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TechCrunch
1 week ago
Startup companies

Tesla drives Luminar lidar sales and Motional pauses robotaxi plans | TechCrunch

Motional, a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, paused commercial operations to focus on technology, delaying driverless taxi service to 2026. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion

Investor optimism in A.I.'s potential to reshape industries is evident through Wayve's $1 billion funding led by SoftBank, Microsoft, and Nvidia. [ more ]
siliconvalleyjournals.com
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Wayve raises $1B Series C funding round led by SoftBank, Europe's largest AI round

Wayve secures record $1.05 billion in funding for developing AI software in autonomous vehicles. [ more ]
The Verge
2 weeks ago
Tech industry

More Tesla employees laid off as bloodbath enters its fourth week

Tesla is undergoing a series of layoffs across different departments.
Elon Musk aims to reorganize the company every five years for efficiency and performance improvement.
Tesla faces financial challenges due to decreased sales and profits, increased competition, and shifting focus to autonomous vehicles. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion

Investors showing optimism towards A.I. systems in reshaping industries with Wayve securing $1 billion in funding. [ more ]
The Verge
1 week ago
Cars

Tesla bought over $2 million worth of lidar sensors from Luminar this year

Tesla, despite Musk's criticism of lidar, purchased $2.1 million worth of Luminar's lidar, showcasing a significant shift in strategy. [ more ]
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Bestjquery
3 months ago
Web development

Product Grid Style 290

Augmented reality can improve the accuracy of existing navigation tools in cars
AR technology can enhance safety and improve driver experience in autonomous vehicles [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
5 months ago
Business

Autoworker strike cost General Motors $1.1 billion

GM expects to absorb increased labor costs and still have enough left to buy back stock worth nearly one quarter of the company's market value.
GM plans to cut capital spending, including a slowdown in spending on electric vehicles and its troubled autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise. [ more ]
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SecurityWeek
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Pentagon's AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons

AI is being used by the US military for various purposes, including piloting surveillance drones and predicting maintenance needs
Replicator is an initiative by the Pentagon to field thousands of AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by 2026
The use of fully autonomous lethal weapons is expected within a few years, with humans potentially taking on supervisory roles [ more ]
financialpost
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Pentagon's AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons.

The US military is using AI for various purposes, including piloting surveillance drones and tracking soldiers' fitness.
The Pentagon aims to deploy thousands of AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by 2026 to keep up with China.
The initiative, called Replicator, aims to accelerate the adoption of small, smart, cheap, and numerous military platforms. [ more ]
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Mail Online
5 months ago
Cars

Fascinating footage of traveller's first robo-taxi ride

Self-driving cars are now a reality and available to the public in San Francisco.
The Waymo app allows users to request a robo-taxi, which will arrive within five minutes.
The robo-taxi is an all-electric customised Jaguar I-Pace with no driver. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
6 months ago
San Francisco

Lost Time for No Reason:' How Driverless Taxis Are Stressing Cities

Self-driving cars are slowing down emergency response times and causing issues for city services.
In San Francisco, there were over 600 self-driving vehicle incidents from June 2022 to June 2023.
A driverless car from Cruise ran over and dragged a pedestrian, leading to the suspension of their service. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
6 months ago
San Francisco

Lost Time for No Reason:' How Driverless Taxis Are Stressing Cities

Self-driving cars are slowing down emergency response times and causing issues for city services.
In San Francisco, there were over 600 self-driving vehicle incidents from June 2022 to June 2023.
A driverless car from Cruise ran over and dragged a pedestrian, leading to the suspension of their service. [ more ]
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Nextgov.com
6 months ago
Privacy professionals

China-owned autonomous vehicle firms are collecting data during US tests - and lawmakers are concerned

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers sent letters to 10 Chinese companies conducting autonomous vehicle testing in the U.S.
The lawmakers expressed concerns about data collection, management, and use as well as potential financial ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
This is a continuation of a bipartisan effort to address the competitive and national security implications of China-owned companies testing autonomous vehicle technologies in the U.S. [ more ]
Theregister
6 months ago
Cars

Cruise stops supervised and manual autonomous vehicle in US

Cruise is temporarily halting its autonomous vehicle operations in the US and hiring an outsider to assess the technology and safety risks.
The shutdown comes after a recent accident involving one of Cruise's driverless cars in San Francisco.
Cruise will continue to operate on closed course training environments and maintain a simulation program to advance its AV technology. [ more ]
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