Startups are poaching self-driving engineers
A number of prominent engineers in the self-driving space have left firms such as Uber, Google and Tesla to work for startups or launch their own companies. One example is Peter Rander, who left Uber. […]
A number of prominent engineers in the self-driving space have left firms such as Uber, Google and Tesla to work for startups or launch their own companies. One example is Peter Rander, who left Uber. […]
Google’s self-driving car program is becoming an independent company called Waymo. It will sit under the Alphabet umbrella and signals a drive by the company to monetize the extensive research conducted within the project. Google […]
Baidu has received a permit to test its self-driving car in California. It is the 15th company to receive approval from the Golden State. After unveiling its autonomous vehicle in China last December, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) […]
There hasn’t been a whole lot of light shed on Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) self-driving car technology. Will the company be like Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and develop the self-driving car software and look to license it with […]
The world’s first self-driving taxis are picking up passengers in Singapore. Select members of the public began hailing free rides Thursday through their smartphones in taxis operated by nuTonomy, an autonomous vehicle software startup. nuTonomy […]
Uber customers in Pittsburgh will be able to have self-driving cars pick them up starting this month. The cars feature cameras, GPS receivers and other types of sensors, and they will be monitored by a […]
Uber may be slapped with an order that could impede its self-driving car program. Indeed, its director Anthony Levandowski won’t testify because he faces possible criminal action for allegedly stealing Waymo’s trade secrets. “If you think […]
China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd has bought a 5 percent stake in U.S. electric car maker Tesla Inc for $1.78 billion. It is the latest investment by a Chinese internet company in the potentially lucrative market […]
Internet of Things (IoT) can enable new approaches to driving and potentially new business models. Indeed, while taxi drivers couldn’t see Uber coming, car manufacturers can see self-driving coming. Beyond Uber, connected cars may be […]
General Motors said it will immediately begin testing autonomous vehicles on Michigan public roads, and will produce the next generation of its autonomous test vehicles at its Orion Township assembly plant beginning in early 2017. […]
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