[ad_1] It took more than a year, but GM’s self-driving company is close to receiving a giant cash infusion. Cruise Automation confirmed to Reuters that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) had approved SoftBank’s $2.25 billion investment in the driverless tech company. SoftBank will have a spot on Cruise’s board as a […]
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VW will reportedly share its electric car platform with Ford
[ad_1] The companies are poised to talk about extending the partnership at a July 11th meeting, according to one of the sources. Neither VW nor Ford is willing to discuss the finer points of negotiations, although spokespeople for both said they were making progress. If the agreement holds, this could have a far-reaching effect on […]
Mercedes and BMW cars will drive themselves on the autobahn by 2024
[ad_1] To pull this off, BMW and Mercedes parent Daimler will share 1,200 autonomous driving experts, often in mixed teams, based at BMW’s automated driving campus near Munich and at two of Daimler’s self-driving test centers. The groups will focus on building “driver assistance systems, including sensors, as well as a joint data center for […]
Waymo will test its self-driving taxis on employees in California
[ad_1] There are some restrictions, of course. Waymo can’t charge for these rides, and every vehicle must have a safety driver behind the wheel. Interestingly, the CPUC will allow Waymo to contract out its safety driver operations to a third party — a decision prompted by Waymo’s assessment that operating and scaling a “meaningful pilot” […]
Waymo hires former Anki staff to lead its self-driving trucks
[ad_1] It sounds like an odd move to jump from tiny bots like Vector to big rigs, but it’s a logical extension for at least some Anki workers. Sofman, for instance, worked alongside Waymo staff in Carnegie Mellon’s autonomous vehicle labs. And many of the team’s core skills can translate. After all, navigation is a […]
Carnegie Mellon will help Ford advance its self-driving vehicle tech
[ad_1] Argo AI has pledged $15 million over five years, and the funding will support five faculty, along with a group of doctoral candidates. The center will work to advance autonomous vehicle tech as a whole, but it will also help Argo AI develop its next-generation technology and push into more cities. According to Argo, […]
Volvo’s self-driving buses and trucks will run on NVIDIA tech
[ad_1] Work will start “immediately,” Volvo said. Staff from Volvo and NVIDIA will even share workspace at their respective headquarters in Gothenburg and Santa Clara. There’s no timetable for when you can expect to see the first fruits of the partnership on a road near you. To some degree, this is about fast-tracking Volvo’s work […]
Waymo’s Jaguar EV hits public roads for self-driving tests
[ad_1] During the tests, Waymo has put a safety driver inside, ready to take control if anything goes awry. It’s a significant step for Waymo towards adding the self-driving cars to its ride-hailing fleet, which it plans to do next year. Waymo revealed last year it was adding I-Pace EVs to its self-driving fleet. The […]
Florida allows self-driving car tests without backup drivers
[ad_1] The measure takes effect July 1st. There are already plans to test driverless cars in Florida, such as Ford’s Miami campaign. This could encourage others who want to take advantage of the climate and looser rules, though. And right now, there are few states that allow completely driver-free tests on their roads — for […]
Jaguar’s ‘sensory steering wheel’ heats up to deliver notifications
[ad_1] Developed in partnership with Glasgow University, the technology rapidly heats or cools different areas of the wheel. When you need to change lanes, for example, the left side of the wheel might become hot. Jaguar says that could be especially helpful in low-visibility driving conditions. It might also be useful when other alerts, like […]