Sponsored Links Nuro Self-driving delivery vehicles could soon become a relatively common sight on California streets. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles will allow “light-duty” autonomous delivery vehicles under 10,001lbs for testing and commercial uses. Companies will need permits that vary depending on whether or not a backup driver is involved, but this will allow… Continue reading California allows ‘light-duty’ self-driving delivery vehicles
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@Honda: Honda Plans to Begin Sales of BENLY e: Series
TOKYO, Japan, December 19, 2019 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced plans to begin sales of BENLY e: Series business-use electric scooter models to corporate customers*1 in Japan, in April 2020. Developed with the concept of a “Business e: scooter perfect for everyday delivery services,” BENLY e: Series is equipped with a compact EV… Continue reading @Honda: Honda Plans to Begin Sales of BENLY e: Series
Car-sharing boom goes bust: Surprise and dismay in Seattle as last free-floating service disappears
Alex Johnson gets ready to drive off in a car2go vehicle he found parked in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood on Wednesday. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The car talk on the street was one of surprise Wednesday as Share Now, operator of car2go, announced that it will be pulling out of North America and leaving Seattle… Continue reading Car-sharing boom goes bust: Surprise and dismay in Seattle as last free-floating service disappears
Uber agrees to pay $4.4 million to settle EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation charge
Uber has agreed to pay a $4.4 million fine to settle a 2017 charge from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pertaining to sex discrimination and retaliation. The investigation found reasonable cause to believe that Uber “permitted a culture of sexual harassment and retaliation against individuals who complained about such harassment,” the EEOC wrote in… Continue reading Uber agrees to pay $4.4 million to settle EEOC sexual harassment and retaliation charge
Robotics Ramp-Up: NVIDIA Sets Milestone in Delivering Unified Platform for Building Autonomous Machines
NVIDIA has released updated capabilities for robotics AI perception and simulation, with a new version of the NVIDIA Isaac software development kit. Announced by company founder and CEO Jensen Huang at NVIDIA’s latest GPU Technology Conference, the SDK achieves an important milestone in establishing a unified robotic development platform — enabling AI, simulation and manipulation… Continue reading Robotics Ramp-Up: NVIDIA Sets Milestone in Delivering Unified Platform for Building Autonomous Machines
@VW Group: Car.Software organization strengthens Board of Management
The Volkswagen Group’s Car.Software organization is strengthening its Board of Management. With effect from January 1, 2020, Björn Goerke is to be the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Car.Software organization. To date, Goerke has been Chief Technology Officer and President SAP Cloud Platform with the software company SAP. In his new function, he is… Continue reading @VW Group: Car.Software organization strengthens Board of Management
@Toyota: Toyota’s Fourth Generation 2020 Highlander Redesigned from the Ground Up
SUV Offers Best-in-Class MPG for Hybrid and Largest in Segment 12.3” Multimedia Display Best in Class Hybrid MPG with up to a manufacturer-estimated 36 combined MPG Starting MSRP $34,600 Bold, Chiseled New Design New TNGA-K Platform Enhances Driving Refinement Standard Android Auto, Apple CarPlay®, SiriusXM®, Waze and Amazon Alexa Compatibility Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 Standard… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota’s Fourth Generation 2020 Highlander Redesigned from the Ground Up
@Groupe PSA: Groupe PSA and FCA agree to merge
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Didi Chuxing Teams with NVIDIA for Autonomous Driving and Cloud Computing
SUZHOU, China, Dec. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GTC China — NVIDIA and Didi Chuxing (DiDi), the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, today announced that DiDi will leverage NVIDIA GPUs and AI technology to develop autonomous driving and cloud computing solutions.DiDi will use NVIDIA® GPUs in the data center for training machine learning algorithms and NVIDIA… Continue reading Didi Chuxing Teams with NVIDIA for Autonomous Driving and Cloud Computing
NVIDIA Introduces DRIVE AGX Orin — Advanced, Software-Defined Platform for Autonomous Machines
SUZHOU, China, Dec. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GTC China — NVIDIA today introduced NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin™, a highly advanced software-defined platform for autonomous vehicles and robots.The platform is powered by a new system-on-a-chip (SoC) called Orin, which consists of 17 billion transistors and is the result of four years of R&D investment. The Orin SoC integrates… Continue reading NVIDIA Introduces DRIVE AGX Orin — Advanced, Software-Defined Platform for Autonomous Machines