TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2022

British autonomous vehicle startup Wayve has raised a $200 million Series B funding round from investors to scale its technology and expand its partnerships with commercial fleets. million in Wayve and entered into an autonomous delivery trial with the startup, as has British supermarket chain Asda. Ocado, the U.K.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle startup that acquired Uber’s self-driving unit in December, is going public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Reinvent Technology Partners Y. Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora in final talks to merge with Reid Hoffman’s newest SPAC.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

million vehicles and pay $105 million in fines to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. Today, the “connected car” is commonplace and delivers a long list of services to the driver and passengers, from internet connectivity and vehicle monitoring to safety warnings and the ability to buy goods and services while on the go.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

As the automotive industry inches slowly ahead on the road to self-driving vehicles, we’re seeing the emergence of startups aiming to fill in some of the technical gaps in autonomous systems as they exist today. The problem is that these systems’ responses are based on the data that they have been fed.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Testing autonomous vehicles on public roads is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor, and one that Raquel Urtasun, former chief scientist at Uber ATG, doesn’t think is the most expedient route to market. Cruise , Waymo and Aurora have all confirmed to TechCrunch that they follow a similar process to the one Urtasun describes. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the field of autonomous driving, the country has made some big strides in defining the parameters and limitations for service providers, removing regulatory ambiguity and granting industry players the freedom to test the nascent […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2024

Aurora and automotive supplier Continental have wrapped up the first phase of a more than $300 million project to mass produce autonomous vehicle hardware for commercial self-driving trucks. The two companies said Friday that the design and system architecture of an autonomous vehicle hardware kit is now complete.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the field of autonomous driving, the country has made some big strides in defining the parameters and limitations for service providers, removing regulatory ambiguity and granting industry players the freedom to test and commercialize […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Synopsys

APRIL 28, 2023

The previous blog post in this series presented an introduction to secure software development for modern vehicles. In this blog post, we will do a deep dive on connected and autonomous vehicles (AVs) and focus on fuzz testing.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Less than a month after Waymo’s Los Angeles County expansion, labor organizers and an LA lawmaker are calling for new autonomous-vehicle regulations. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Kodiak Robotics has unveiled its first autonomous test vehicle for the U.S. The DOD is using the vehicle to test autonomous surveillance and reconnaissance missions in off-road terrain, diverse operational conditions and GPS-challenged environments.

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Capgemini

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Many automotive companies are already embedding software with varying levels of autonomous capability into their vehicles, although only a handful currently have made such features accessible to the driver. So how do we safely accelerate towards the autonomous driving future? Five steps to autonomous driving technology.

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CTOvision

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Read Kathleen Walch’s article in Forbes to learn more about the six levels of autonomous vehicles. Have you ever dreamed of the day where your car could drive for itself […].

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For many, the idea of AI in the automotive industry brought up images of autonomous (self-driving) vehicles. These vehicles are certainly one of the more visible applications of the technology, but there is so much more behind the scenes and under the proverbial hood.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

After years of aggressive expansion at home, China’s autonomous vehicle upstarts are now setting their gaze on overseas markets. WeRide, in particular, has been on a licensing spree. The two […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai As part of the deal, the two plan to establish a joint venture to develop, manufacture and deploy autonomous vehicles and smart infrastructure in Neom and key markets in the Middle East North Africa region. The deal […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2024

Waymo is about to start testing its driverless passenger vehicles on the highway later this month, a critical milestone for the company that, if successful, will unlock expanded commercial operations.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Nvidia has long been involved in the development of autonomous vehicle technologies, providing the industry with graphic processing units that can perform millions of calculations simultaneously. The firm is recruiting two dozen roles for an autonomous driving team […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Lone Star State has been home to autonomous vehicle testing, particularly with trucks, for years now. All eyes might be on the California robotaxi market, but Texas is the one shaping up to be the next hot testbed of the technology — and regulatory fights that could follow. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Waymo became the first autonomous vehicle operator in the U.S. Select Waymo One riders can now get picked up or dropped off by the company’s robotaxis curbside at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. to launch a paid robotaxi service to and from the airport in November 2022.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

