Elon Musk said Tuesday that Tesla was releasing a beta version of its long-awaited “full self-driving” software. The billionaire said the rollout would be “extremely slow & cautious” but provided little other information about its functionality. Tesla’s self-driving development has always bucked industry trends, sometimes with disastrous results. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.… Continue reading Tesla says it’s finally releasing ‘full self-driving’ software after it had to ‘rewrite everything’ (TSLA)
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Cruise, GM to seek U.S. okay for self-driving vehicle without pedal, steering wheel
By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read Slideshow ( 2 images ) (Reuters) – Self-driving car maker Cruise said on Wednesday it and majority shareholder General Motors Co would seek U.S. regulatory approval in coming months to deploy a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles without steering wheels or pedals. At the same time, it will… Continue reading Cruise, GM to seek U.S. okay for self-driving vehicle without pedal, steering wheel
NVIDIA Xavier Shatters Records, Excels in Back-to-Back Performance Benchmarks
AI-powered vehicles aren’t a future vision, they’re a reality today. And they’re only truly possible on NVIDIA Xavier, our system-on-a-chip for autonomous vehicles. The key to these cutting-edge vehicles is inference — the process of running AI models in real time to extract insights from enormous amounts of data. And when it comes to in-vehicle… Continue reading NVIDIA Xavier Shatters Records, Excels in Back-to-Back Performance Benchmarks
Nexteer Unveils New High-Output Electric Power Steering System
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nexteer Automotive launches High-Output Electric Power Steering (EPS) that delivers advanced safety and comfort features as well as enhanced fuel efficiency for heavy-duty (HD) trucks and light commercial vehicles (LCVs). Now with the ability to steer these vehicle types electrically, drivers of HD trucks and LCVs can benefit… Continue reading Nexteer Unveils New High-Output Electric Power Steering System
@Groupe PSA: PR THE URBAN COLLËCTIF: CITROËN, ACCOR AND JCDECAUX ARE TOGETHER IMAGINING THE FUTURE OF AUTONOMOUS URBAN MOBILITY FOR ALL000484
Citroën, Accor and JCDecaux, three French-based companies of international reputation and that all play an important role in the daily lives of city dwellers around the world, have joined forces within The Urban Collëctif to share their vision of urban mobility. “The 21st century will be that of cities.” This thought-provoking quote from the former… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR THE URBAN COLLËCTIF: CITROËN, ACCOR AND JCDECAUX ARE TOGETHER IMAGINING THE FUTURE OF AUTONOMOUS URBAN MOBILITY FOR ALL000484
@BMW: BMW Group Plant Regensburg will produce drive components for electrified vehicles from 2021000678
Regensburg. The BMW Group is further expanding its Germany-based production capacities for electric drives. From 2021, battery cells for high-voltage batteries will be coated at BMW Group Plant Regensburg and complete high-voltage batteries will be produced from 2022. The company is investing over 150 million euros in the site in order to supply the growing… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group Plant Regensburg will produce drive components for electrified vehicles from 2021000678
Following Dida’s IPO filing, Chinese ride-hailing startup Shouqi Yueche closes series C round
This round comes three years after Shouqi bagged US$105 million from Baidu and Nio Capital in its series B+ round in 2017. Go to Source
Tekion Raises $150M in Series C; at $1B+ Valuation
Tekion, a San Ramon, Calif.-based cloud technology company and provider of SaaS retail operating platform, Automotive Retail Cloud, raised $150m in Series C financing round at over a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Advent International with participation from Index Ventures, Exor (the holding company of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Ferrari), Airbus Ventures and… Continue reading Tekion Raises $150M in Series C; at $1B+ Valuation
Uber offers more than €1 billion to buy Daimler/BMW’s freenow: Manager Magazin
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Uber’s logo is pictured at its office in Bogota, Colombia, December 12, 2019. Picture taken December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Ride-hailing firm Uber UBER.N has offered more than 1 billion euros to buy Daimler DAIGn.DE and BMW’s BMWG.DE joint mobility services company Freenow, Manager… Continue reading Uber offers more than €1 billion to buy Daimler/BMW’s freenow: Manager Magazin
Chinese ride-hailing firm Shouqi Yueche raises Series C funding
Ride-hailing platform Shouqi Yueche has raised ‘hundreds of millions of US dollars’ in its Series C funding round from a clutch of investors, per local media reports. The names of the investors have not been disclosed. The company last raised as much as 700 million yuan ($105 million) in its Series B+ funding round in November… Continue reading Chinese ride-hailing firm Shouqi Yueche raises Series C funding