Founded in 2010, the San Francisco-based company allows… Continue reading Peer-to-peer car-sharing service Turo files to go public
Bolt raises $709M at an $8.4B valuation to expand its transportation and food delivery super app
Economies of scale are an essential cornerstone for on-demand companies, and to that end one of the hopefuls in the space has raised a big round to grow its business. Bolt — the startup and app of the same name that operates on-demand ride hailing, shared cars and scooters; and restaurant and grocery delivery —… Continue reading Bolt raises $709M at an $8.4B valuation to expand its transportation and food delivery super app