Tag: autonomous driving
Electric Air Taxis May Be Venture Capital’s Big Bet in...
Venture capitalists may lay heavy bets on flying taxis and their startup companies next year.
With potential to alleviate...
Musk Tweets “Nuke Mars!’’ in Latest Push to Colonize Red Planet
Elon Musk talks and tweets Mars travel a lot. He even flirted with the red planet over Twitter around Valentine’s Day this...
Safety First: Self-Driving Optimus Ride Does Not Overwhelm
Optimus Ride marks its debut week of running New York City’s first test of a driverless shuttle, and it’s had no shortage...
Israel Weighs Impact of Smart Transportation on Urban Living
Smart transportation -- electric, autonomous, interconnected and shared -- is set to bring dramatic changes to cities around the world in the...
Netflix, YouTube Headed to Tesla’s Self-Driving Vehicles Despite Safety Concerns
Tesla is rolling out entertainment features for its vehicles -- while Wall Street questions the automaker’s profitability and critics continue to voice...
A Digital Nose? Hyundai Spends Millions on Smell Sensors to Keep...
With the spread of sensors that help drivers see more, Hyundai Motor Co. is getting behind the idea that another nose might...
Lyft Building Services for The Blind, Boosting ‘Woke’ Image
Lyft, trying to establish itself as the top ride sharing company leader for the disabled community, is boosting efforts to provide rides...
Waymo Ahead of Robotaxi Competitors, But Road is Long
Waymo pulled ahead in the robotaxi field with California allowing it to ferry passengers in its robot-controlled taxis. Still, the Alphabet unit...
Russia vs. America in Race to Deploy Israel’s Self-Driving Vehicles
In a scene with echoes of the space race, American and Russian tech giants are competing to send cutting-edge technology to a...
Robotaxis: Not Quite Ready for Takeoff
On a foggy Monday afternoon, a helicopter crash in midtown Manhattan took a pilot’s life.
This fatal accident in...
Apple Said to Seek Drive.ai’s Brainpower in Bid to Boost Autonomous...
Apple Inc. has cast its eye on robotaxi company Drive.ai in an effort to hoover up Drive.ai’s roster of engineers to give...
Global Race for Self-Driving Cars Spurs Demand for ‘Brainy’ Chips
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The global race to build “the brains” behind driverless cars is...
AI Automotive Software Firm Black Sesame Raises $100M
On Our Radar: Deals we are paying attention to for their impact on industry.
Black Sesame Technologies, an artificial intelligence company focused on digital imaging...
Minieye Closes Series B Financing With Investment From NavInfo
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Minieye, an autonomous-driving software developer based in China, announced on April 9 that...
SenseTime Hints at Major Push Abroad, Targeting Autonomous Vehicles and Other...
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Barely a day goes by without a new thrust or parry...