General Motors is teaming up with ride hailing service provider Lyft to create an integrated network of on-demand autonomous vehicles in the US. Under the agreement, General Motors (GM) is planning to invest $500m in Lyft to help the ...
The US Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced that the US government will invest nearly $4bn to support development of automated vehicles technology. US government will include the outlay in its budget ...
Tags: Autonomous Vehicle, pilot programs
China backed electric and autonomous vehicle startup Faraday Future has unveiled its first concept car, ‘FFZERO1 Concept’, a self driving Batmobile style car capable of producing up to 1,000hp. The car is powered by 4 Quad ...
After Google, Ford is planning to test its self driving Ford Fusion Hybrid sedans on the streets of California next year. The company has enrolled itself in the California Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program that grants permission to ...
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Ford will begin testing self-driving cars on public roads in California next year. Fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid sedans will take to the streets after the company secured a permit to begin testing the vehicles on public roads in ...
Applications of CCMs in the mobile phone and automotive sectors are fueling camera module revenues. Driven by the mobile phone and automotive sectors, the sales value of the Compact Camera Module (CCM) industry will grow by a factor of by ...
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Google is seeking help from children to improve its self driving cars, as the company is teaching its self-driving prototype vehicles to better recognize children. During Halloween, the search giant had kids dressed in various ...
Tags: Google, Kids, Self Driving Cars, sensors
Honda Motor is reportedly planning to bring its self-driving car on the road by 2020, joining the automated car race. Major automakers such as Toyota and Nissan have already announced their entry to into the self-driving car market by ...
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Mitsubishi Electric has joined the ranks of Google, BMW and Daimler with the introduction of EMIRAI3 xAUTO automated concept car which is set to make its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show 2015. The company has used full suite of Mitsubishi ...
Tags: Mitsubishi Electric, automated concept car, high-grade sensor
Google has hired former Hyundai boss John Krafcik to spearhead its self-driving car project. He has been working as the president of online car shopping service TrueCar since April 2014 and earlier held management position in Ford. ...
Tags: Google, self-driving car, Apple
Consumer Watchdog has urged California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in the US to amend its Autonomous Vehicle Regulation that would mandate police investigation into any crashes of robot cars being tested on public roads. Consumer ...
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At a ceremony today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NevadaGov. Brian Sandoval officially granted the first license for an autonomous commercial truck to operate on an open public highway in the United States to Daimler Trucks North America ...
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Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has introduced the Freightliner Inspiration Truck, the first licensed autonomous commercial truck to operate on an open public highway in the US. The company secured a license from the Nevada Department ...
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Nissan’s North American unit has entered into a five-year research and development partnership with NASA to develop autonomous vehicle systems for commercial application. Researchers from the car maker's Silicon Valley Research ...
Tags: Autonomous Vehicles, drive systems, software analysis, Auto
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that Dr. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, will deliver a 2015 International CES® keynote address focused on ...