Magna International, a Canadian developer of car mobility technology, is adding more than 120 Optimus Ride employees to its team.
The Yards to deliver meals to DC families in need with Optimus Ride autonomous vehicles
Optimus Ride is expanding its partnership with Brookfield Properties by providing autonomous vehicles to deliver food to families in need with The Yards, a development in Southeast D.C.
Optimus Ride pivots role of autonomous vehicles during COVID-19
Like many autonomous vehicle companies, Boston-based Optimus Ride paused its autonomous operations at customer sites due to COVID-19. The MIT spin-off is doing its part to observe social distancing and help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. One of the places it paused operations was at Paradise Valley Estates (PVE), a retirement community for…
Optimus Ride self-driving vehicles use Velodyne lidar sensors
Optimus Ride, a self-driving vehicle technology startup that spun out of MIT in 2015, will use Velodyne‘s lidar sensors in its entire fleet. Optimus Ride is currently testing its vehicles in Massachusetts and New York, and it will soon be testing in California and Virginia. Optimus Ride’s all-electric shuttles move at slow speeds, maxing out…
CARMERA builds HD maps for autonomous vehicles in Brooklyn
Self-driving cars are not yet a common sight in New York City, but CARMERA, a company building centimeter-level street maps, is part of autonomous vehicle trials in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Optimus Ride driverless shuttles launch in Brooklyn Navy Yard
Optimus Ride, a self-driving vehicle technology startup that spun out of MIT in 2015, today launched its driverless shuttle service inside a geo-fenced area at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The 300-acre shipyard and industrial complex has more than 400 manufacturing businesses and 10,000 employees onsite. Six Optimus Ride driverless shuttles are now transporting passengers inside…
Win an autonomous vehicle ride at Robotics Summit & Expo
Optimus Ride, a leading autonomous vehicle technology company located in Boston, is raffling off three autonomous vehicle demo rides at the Robotics Summit & Expo. The demo rides, which will take place in Boston’s Seaport District, will be scheduled for a later date at a mutually convenient time. To enter the raffle, visit Optimus Ride in…