The industry leader Waymo has presented its new robot taxi: The electric vehicle comes from Zeekr. The Google sister Waymo presented the latest model of a robot taxi at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The new vehicle comes from Zeekr, which belongs to Geely. The cooperation was announced in February. So far, Waymo has used… Continue reading Waymo takes Zeekr models into service
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Inside the Waymo-Zeekr robotaxi, Bird spirals and layoffs come to Nuro
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Waymo can now provide fully driverless rides in San Francisco
/ Waymo is inching closer to deploying its fully driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco. Waymo received approval to offer rides without anyone behind the wheel in San Francisco.Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Waymo can now provide driverless rides to passengers in San Francisco. On Friday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said it granted… Continue reading Waymo can now provide fully driverless rides in San Francisco
Hungarian firm to develop Stellantis driver-assistance tech
Stellantis has purchased Hungarian technology firm Aimotive, a specialist in software and hardware solutions for autonomous vehicles. The acquisition is intended to accelerate development of STLA Autodrive, the car-making conglomerate’s advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) platform earmarked for a 2024 launch. STLA Autodrive comprises Level 2, Level 2+ and Level 3 assistance systems, the third taking total… Continue reading Hungarian firm to develop Stellantis driver-assistance tech
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Nov 17 (Reuters) – Lyft and driverless technology firm Motional said on Thursday that residents in Los Angeles will be able to book robotaxis on the ride-hailing company’s app, but did not specify by when the service will be available. Tough regulatory scrutiny and delayed commercial adoption of autonomous vehicle technology have delayed deployment of… Continue reading Untitled
A quick look at Waymo’s custom, steering wheel-less robotaxi [Video]
A year after Waymo announced a custom robotaxi for its ride-hailing service, the Alphabet company today previewed the autonomous electric vehicle. The Google Self-Driving Car Project did have the custom “Firefly” that also lacked a steering wheel, but was just for testing. Waymo’s modern vehicles are the Chrysler Pacifica and Jaguar I-Pace with various cameras… Continue reading A quick look at Waymo’s custom, steering wheel-less robotaxi [Video]
Report: Michigan must boost investments, grow workforce to lead in mobility
Michigan must support new ways to expand its mobility workforce, invest in rapid transit and put in place a state-level consumer incentive for electric vehicles to bolster its position as a transportation leader. Those are just a few of the 16 policy recommendations included in the Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification’s latest annual… Continue reading Report: Michigan must boost investments, grow workforce to lead in mobility
Waymo: Weather research makes autonomous driving better
Industry leader Waymo uses the latest weather research to improve its Waymo Driver. That weather is one of the biggest disruptive factors for autonomous driving and for the vehicle’s sensors. Rain, fog or snowfall can impair the perception of the sensors. Waymo recently stated that the Waymo Driver is affected by the reflections on wet… Continue reading Waymo: Weather research makes autonomous driving better
Parallel Domain says autonomous driving won’t scale without synthetic data
Achieving autonomous driving safely requires near endless hours of training software on every situation that could possibly arise before putting a vehicle on the road. Historically, autonomy companies have collected hordes of real-world data with which to train their algorithms, but it’s impossible to train a system how to handle edge cases based on real-world… Continue reading Parallel Domain says autonomous driving won’t scale without synthetic data
Global Autonomous Car Market Report 2022: Audi, Bayerische Motoren, General Motors, Nissan, Tesla, Volvo, Toyota, Uber & More
DUBLIN, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The “Autonomous Car Market, by Level of Automation, and by Region – Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2022 – 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. An autonomous car or a self-driving car or driverless car is a vehicle capable of sensing the environment and moving safely with… Continue reading Global Autonomous Car Market Report 2022: Audi, Bayerische Motoren, General Motors, Nissan, Tesla, Volvo, Toyota, Uber & More