/ 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
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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
Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles
Waymo will begin testing its autonomous Jaguar I-Paces without a human safety operator in Los Angeles in the next couple of weeks. This is the company’s next step on its path to commercializing robotaxi services in its second California city. To start, only employees will be able to hail rides in the driverless robotaxis. While… Continue reading Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles
Cruise reaches 1 million miles mark
The start-up Cruise, which works for GM, exceeds the one million mile limit. Cruise is one of the companies that are at the forefront of autonomous driving and are involved Waymo want to measure. Cruise vehicles have already been operating in San Francisco for 15 months. In that time, Cruise announced, they’ve clocked up over… Continue reading Cruise reaches 1 million miles mark
Alphabet Layoffs Hit Trash-Sorting Robots
Teach a robot to open a door, and it ought to unlock a lifetime of opportunities. Not so for one of Alphabet’s youngest subsidiaries, Everyday Robots. Just over a year after graduating from Alphabet’s X moonshot lab, the team that trained over a hundred wheeled, one-armed robots to squeegee cafeteria tables, separate trash and recycling, and yes,… Continue reading Alphabet Layoffs Hit Trash-Sorting Robots
Luminar, Mercedes-Benz expand deal for self-driving tech, article with image
Feb 22 (Reuters) – Self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies Inc (LAZR.O) announced an expanded partnership with Mercedes-Benz Group (MBGn.DE) on Wednesday to enable fully automated driving for its next-generation vehicles. Automakers from Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) to General Motors (GM.N) are focusing on autonomous vehicles, but technological and regulatory hurdles remain. Tech firms such as Alphabet… Continue reading Luminar, Mercedes-Benz expand deal for self-driving tech, article with image
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“In addition to our record financial results and the focused execution of the Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan, we also demonstrated the effectiveness of our electrification strategy in Europe. We now have the technology, the products, the raw materials, and the full battery ecosystem to lead that same transformative journey in North America, starting with… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: PR Full Year 2022 Results005235
Cruise’s robotaxis have driven 1 million miles with nobody behind the wheel
San Francisco’s chaotic streets are giving the company tons of driving data. For autonomous vehicle developers, every mile driven serves as proof that their technology works and as an opportunity to gather data for further improvement. Which is why Cruise, which has just announced that it has completed 1 million fully driverless miles, calls the… Continue reading Cruise’s robotaxis have driven 1 million miles with nobody behind the wheel
Autonomous Cars Global Market Report 2023
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Major players in the autonomous cars market are BMW Group, Tesla Inc, Ford Motor Company, General Motor Company, Nissan Motor Corporation, Daimler AG, Toyota Motor Corporation, Volkswagen AG, Volvo Group, and Waymo LLC. Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p06277714/?utm_source=PRN Continue Reading Source: ReportLinker The global autonomous cars market will… Continue reading Autonomous Cars Global Market Report 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) self-driving vehicle unit, Zoox, said on Monday it has successfully tested a robotaxi with employees as passengers on a public road in a move to bring it closer to commercial service for the general public. The Feb. 11 test, conducted between two Zoox buildings a mile… Continue reading Untitled