After startup is before startup: what are the founders of Argo AI doing now? The founders of the now closed start-up Argo AI, which specialized in autonomous vehicles and was backed by Ford and Volkswagen, have launched a new company. This focuses on autonomous truck transport and ride-hailing services and is based in Pittsburgh in… Continue reading Argo AI founders launch new project with autonomous trucks
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Guidehouse Insights Names Mobileye, Waymo, Baidu, and Cruise Leading Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Vendors
ADS technology continues to progress, but it is only one piece of a much larger and more complex puzzle BOULDER, Colo., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A new report from Guidehouse Insights assesses the relative strengths of the global participants in the emerging automated driving systems (ADS) market and evaluates companies that are developing Level 4… Continue reading Guidehouse Insights Names Mobileye, Waymo, Baidu, and Cruise Leading Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Vendors
Waymo: Autonomously over a million injury-free miles
Waymo recently stated that it has clocked up a million miles with no human safety drivers and no injuries. The Google sister Waymo is the leading company in the field of autonomous driving. They were the first to reach the million autonomous miles and they were the first to offer a robotic taxi in the… Continue reading Waymo: Autonomously over a million injury-free miles
Waymo cuts 200 employees after second round of layoffs
Alphabet’s Waymo has issued its second round of layoffs this year, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Combined with the initial cuts in January, the self-driving technology company has let go of 8% or 209 employees of its workforce. The layoffs — mostly engineering roles — are part of a broader organizational restructure that follows a… Continue reading Waymo cuts 200 employees after second round of layoffs
Waymo joins 1 million test mile club, expands driverless rides to Los Angeles
Robotaxi developer Waymo announced that this past January, it surpassed 1 million miles of autonomous driving with no human present in the vehicle. Waymo competitor Cruise also recently reached the autonomous milestone, but Waymo has also publicly shared the data to back up its progress. As previously teased last year, Waymo is also now officially… Continue reading Waymo joins 1 million test mile club, expands driverless rides to Los Angeles
Clean Technica: DIMO Founder Andy Chatham On Data-Driven Cars & More002618
Tesla’s cars are just as much pieces of technology as they are vehicles, and the automaker’s ecosystem has begun to help consumers see the value of data in modern mobility. Recently, EVANNEX got the chance to speak with Andy Chatham, founder of the open-source connected car app DIMO, about what role data can play in… Continue reading Clean Technica: DIMO Founder Andy Chatham On Data-Driven Cars & More002618
Autonomous vehicles market size to grow by USD 319.41 billion between 2022 and 2027;Historic market size valued at USD 17.22 bn from 2017 to 2021- Technavio
NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The global autonomous vehicles market will witness an incremental growth of USD 319.41 billion between 2022 and 2027, accelerating at a CAGR of 38.45% during the forecast period. COVID-19 had the most negative impact on the global automotive industry in recent years, resulting in a steep fall in demand… Continue reading Autonomous vehicles market size to grow by USD 319.41 billion between 2022 and 2027;Historic market size valued at USD 17.22 bn from 2017 to 2021- Technavio
First Million Rider-Only Miles: How the Waymo Driver is Improving Road Safety
Waymo has achieved many global industry firsts. Each time we delight our riders and deliver on our mission safely, we are proudest. In January, we accomplished another first: we exceeded one million miles on public roads with no human behind the wheel. To put this into perspective, this equates to 40 trips around the Earth,… Continue reading First Million Rider-Only Miles: How the Waymo Driver is Improving Road Safety
Waymo’s driverless cars were involved in two crashes and 18 ‘minor contact events’ over 1 million miles
/ The Alphabet-owned company pulls back the curtain on more stats from its public road testing. Of the 20 incidents, only two met the federal government’s reporting criteria, and no one was injured. Image: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Waymo announced recently that its fully driverless vehicles in California and… Continue reading Waymo’s driverless cars were involved in two crashes and 18 ‘minor contact events’ over 1 million miles
Waymo is starting driverless taxi tests in Los Angeles
The autonomous cars aren’t ready for LA rush hour, though. Late last year, Waymo secured a Driverless Pilot permit from the state of California, bringing the alphabet-owned brand one step closer to launching its autonomous taxi service in the state. Now, Waymo is already expanding its service area, announcing plans to begin testing driverless cars… Continue reading Waymo is starting driverless taxi tests in Los Angeles