Tag: Mobility

Investors Pour Money Into Self-Driving Cars to Capitalize on Data

Aria Systems/Tag Hartman-Simkins Strategic Investments When it comes to self-driving cars and other autonomous vehicles (AVs), investors are much more interested in the data they’ll collect than the cars themselves. The self-driving car bubble burst as technological reality fell far behind AV companies’ lofty predictions. But Wall Street investors are still interested in AV companies that… Continue reading Investors Pour Money Into Self-Driving Cars to Capitalize on Data

UPDATE 1-China’s Didi weighs job cuts in support functions – The Information

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Didi Chuxing is seen at its headquarters building in Beijing, China, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing is looking at cutting headcount in some departments by up to 20 percent, technology news website The Information reported, citing a source. The layoffs… Continue reading UPDATE 1-China’s Didi weighs job cuts in support functions – The Information

AEye develops new autonomous vehicle artificial perception system

The AE110 artificial perception system, built around AEye’s iDAR technology, is a software-definable LiDAR system that allows software engineers to optimize data collection. The AE110 is comprised of a high-resolution RGB camera, 1550 µm solid-state MOEMS LiDAR, low-light HD camera, and embedded AI, to integrate 2D camera pixels and 3D LiDAR voxels into a new… Continue reading AEye develops new autonomous vehicle artificial perception system

Second Apple employee accused of stealing self-driving car tech

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Apple is grappling with another employee accused of stealing autonomous vehicle trade secrets. NBC News has learned that the FBI arrested Jizhong Chen for allegedly trying to swipe self-driving car tech and pass it along to a Chinese competitor. After an employee saw him taking photos in a sensitive… Continue reading Second Apple employee accused of stealing self-driving car tech

VW may open its electric car platform to competitors

Engadget Volkswagen’s bid to widen the reach of its electric car platform might extend well beyond Ford trucks and vans. Company strategy head Michael Jost told Der Tagesspiegel in an interview that the company wanted to make its MEB platform a standard outside of VW Group cars. It was already in “advanced discussions” with some… Continue reading VW may open its electric car platform to competitors

Electric scooter startup Grin merges with Brazil-based Yellow

Consolidation in the micromobility space has arrived — in Brazil, at least. A few months after Y Combinator-backed Grin merged its electric scooter business with Brazil-based Ride, it’s now merging with Yellow, the bike-share startup based in Brazil that has also expressed its ambitions to get into electric scooters. If Yellow sounds familiar to you,… Continue reading Electric scooter startup Grin merges with Brazil-based Yellow

Connected Kerb Introduces Curbside EV Charging Station

6 H BY MARK KANE Residential EV charging in cities awaits a viable solution The new British start-up Connected Kerb installed its first curbside AC charging station in Borough Road, Southwark. The company targets residential market in cities, where potential EV owners have no place to charge. The stations are mounted to the ground (the… Continue reading Connected Kerb Introduces Curbside EV Charging Station

Argo AI can now test self-driving cars in California – CNET

Argo AI is set to expand its fleet of autonomous development vehicles to a fifth location. Argo AI has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous cars within state borders, Automotive News reports, citing the DMV’s records. The vehicles will hit the roads around Argo AI’s headquarters in Palo… Continue reading Argo AI can now test self-driving cars in California – CNET