Former head of Tesla AI explains why they’ve removed sensors; others differ
In a recent interview, Andrej Karpathy, who formerly was head of AI for Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD products, outlined their reasoning...
Read MoreRobot truck developer TuSimple ousts CEO after report of ties to Chinese startup
TuSimple, a leading developer of autonomous driving systems for trucks, fired CEO and cofounder Xiaodi Hou, the architect of its...
Read MoreArgo.ai shuts down – What will happen to its LiDAR unit?
Argo.ai, an autonomous vehicle (AV) unicorn, announced on October 26, 2022, that it would terminate operations across its locations in...
Read MoreTuSimple probed by FBI, SEC over ties to Chinese startup, the Wall Street Journal reports
Oct 30 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) is being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Securities and...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles have a long way to go despite billions in investments
In an automotive world always running between monthly sales goals, quarterly earnings and multiyear product cycles, it can be easy to lose...
Read MoreTuSimple probed by FBI, SEC over ties to Chinese startup, the Wall Street Journal reports
Oct 30 (Reuters) – Self-driving truck startup TuSimple Holdings Inc (TSP.O) is being investigated by the FBI, U.S. Securities and...
Read MoreDriverless cars aren’t going away, but we need to lower our expectations about them
The driverless car startups that haven’t run out of money, gone out of business, or been bought out want you to know that driverless cars...
Read MoreCruise opens robotaxi waitlist in Austin and Phoenix
Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle subsidiary, is now inviting potential passengers in Phoenix and Austin to join the waitlist to...
Read MoreDriverless shouldn’t equal meaningless: creatives can unlock the user experience
There’s no halting the rapid push toward driverless cars—once the technology is matured, autonomous vehicles (AVs) will likely make the...
Read MoreCruise opens robotaxi waitlist in Austin and Phoenix
Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle subsidiary, is now inviting potential passengers in Phoenix and Austin to join the waitlist to...
Read MoreAutomotive safety and security on the road
The last two articles addressed how sensor fusion is advancing the capabilities of autonomous vehicles (AVs), and how the electrification...
Read MoreFour things needed to make robotaxis successful in Los Angeles
Have you heard the exciting, futuristic-transportation news? Robotaxis will soon be “rolling down the street” in Los Angeles. And if you...
Read MoreThermal cameras gain acceptance for ADAS and autonomous cars
Thermal imaging measures temperature differences in a scene by imaging each resolved point to a corresponding pixel in a camera sensor....
Read MoreSelf-driving cars face uncertain path to U.S. deployment
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Automakers and tech companies face a bumpy road to clearing regulatory roadblocks to deploying...
Read MoreFord thinks driver assist is a safer bet than driverless cars, but it’s fooling itself
When Ford announced yesterday that it was pulling its support for Argo AI, the autonomous driving startup it had financed since 2017, it...
Read MoreVolvo emphasizes customer collaboration in autonomous-truck development
Volvo displayed a VNL 760 with Aurora autonomous-truck technology at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference &...
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles’ best-kept secret: They need to see farther to drive on the highway
There is a big secret about highway driving that isn’t being told. OEMs know it. Tier 1s know it. AV companies know it. Even...
Read MorePony.ai’s Robotaxi fleet goes online on GAC-backed Ontime ride-hailing platform
Beijing (Gasgoo)- Pony.ai’s autonomous driving mobility service (Robotaxi) was officially available on GAC Group’s ride-hailing service...
Read MoreVolkswagen to work with Mobileye on automated driving after Argo exit – sources
BERLIN, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) plans to expand its cooperation with Intel’s Mobileye (MBLY.O) to include...
Read MoreVolkswagen to work with Mobileye on automated driving after Argo exit – sources
BERLIN, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) plans to expand its cooperation with Intel’s Mobileye (MBLY.O) to include...
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