Cruise said that it has started initial testing across the city and will be working towards offering driverless rides.
CPUC votes to grant Cruise & Waymo final permits
The vote allows Cruise and Waymo to charge for all rides, expand hourly operations and service area, and add as many robotaxis to their fleets as they want.
Cruise grows Arizona service area by 20x
Cruise has recently greatly expanded its service area in Phoenix, AZ, with its new service area being 20 times the size of its previous service area.
Waymo AVs are coming to Austin
This makes Austin Waymo’s fourth major ride-hail city, joining Metro Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Wind River, Horizon Robotics partner to advance smart driving systems
Wind River, a developer of software for mission-critical intelligent systems, has announced a strategic collaboration with Horizon Robotics.
Cruise robotaxis will soon be available in Nashville
Kyle Vogt, the co-founder and CEO of Cruise, announced today that Cruise vehicles will be heading to Nashville.
Waymo pumps the brakes on self-driving trucks
Waymo still plans to continue to collaborate with DTNA to advance the technical development of an autonomous trucking platform.
TWK releases compact encoders for mobile robots
TWK offers a portfolio of certified sensors in a compact design with different safety interfaces.
Zoox robotaxis hit the road in Las Vegas
Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxis with no steering wheel or pedals are now driving on public roads in Las Vegas.
Indy Autonomous Challenge sets autonomous vehicle speed record at Monza Raceway
After crashing earlier in the week, team PoliMOVE finished its final lap in a borrowed vehicle with a blistering 2:05.87 on the 5.79 kilometer / 3.6-mile-long track, with 11 turns, reaching a top speed of 273.4 KPH (169.8 MPH).
Fernride raises $31M for autonomous yard trucks
Fernride will use the funding to scale its operations with new and existing customers globally and boost its technological development.
Wayve.AI on how generative AI can advance AVs
Alex Kendall, Wayve.AI’s co-founder and CEO, gave insight in a recent blog post about how generative AI models can aid the autonomous vehicle industry.
Waymo robotaxis to be available through Uber
The companies announced a multi-year strategic partnership that will make the Waymo Driver available on the Uber Platform.
Waymo expands service area in Phoenix, SF
Waymo announced that it has doubled its robotaxi service area in Phoenix and is growing its service area in San Francisco.
Examining the autonomous vehicle retrofit market
Many people don’t realize that for the last several years, autonomous vehicle (AV) retrofit technology has been quietly carving out a new niche.
Cruise expanding 24/7 robotaxi service in SF
Cruise’s expanded service area and operating hours will be rolled out in stages, with Cruise employees having access first, then Power Users and the general public.
John Deere 2023 Tech Summit recap
A select number of journalists, thought leaders and social media influencers were invited to attend the John Deere Technology Summit.
Autonomous vehicle technology deep dive with John Deere and Zoox
Jorge Heraud from John Deere, and RJ He and Ryan McMichael from Zoox join the show today to discuss the current state of autonomous vehicle technology.
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.
Gatik to start deliveries with Kroger in Texas
Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will be transporting products from a Kroger CFC in Dallas, Texas to multiple retail locations.
Watch Bill Gates take a ride in a Wayve AV
Bill Gates recently had the opportunity to take a ride in downtown London inside a Wayve autonomous vehicle (AV).
Cruise robotaxi, SF bus involved in accident
The Cruise robotaxi was operating autonomously but there were no passengers inside the vehicle.