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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 13, 2021

Autonomous vehicle startup WeRide raises $320 million

WeRide, a Guangzhou, China-based startup developing autonomous vehicle systems, this evening announced that it raised a total of $310 million in series B funding after completing series B2 and B3 rounds. The fundraising follows the closure of a $200 million strategic round by Chinese bus maker Yutong in December; this tranche added $110 million to WeRide’s series B haul.....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 13, 2021

Intel’s self-driving car unit plans to step up use of its own radar tech by 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The head of Intel Corp’s self-driving car subsidiary said on Tuesday the company wants to shift toward using its own radar-based technology and use a single lidar sensor per vehicle by 2025 in a bid to lower the cost of autonomous driving....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 6, 2021

Waymo says it’s ditching the term ‘self-driving’ in dig at Tesla

Waymo is saying so long to “self-driving.” The Google sister company says it is through using the term “self-driving cars” to describe its fleet of autonomous vehicles. And it is subtly pointing fingers at Elon Musk’s Tesla as the reason why....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Jan 5, 2021

Oxbotica raises $47M to deploy its autonomous vehicle software in industrial applications

While the world continues to await the arrival of safe, reliable and cost-effective self-driving cars, one of the pioneers in the world of autonomous vehicle software has raised some substantial funding to double down on what it sees as a more immediate opportunity: providing technology to industrial companies to build off-road applications....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Dec 24, 2020

Nuro can now operate and charge for autonomous delivery services in California

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro is allowed to launch commercial driverless services on public roads in California — the first company to clear this hurdle — after receiving a permit from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Dec 22, 2020

Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes ‘next level’ battery technology – sources

(Reuters) – Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, people familiar with the matter told Reuters....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Dec 16, 2020

Lyft, Motional to launch multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023

DETROIT (Reuters) – Lyft Inc and Motional will launch a multi-city U.S. robotaxi service in 2023, the partners said on Wednesday....

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Posted by newsiteadmin on Dec 15, 2020

Walmart will use fully driverless trucks to make deliveries in 2021

Walmart will use fully autonomous box trucks to make deliveries in Arkansas starting in 2021. The big-box retailer has been working with a startup called Gatik on a delivery pilot for 18 months. Next year, the two companies plan on taking their partnership to the next level by removing the safety driver from their autonomous box trucks....

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