Cruise announced that it expanding its service area just days after the NHTSA opened an investigation into the company’s driving system.
Indy Autonomous Challenge returns to CES 2023 to spotlight autonomous racing
The Indy Autonomous Challenge returns to Las Vegas at CES 2023 with more powerful engines and improved sensors and computing infrastructure onboard.
Researchers develop AV object detection system with 96% accuracy
An international research team at the Incheon National University in South Korea has created an object detection system capable of 96% accuracy.
Einride raises $500M for autonomous trucks
The funding includes debt financing and equity contributions to help Einride continue to scale its technology.
Kodiak Robotics snags $49.9M army contract for autonomous vehicles
The United States Army and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) awarded Kodiak Robotics with a 24-month, $49.9 million contract in October.
Monarch Tractor completes first units of production edition
The company is fulfilling the first production units of its autonomous, all-electric tractor for Constellation Brands.
Japan to open roads to autonomous vehicles in 2023
Japan’s National Policy Agency announced that it would lift a ban preventing SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles from operating on Japanese roads.
How safe are Cruise robotaxis?
Cruise recently released its safety report to give the public insights on what the company does to ensure its autonomous vehicles are safe.
Nuro lays off 20% of staff
Nuro, an autonomous vehicle delivery company with deployments in California and Texas, laid off about 300 employees on Friday.
Waymo to begin public robotaxi rides in San Francisco
Waymo announced that it will soon begin giving autonomous robotaxi rides, with no automation specialists in the vehicles, in San Francisco.
Motional & Lyft launch robotaxi service in LA
Motional and Lyft announced that the companies are rolling out an autonomous ride-hailing service in Los Angeles.
ISEE’s yard automation solution brings in $40M
ISEE, the Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of self-driving yard truck solutions, announced that it raised $40 million in Series B funding.
Cruise starts daytime robotaxi rides in San Francisco
Cruise began offering daytime robotaxi rides to employees in San Francisco. The daytime operating hours could soon be open to the public.
No, autonomous vehicles aren’t dead
Autonomous vehicles have major challenges. But declaring the technology dead after Argo AI’s shutdown is foolish.
Waymo opens autonomous rides to the public in Phoenix
Waymo One is opening up to the public in downtown Phoenix without any autonomous specialists behind the wheel.
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.
Waymo now offers robotaxi rides to Phoenix airport
Members of the company’s Trusted Tester Program can now hail one of its all-electric Jaguar I-PACE equipped with a fifth-generation Waymo Driver 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for rides between downtown Phoenix and Phoenix Sky Harbor.
Aurora CEO Chris Urmson weighs in on Argo AI shutdown
Ford and VW announced that the companies would be ending their investment in Argo AI and that the company would be shutting its doors.
Ford CEO gives insight into Argo AI’s shutdown
Ford’s CEO, Jim Farley, gave more insight into the company’s decision to stop investing in Argo AI during Ford’s third-quarter earnings call.
Argo AI is shutting down
Argo AI, the self-driving company previously backed by Ford and VW, is closing down.
Motional partners with Uber for 10-year commercial agreement
Motional and Uber signed a 10-year framework agreement that would include autonomous vehicles providing ride-hailing and delivery services.
Inside Waymo’s safety benchmarks for robotaxis
Waymo released its Response Time and Collision Avoidance Benchmarking papers to provide clarity on the benchmarks it has for its vehicles.