Tesla, Public or Private, Still Will Release Autopilot Safety Data
Even as CEO Elon Musk pursues the idea of taking Tesla private, the electric automaker has confirmed that it still plans to release safety data on its Autopilot semi-autonomous driving feature.
August 16, 2018To Get Ready for Robot Driving, Some Want to Reprogram Pedestrians
You’re crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the months after the first pedestrian death attributed to an autonomous vehicle and amid growing concerns that artificial intelligence capable of real-world driving is further away than many predicted just a few years ago.
August 16, 2018Kroger Selects Arizona for Self-Driving Grocery Delivery Pilot
Kroger Co. is bringing self-driving grocery delivery to Arizona.
August 16, 2018How a Billion-Dollar Autonomous Vehicle Startup Lost Its Way
Quanergy Systems Inc. found itself in the center of a sudden frenzy over self-driving cars in 2014. It makes lidar, which bounces lasers off objects to help autonomous cars know what is nearby.
August 13, 2018Task Force to Study Autonomous Technology Underway in Oklahoma
Oklahoma state officials have held the first meeting of a task force that will study autonomous vehicles and how agencies and local governments should respond to the emerging technology.
August 13, 2018Former Chief Tesla Vehicle Engineer Doug Field Returns to Apple
Apple Inc. said it rehired Doug Field after the executive spent about five years at Tesla Inc. in charge of vehicle engineering.
August 10, 2018Self-Driving Truck Startup Kodiak Secures $40 Million in Series A
Kodiak Robotics, founded in April by Don Burnette and Paz Eshel, said it has raised $40 million from a group of venture capital investment firms, including Battery Ventures, CRV, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tusk Ventures.
August 9, 2018Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Touts Department’s Approach to Autonomous Policy
An update of federal guidelines on autonomous technology that would encompass trucks, transit systems, infrastructure, cars and other modes of transportation will emphasize safety, the country’s top transportation officer said Aug. 8.
August 9, 2018Ford Aims to Be Major Player in Autonomous Technology
The autonomous technology gap between Ford Motor Co. and its rivals from Detroit and Silicon Valley can be measured in years. Yet even a company playing catch-up in the race to turn self-driving technology into high-margin businesses is drawing interest from outside investors, an indicator of just how much money is pouring in.
August 9, 2018Uber Doubles Down on Freight Business
Although Uber Technologies Inc. recently halted its self-driving truck program, the ride-hailing pioneer is doubling down on its Uber Freight load-matching business and announced that Otto co-founder and former Uber executive Lior Ron will rejoin the company to run that unit.
August 8, 2018