Starting this week, Gatik’s autonomous trucks will operate on predetermined short-haul routes to move products from plant to storage facilities.
evoBOT completes first tests at Munich Airport
evoBOT, a uniquely shaped autonomous mobile robot, completed its first test run at the Munich Airport.
Cruise recalls 300 robotaxis in response to crash with bus
Cruise said its robotaxi that rear-ended a bus in San Francisco made an error predicting the movement of the bus.
Einride raises $500M for autonomous trucks
The funding includes debt financing and equity contributions to help Einride continue to scale its technology.
Catch the Indy Autonomous Challenge racing at Texas Motor Speedway
The Indy Autonomous Challenge racing is live at the Texas Motor Speedway on November 11, 2022, or catch the action online with a live simulcast.
Polymath Robotics exits stealth with goal of plug-and-play autonomy
The company’s mission is to speed the development of autonomous mobile robots deployed in the field.
DOT launches panel for transportation automation
The DOT announced it’s establishing a two year committee that will make recommendations on how to best innovate the transportation industry.
Teraki, DriveU.auto partner for teleoperated delivery robots
DriveU.auto’s platform is already being put to work in Teraki’s operational European fleet of delivery robots.
Local Motors, the company behind Olli, closes its doors
After 15 years of operation, Local Motors, the company developing autonomous shuttle Olli, is shutting down due to a lack of funding.
Reliable Robotics to launch commercial cargo flights this year
Reliable Robotics appointed David DeRose as director of finance and Lee Tomlinson as director of operations to its airline subsidiary.
Seoul Robotics launches Level 5 Control Tower to enable autonomous mobility
The company is proposing an innovative approach to vehicle guidance using sensors deployed within the environment, rather than just on the autonomous vehicles.
How Waymo adjusted its driver for autonomous trucking
Part of what makes Waymo’s system successful is its millions of miles of real world and simulated driving experience.
How Waymo’s self-driving cars handle fog in SF
Waymo’s robotaxis face unique challenges driving in San Francisco, where there’s a one in three chance of fog every day.
Cruise, Waymo OK’d for public robotaxi rides in California
The approval from the California DMV does, however, come with major caveats.
FedEx to test Aurora’s autonomous trucks
This industry-first, three-way collaboration will actively test autonomous operations on parcel routes between Dallas and Houston, TX
Overcoming 4 major roadblocks to building a drone program for DOTs
By Sally Huynh, Senior Customer Marketing Manager at Skyward, A Verizon company As of December 2020, the United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration reported drones to be among the fastest-growing segment in the entire transportation sector. Today, regional DOTs are increasingly turning to drones to save time and money. According to a…
EasyMile raises $66M for autonomous vehicles in closed environments
EasyMile, a French developer of autonomous vehicles, raised $66 million (€55 million) in Series B funding. The funds will help it scale deployments of autonomous vehicles in closed-campus environments. The oversubscribed round will also allow EasyMile to invest in its long-term strategy of deploying autonomous shuttles on public transportation networks. The Series B round was…
Motional testing fully driverless vehicles in Las Vegas
Motional is now testing Level 4 fully driverless vehicles on public roads in Las Vegas. The Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture said the testing, which began earlier in February, consist of multiple driverless Chrysler Pacifica minivans navigating intersections, unprotected turns, and interactions with other road users, including pedestrians and cyclists. There is a caveat: a Motional employee…
Waymo begins limited robotaxi tests in San Francisco
Waymo announced a couple of weeks ago it wouldn’t be expanding its robotaxi service in Arizona any time soon. I took that as a sign of Waymo gearing up to start testing in a new city – San Francisco, perhaps. Today, Waymo announced just that. It has begun limited testing in San Francisco, marking its…
Cruise autonomous vehicles heading to Japan
Cruise will be sending its first self-driving test vehicles to Japan in 2021. Details about where, when and how many are unknown at this point. But the move appears to deepen the autonomous vehicle partnership between GM and Honda that started in 2018. GM is the majority shareholder in Cruise, while Honda is a major…
Cruise raises $2B, partners with Microsoft on autonomous vehicles
Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, raised $2 billion in new equity funding today. The San Francisco-based company said its post-money valuation is $30 billion. Cruise has raised about $7.3 billion since it was founded in 2013. GM, Honda Motor, and other institutional investors participated in the funding round. GM remains the majority stakeholder.…
Oxbotica raises $47M to scale autonomous vehicle software
Oxbotica’s Selenium platform handles an autonomous vehicle’s navigation, mapping, perception, and machine learning. Oxbotica said Selenium doesn’t need to rely on external infrastructure such as GPS, lane markings or pre-existing HD maps.