self-driving vehicles

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) has hired a former Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) engineer, Louise Zhang, as the new vice president of product safety at Cruise, its self-driving vehicle division. What Happened Cruise, GM’s majority-owned self-driving unit,  announced Zhang’s...

Most developed countries are beyond willing to go 100 percent green. Yet, according to IEA, ‘green energy' powers less than a third of the world's energy supply. But in the grand scheme of things one thing is certain, the new era of a big energy revolution is ahead of us. And it is...

Good day, Autonomous driving startup Waymo has struck a partnership with UPS to commence parcel delivery on its self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans across the Phoenix region. However, Waymo is not rushing to deliver parcels to end consumers via its minivans. For now, these vehicles will take...

Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) is planning to deploy advanced self-driving features in its mobility service vehicles, Reuters reports. What Happened Toyota’s automated driving R&D unit announced on Tuesday that they are planning to first deploy advanced self-driving capabilities in...

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) require more oversight of automated vehicle (AV) testing procedures in the wake of a deadly crash involving a self-driving...

Autonomous driving took center stage at the Auto.AI Europe conference in Berlin, as experts within the automation landscape spoke on the technology's potential as a game-changer in the future of mobility. Stephen Janouch, senior manager of business development at Green Hills Software, delineated...

As autonomous driving technology companies test their vehicles on public roads and gather data at its wake, there are several driving-related jobs that might be at risk over the next decade. Driving autonomy is expected to make early inroads into the long-haul freight market before venturing into...

German original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) BMW Group and Daimler AG inked a partnership on July 4 for a long-term strategic cooperation in autonomous driving, focusing on jointly developing next-generation technologies for driver assistance systems, automated driving on highways, and self-...

Michelin Group announced it will partner with Swedish-based self-driving startup company Einride this week at the Movin'On Summit for sustainable mobility in Montreal. Michelin said it will first test Einride's autonomous, cab-less freight-hauling electric truck, called the T-pod, at its gated...

Aurora Innovation plans to buy Montana-based Blackmore, a company that develops light detection and ranging radar (lidar) technology for self-driving vehicles. The acquisition comes several months after Aurora's $530 million Series B funding round, which was led by Sequoia Capital and "significant...

As some technology companies scale back or eliminate their self-driving programs, Starsky Robotics is pushing forward with its autonomous truck technology. The self-driving truck startup completed a series of road tests, with a driver behind the wheel, on a section of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway...

Einride, the Swedish autonomous trucking company, has successfully deployed its first cab-less, autonomous and fully electric truck for freight hauling in DB Schenker's facility in Jönköping, Sweden. Named the "T-pod," it will transport cargo between a warehouse and a terminal at the facility, as...

  As original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and artificial intelligence startups continue to invest and develop autonomous driving systems, the perception that people have of the technology has remained volatile at best. Though there are two major factions within society, with one voicing...

  As world economies grow, new cities rise and existing urban boundaries expand, caused by people rising out of poverty and migrating en masse to cities in search of a better living. In the U.S., there are record-low unemployment rates and steady auto sales. This adds thousands of vehicles...

Commercially viable autonomous vehicle (AV) technology is proving more difficult to develop than many expected at earlier stages in the hype cycle. This week, media outlets reported that both Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Uber are seeking outside capital to help fund the companies'...