State Road Rules: A Troubling Patchwork of Regulations

By Charity Allen, Aurora’s Head Regulatory Counsel Within the self-driving industry, we talk a lot about working together to enact clear and consistent rules for regulating autonomous vehicles. Without these rules, we’ll likely see a proliferation of individual state regulations — in fact, we already see that happening. Currently, 29 states have passed some kind… Continue reading State Road Rules: A Troubling Patchwork of Regulations

Driven by Waymo, Designed with Trust

By: Ryan Powell, Head of UX Research & Design We’ve had members of the public riding in our fully self-driving vehicles for over two years, first as part of our early rider program and more recently through our Waymo One commercial ride-hailing service. Now, we have over a thousand riders in Waymo One, some who… Continue reading Driven by Waymo, Designed with Trust

Autonomous air transport startup Elroy Air completes first flights of large cargo VTOL

SF-based Elroy Air hopes to transform bulk air cargo shipping with its ‘Chapparal’ vertical take-off and landing craft, the first version of which will be able to carry 250 lbs of cargo as far as 300 miles. The startup, which was founded in 2016 by experienced professionals with track records of working in UAS (uncrewed… Continue reading Autonomous air transport startup Elroy Air completes first flights of large cargo VTOL

Anthony Levandowski pleads not guilty to charges of Google trade theft and is released, with an ankle monitor, after posting $2 million bond (GOOG, GOOGL, UBER)

SAN JOSE — Anthony Levandowski, the self-driving car technologist at the center of a now-settled dispute between Google and Uber, pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon to charges that he stole trade secrets and attempted to steal others. Appearing in federal court here for his arraignment following his indictment by federal prosecutors earlier in the day,… Continue reading Anthony Levandowski pleads not guilty to charges of Google trade theft and is released, with an ankle monitor, after posting $2 million bond (GOOG, GOOGL, UBER)

SpotHero raises $50 million in Series D funding

SpotHero is planning to deepen technology stack to standardize and optimize access to parking throughout North America. New Delhi: SpotHero, a digital parking solutions provider has raised $50 million in Series D funding, claims the company in a release. The funding move was led by Macquarie Capital, bringing SpotHero total funding of $118 million till… Continue reading SpotHero raises $50 million in Series D funding

Porsche Consulting: New Mobility on the Data Highway

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Toyota pulls Suzuki firmly into its orbit through stake deal

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and Suzuki Motor Corp (7269.T) will take small equity stakes in each other, the Japanese car makers said on Wednesday, as they seek to develop newer technologies and meet sweeping changes upending the global auto industry. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Toyota is pictured at the Bangkok Auto… Continue reading Toyota pulls Suzuki firmly into its orbit through stake deal

Renowned Mobility Expert Shiva Kumar Joins Ridecell To Head Up Business Development And Strategic Finance – PRNewswire

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ridecell Inc., the leading platform provider for shared and autonomous mobility operators, today announced it has hired Shiva Kumar as the Executive Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Finance. He will oversee Ridecell’s business development and investor activities. Mr. Kumar brings industry-recognized expertise in mobility technology market to the… Continue reading Renowned Mobility Expert Shiva Kumar Joins Ridecell To Head Up Business Development And Strategic Finance – PRNewswire