Waymo Is Teaming Up With Uber On Autonomous Trucking
Waymo and Uber, former legal foes and bitter rivals in the autonomous vehicle space, are teaming up to speed up the adoption of driverless trucks. The Verge reports: Waymo is integrating Uber Freight, the ride-hail company's truck brokerage, into the.....»»
2022 Automotive News Rising Stars
As the auto industry reinvents itself, the 2022 class of Automotive News Rising Stars is right on the front lines. These 21 honorees are helping lead automakers, suppliers and technology companies into the coming era of autonomous and electric vehicl.....»»
Toyota satellite investment points to auto future
Toyota's Xona Space Systems investment highlights how the auto industry wants to leverage satellite-based communications for navigation and autonomous driving......»»
Torc Robotics names new CEO from Daimler"s autonomous technology group
Peter Vaughan Schmidt, head of Daimler Truck's Autonomous Technology Group, will take over from Torc co-founder Michael Fleming effective Oct. 1......»»
Walmart and Paramount are teaming up to bring down Amazon Prime
Walmart Plus is becoming more like Amazon Prime, as subscriptions will now include Paramount Plus for free......»»
Uber closing rewards program in favor of pushing Uber One subscription
Ride-hailing service Uber is closing down its loyalty program, Uber Rewards, with users being urged to sign up for the Uber One subscription to get regular Uber and Uber Eats discounts.Since 2018, Uber Rewards provided users with discounted rides and.....»»
Why Airbus is betting on AI to fix pilot shortage, flight safety
Airbus, is developing autonomous flight and machine learning solutions for the next generation of aircraft. Airbus, is developing autonomous flight and machine learning solutions for the next generation of aircraft.Read More.....»»
Xiaomi aims to be smart EV leader in 2024 with CNY3.3 billion investment
Xiaomi finally updated on its progress on autonomous driving technology after an announcement of entering the smart electric vehicle (EV) segment 500 days ago. The company has built a team of over 500 professionals, planning to invest CNY3.3 billion.....»»
China-based startups cut striking figures in car-use ICs
China-based startups have played an important role in developing car-use ICs for applications like smart cockpits, ADAS (advanced driver assistance system) and autonomous driving, but are expected to face large competitive challenge over the next fiv.....»»
EVs among the 6 major growth drivers for India"s L&T Tech Services
As global demand for the next generation of automotive heats up, Indian engineering and R&D giant L&T Technology Services (LTTS) expects the electrification, autonomous, and connected vehicles (EACV) segment to present a sea of new opportunities. Alo.....»»
In Buying Roomba, Amazon Increases Its Presence in Your Home
A robotic vacuum cleaner such as the IRobot Roomba could be controlled by the MAX (Mobile Autonomous X) platform, Perrone Systems says. (iRobot photo) This deal could give Amazon a huge advantage in its.....»»
Foxconn continues EV push with electric tractor contract at Lordstown
Foxconn, maker of the iPhone, pushes into electric vehicles with deal to build autonomous tractors at Lordstown factory......»»
Baidu gets permits for first fully driverless taxi service in China
Tech giant Baidu announced Monday that it has obtained permits to operate fully autonomous taxis without any human assistants on board in two of China's megacities, marking a first for the country......»»
Tesla faces new probes into motorbike deaths, false advertising
NHTSA is investigating bike deaths as California says Tesla statements are "untrue." Enlarge / Elon Musk said in June that without autonomous driving technology, Tesla is "worth basically nothing." Tesla went into the weekend.....»»
Apple shares how iPhone can capture ‘Dramatic Summer Light’ in new Today at Apple video
A new helpful Today at Apple tutorial video has been released today. The latest has Apple Creative Pros Jahmyra and David teaming up with professional photographer Eddy Chen to explore how to capture and edit “Dramatic Summer Light” with your iP.....»»
AV startup Aurora to prioritize autonomous trucking over robotaxis
AV startup Aurora says it has a cash runway through 2024 and is prioritizing self-driving technology for trucking over ride-hailing......»»
Uber Freight outlines autonomous trucking vision
Uber Freight envisions a hybrid system where humans drive the first and last miles and autonomous trucks take over highway routes......»»
ADAS, autonomous systems to serve different needs for different markets, executives say
Rather than thinking of self-driving tech as an evolution of advanced driving-assistance systems, it would be better to consider them as separate systems evolving at different speeds to serve different markets, some industry executives said......»»
Uber attracts record number of drivers as cost of living bites
The ride-hailing app had been facing a driver shortage, leading to long waiting times for customers......»»
Uber doubles Q2 revenue to $8.1 billion as ridership surges
The ride-hailing giant said Q2 results were boosted by resilient demand from customers who continued to hail rides and order takeout food despite rising inflation. The company still posted a net loss of $2.6 billion......»»
Uber"s business is booming even with high gas prices and inflation
Even higher gas prices and soaring inflation aren't slowing down Uber's rebound from the worst days of the pandemic......»»