Page 3 - Self-driving Cars

UK becomes first country to green-light driverless cars on its roads

The country announced it would regulate the use of self-driving vehicles at slow speeds on motorways, with the first such cars possibly appearing on public roads as soon as this year

Texas police to seek Tesla vehicle crash data as Musk denies autopilot use

Police say evidence suggests there was nobody in the driver's seat of the Model S when it crashed and killed 2 persons.

Two passengers killed as Tesla car with 'no one' driving crashes in Texas

One victim was found in the front passenger seat of a 2019 Model S and the other was in the rear.

Self-driving startup Gatik works with Isuzu to build delivery trucks

Self-driving truck companies have been gaining a lot of traction with investors keen to jump on the emerging technology

Tesla's use of in-car cameras for self-driving tech raise privacy concerns

Tesla Inc's use of in-car cameras to record and transmit video footage of passengers to develop self-driving technology raises privacy concerns, influential US magazine Consumer Reports said

Tesla on autopilot drives into Michigan trooper's patrol car, probe begins

The US highway safety agency sent investigators to Michigan for the second time in less than a week to investigate an accident after a Tesla on autopilot crashed into a state trooper's patrol car

Honda Motor to sell limited batch of level 3 self-driving cars

The firm said it will sell a limited batch of its flagship Legend sedan equipped with level 3 autonomous driving technology

Ford dissolves its 7.6% stake in Velodyne Lidar: Regulatory filing

Velodyne Lidar is a maker of sensors used in self-driving cars

Toyota, Denso team with Aurora on self-driving cars for Uber, others

Aurora's new agreement with Toyota and Denso expands on the earlier collaboration between the two Japanese companies and Uber ATG

GM teams up with Microsoft to accelerate rollout of self-driving cars

Microsoft's Azure cloud and edge computing platform would be used to "commercialise its unique autonomous vehicle solutions at scale."

Intel's Mobileye plans to step up use of its own radar tech by 2025

Mobileye has taken a different strategy from many of its self-driving car competitors, with a current camera-based system that helps cars with adaptive cruise control and lane change assistance

US self-driving startup Ouster nears deal to go public at $1.9 billion

Ouster, that makes lidar sensors for self-driving cars, is nearing a deal to go public at a roughly $1.9 billion valuation through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm, sources said

Uber sells self-driving unit to Aurora for $10 billion; gets 2 board seats

The price tag is a comedown for Uber, whose self-driving division, Advanced Technologies Group, raised money last year at a $7.25 billion valuation

Tesla could widen release of 'self-driving' software in two weeks

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday there will probably be a wider roll out of a new 'Full Self Driving' software update in two weeks

Uber looks to partner with other self-driving companies, says CEO

The talks have been ongoing since October though there is no certainty a deal will be reached

Tesla's 'full self-driving' cars can't drive themselves, need supervision

The company hasn't identified the drivers or said where they are located. Messages were left Thursday seeking comment from Tesla.

From GPS to LiDAR, the technologies that power Autonomous Vehicles

Also known as autonomous or 'driverless' vehicles, they bank on sensors and software to control, navigate, and drive the vehicle

Amazon agrees to buy self-driving startup Zoox for over $1 billion: Report

The report did not mention the exact purchase price and added Amazon is unlikely to disclose it when the deal is announced, likely to be on Friday

Intel buys Moovit transit app for $900 mn to develop self-driving robotaxis

Moovit will remain independent while its technology and the data it collects from more than 800 million users in 102 countries will be integrated into Intel's autonomous car unit Mobileye

Ola's self-driven car-sharing service registers sharp demand after launch

The average number of kilometers and hours pre-booked by customers has also quadrupled for the upcoming holiday season