Across the supply chain of the auto industry, investors are cheering firms who break away from the mold of the combustion engine centered model, which they see as a sunset industry, to that of new age self-driving, autonomous, automated vehicles…. Read More ›
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Faurecia and ZF collaborate to create the ‘cockpit of the future’ for self-driving cars
This has the potential to be a game changer for the upcoming self-driving market. In what could potentially be a significant moment for the future of smart cars for the near future, Faurecia, a France-based car parts supplier, has signed… Read More ›
Apple proposes stronger, stricter norms of data collection for self-driving cars
Apple appears to be creating an ecosystem for the self-driving car market and is seeking greater clarity for its parameters. In a strategic move which has immense significance for companies in the crowded self-driving car market, Apple Inc has urged… Read More ›
Baidu joins the race for tomorrow’s self-driving cars
It has appointed Qi Lu, a former executive at Microsoft Corp as its chief operating officer. China’s Baidu Inc has disclosed it will be launching its self-driving car technology designed for a restricted environment later this year in July. It… Read More ›
Autonomous version of Nissan’s LEAF seen cruising at 50mph in London
Nissan has tested the autonomous version of the LEAF in Silicon Valley and in Tokyo. This marks its first test in a European city. Nissan took the first step towards the testing of its first self-driving car in Europe. Guided… Read More ›
Hyundai Motors increases its pace in the race to develop self-driving cars
The company has hired Lee Jin-woo, 47, former researcher at General Motors to oversee its research into the field of autonomous automated transportation technology. The Hyundai Motor Group has jumped in the fray of developing next generation vehicles. The company… Read More ›
UK plans on removing a major hurdle facing self-driving vehicles
Britain’s transportation minister is set to make self-driving friendly insurance rules, a fact which could nurture the nascent industry which globally has been valued at $1.1 trillion by 2025. In what is likely to be a major strategic shift to… Read More ›
Tesla’s former head of its Autopilot system caught poaching engineers from Tesla
Sterling Anderson former head of Tesla’s Autopilot system, and Chris Urmson, ex-head of Google’s self-driving program, have launched a startup in Silicon Valley by the name of Aurora Innovation. Tesla has sued the former head of its Autopilot system, which… Read More ›
Google showcases its latest autonomous self-driving system in a Chrysler Pacifica
The race for tomorrow’s automated autonomous car just got hotter with Google displaying its improved version of the technology. Ahead of the much awaited Detroit auto show, Google unveiled its latest autonomous automated car technology mounted in a Chrysler Pacifica… Read More ›
General Motors to expand testing & production of self-driving cars
GM to build next generation self-driving cars in its factory in Michigan. In a strategic development that signals General Motor’s potential launch of new self-driving vehicles, the company’s CEO, Mary Barra has disclosed that the automaker will be expanding… Read More ›