The California Department of Motor Vehicles, the agency that regulates the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles in the state, requested the reduction in operations. The state agency said it is investigating “recent concerning incidents” involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

A few bright spots remain in the autonomous vehicle industry even amid macroeconomic headwinds that have nearly shut off the spigot of venture capital and led to further consolidation. Helm.ai, a startup developing software designed for advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous driving and robotics, is one of them.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Autonomous vehicle company May Mobility has launched its first driverless on-demand microtransit service on public roads in Sun City, Arizona in partnership with transit tech company Via. The milestone is in line with May Mobility’s goal of launching rider-only operations by 2023.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Autonomous ride-hail and shuttle service May Mobility and transit tech provider Via are launching a small fleet of wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicles in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The Grand Rapids project marks both the first time ADA-compliant autonomous shuttles will be put into deployment in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Motional, the Aptiv-Hyundai joint venture commercializing self-driving vehicle tech, will put its robotaxis on the Uber network later this year as part of a 10-year operating agreement that will eventually roll out to major cities across North America. Uber and Motional have not disclosed where it will launch first. told TechCrunch.

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CIO

JANUARY 18, 2024

From employee safety systems to robotics, security cameras and autonomous vehicles, connected devices and applications have become critical to business. Innovations in automation, from the use of autonomous forklifts to drones and high-definition security cameras, require guaranteed bandwidth.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Xiaolang Zhang pleaded guilty this week to stealing confidential driving information from the tech giant and then going to work for an electric vehicle company. Driving away with secrets : Rita wrote a juicy one about a former Apple employee who left with more than just best wishes from his ex-colleagues.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2023

On their way to building fully-autonomous vehicles, self-driving car makers are facing a tall task: training their AIs to be able to respond reliably to any and all scenarios that a car, truck or bus might encounter as well as, or hopefully better, than a human would. All rights reserved.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, told staff Thursday via email that the employee share-selling program for the fourth quarter is suspended, following an incident that resulted in the robotaxi company losing its permits to operate in California.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2022

Uber Eats is launching two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles on Monday with Serve Robotics, a robotic sidewalk delivery startup, and Motional, an autonomous vehicle technology company. ” Serve Robotics is partnering with Uber Eats on an autonomous delivery pilot in Los Angeles.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle company Wisk Aero has started flight testing a version of its autonomous air taxi aircraft in Los Angeles, according to CEO Brian Yutko.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

Motional, the Aptiv-Hyundai joint venture that’s working to commercialize autonomous driving technology, has launched its new all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxi for driverless ride-hail operations on the Lyft network in Las Vegas. Customers who order a robotaxi ride can use the Lyft app to unlock the doors of the autonomous IONIQs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cruise said Monday it has started testing its self-driving vehicles in Atlanta as the company continues its ambitious plan to launch its robotaxi service in multiple cities. The announcement confirms previous reporting by TechCrunch that Atlanta would be the next city to see Cruise vehicles on public roads. ” Next up: Atlanta!

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

Autonomous vehicle company Pony.ai is forming a strategic joint venture with Sany Heavy Truck, a subsidiary of Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry, to create an autonomous truck brand. In December 2021, Pony also had its license to test its driverless vehicles in California suspended.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

A Cruise robotaxi and an emergency vehicle crashed late Thursday night and left a passenger injured. Cruise said one of its self-driving Chevy Bolt EVs entered an intersection on a green traffic light at Polk and Turk streets when it was struck by an emergency vehicle that appeared to be en route to an emergency scene.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The product is called Roadrunner, a modular, twin-jet powered autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) air vehicle that’s designed for low costs. Leading defense tech startup Anduril has developed a new product designed to take-on the proliferation of low-cost, high-powered aerial threats.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

“We keep taking legacy vehicles and trying to retrofit them for driverless technologies. The vehicle costs about $30,000 in all, which McKendrick said has a payback period of two years. The vehicles can deliver cargo, which is accomplished through a combination of autonomy and a remote worker using teleoperations to assist.

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