Waymo has filed a lawsuit against Uber and its subsidiary Otto for allegedly stealing key parts the self-driving technology. The self-driving subsidiary of Google claims that one of its former employees Anthony Levandowski had downloaded ...
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Waymo, previously known as Google's self-driving car project, has added 100 self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its fleet. The vehicles, which were delivered by FCA, are currently being outfitted with Waymo’s fully ...
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In September, reports surfaced that Apple was in talks with car-maker McLaren concerning a possible takeover of the company by Tim Cook and co. It was also claimed that Apple was considering investing in the British supercar company if a ...
Volvo is gearing up for a driverless car trial involving 100 cars that will be unmarked due to fears that motorists will bully the vehicles. The trial is set to get underway in 2018 in London, and will use versions of the Swedish ...
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Savari has signed an agreement with SAIC USA, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker SAIC Motors, to manufacture and distribute its V2X communications solutions in the Greater China and selected ASEAN countries. With this partnership, the ...
A self-driving vehicle has been tested in public for the first time in the UK. The demonstration in Milton Keynes was coordinated by the Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) and marked the completion of the LUTZ Pathfinder project, which has ...
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nuTonomy, a developer of software for self-driving cars, and South-east Asian ride-hailing service Grab have partnered to expand public trial of on-demand self-driving car service in Singapore. The trial will give select Grab users a ...
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Google is reportedly planning to launch a ride sharing service in San Francisco, California later this year in order to compete with Uber and Lyft. If this pilot project is successful, Google could expand it further. In May this year, ...
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Technolgy giant Google has patented a flypaper-like coating to protect pedestrians in self-driving car accidents. The patent includes an adhesive layer placed on the vehicle's front end, allowing pedestrians to simply stick to in case of ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Google’s Self-Driving Car Project announced a collaboration to work on the development of autonomous vehicles. As part of the collaboration, Google's self-driving technology will be integrated ...
According to several reports, Uber is planning to buy or has already placed a huge order to buy Mercedes-Benz S-class cars. Reports suggest that the ride-hailing company is planning to have fleet of self-driving cars by 2020. With this ...
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A month after one of Google’s self driving cars brushed with a municipal bus, Google has secured a patent for bus detection and avoid such accidents in future. The patent is titled "Bus Detection for an Autonomous Vehicle." In ...
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Google has laid out a proposal to bring self-driving cars to market in the United States sooner rather than later. In a letter to transport officials, Google has requested new rules enabling autonomous vehicles that pass federal safety ...
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General Motors announced that it is acquiring Cruise Automation, a startup company that makes self-driving kits for certain types of cars. With this deal, General Motors will add Cruise Automation's software talent and rapid ...
Toyota announced that it has hired Jaybridge Robotics engineering team in order to strengthen its autonomous vehicle development effort. The 16 member Jaybridge engineering team will join Toyota Research Institute's (TRI) facility in ...