Chinese EV startupXPeng Motors granted permit to test its new P7 sedan on roads in the U.S.
Chinese electric vehicle startupXpeng Motors is one of a new group of electric vehicle startups looking to follow Tesla’s lead by...
Read MoreWaymo pausing some robotaxi service after safety drivers raise coronavirus concerns
Waymo is temporarily shutting down some of its robotaxi services in Arizona, just days after The Verge reported that its contracted safety...
Read MoreCoronavirus fears halt autonomous vehicle testing for Uber, Cruise, Aurora, Argo AI, Waymo, and others
Following Waymo’s announcement that it would limit its ride-hailing service in Phoenix, Arizona and autonomous car testing on California...
Read MoreVelodyne Lidar announces multi-year sales agreement with NAVYA
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. announced a multi-year sales agreement with NAVYA, a leading company in autonomous driving systems. Since 2015, NAVYA...
Read MoreApex’s electric supercar includes an AR race coach and partial self-driving
How do you make a name for yourself as an EV startup when you have plenty of rivals? By promising a mix of breakneck performance with...
Read MoreWeRide resumes robotaxi service in China after COVID-19
WeRide resumes robotaxi service in China with extreme precautions to keep riders and drivers safe after COVID-19. I met the WeRide team at...
Read MoreTesla trails Waymo, Cruise and others in self-driving strategy, study claims
When it comes to autonomous vehicle development, the names you see in the news or on social media might not be the ones actually leading...
Read MoreWaymo drivers say they’re being discouraged from cancelingrobotaxi rides during Coronavirus outbreak
Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet, says it will keep operating its fleet of roughly 600 self-driving taxis in Arizona during the...
Read MoreThe autonomous EV quarter car offers modular private zones for hire
The Quarter Car is a ride-sharing vehicle with private zones inside. The creative work of London-based industrial design studio...
Read MorePhantom Auto readies autonomous vehicles for delivery center work
Sometimes, an autonomous truck isn’t really autonomous. Like the yard trucks that Phantom Auto is going to put into use with its...
Read MoreStakeholders’ input key to shaping AV 4.0, says USDOT nominee Finch Fulton
WASHINGTON — Industry stakeholders will assist U.S. Department of Transportation officials in shaping their latest version of guidelines...
Read MoreCORRECTED-Russia’s Yandex has ambitions for global ‘robotaxi’ fleet
MOSCOW, March 12 (Reuters) – Russian technology giant Yandex wants to launch a worldwide fleet of ‘robotaxis’ using its driverless...
Read MoreTesla slammed with lawsuit over lack of self-driving computer in Model 3 as owners don’t accept simple retrofit
Tesla is now facing a collective lawsuit from Model 3 owners in China who received their cars without the promised Full Self-Driving...
Read MoreRolls-Royce and ASI Mining plan to optimize MTU engines for autonomous operations
Rolls-Royce and ASI Mining have agreed to ensure compatibility of MTU engines and ASI’s Mobius command and control software for autonomous...
Read MoreMitsubishi Electric introduces MEMS LiDAR solution for autonomous vehicles
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed a compact light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) solution incorporating a...
Read MoreToyota extends partnership with CARMERA for an autonomous driving initiative in Michigan
Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc. (“TRI-AD”) and leading road intelligence company CARMERA Inc. (“CARMERA”) announced...
Read MoreNeolix raises $29 million to mass-produce autonomous delivery shuttles
Neolix Technologies, a self-driving logistics startup based primarily in Beijing, today confirmed that it closed a roughly RMB 200 million...
Read MoreTomTom, Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. and DENSO collaborate on advanced mapmaking for automated driving
AMSTERDAM, March 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, Toyota Research Institute –...
Read MoreAutonomous on-demand buses to be tested in five European cities
Autonomous buses will be tested in real-life traffic conditions in five European cities between April and October 2020, as three...
Read MorePorsche uses autonomous tech to improve workshop efficiency
Porsche has partnered with Berlin-based startup Kopernikus Automotive to use autonomous driving technologies for vehicles at the marque’s...
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