In a statement China’s Geely Holding said, Zeekr, its premium electric mobility brand, will collaborate with Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit Waymo to make electric vehicles for the latter, which will be deployed as fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicles across the United States…. Read More ›
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Alphabet’s Waymo hires Tesla’s chief technical contact with U.S. safety investigators
The hiring is likely to boost safety issues in Waymo’s self-driving cars. Waymo, Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit stated, it has hired Matthew Schwall. Schwall was Tesla’s main technical contact with U.S. safety investigators. Schwall now joins Waymo’s safety team led… Read More ›
Ford Motors expands ride services business with GoRide
With GoRide Ford Motors aims to make yet another splash into its mobility services businesses. On Wednesday, Ford Motor Co revealed a strategic step it had taken: it was expanding GoRide, its medical transport service in Southeast Michigan, as part… Read More ›
FCA joins BMW, MobileEye and Intel led alliance for self-driving vehicle technology
Joining the alliance is a strategic move since it will give FCA a leg up in sharing the enormous cost burden of autonomous self-driving vehicle technology. Fiat Chrysler has become the latest carmaker to join the self-driving alliance led by… Read More ›
Apple testing smart cars on Lexus RX450h SUVs
With weakening sales of its flagship smartphone, self-driving car technology could potentially lift the company’s future. Apple is said to have leased a small fleet of cars from Hertz Global Holdings Inc, a rental company, to test advances in its… Read More ›
Uber fires its self-driving tech chief – Anthony Levandowski
In a strategic legal move, by firing Anthony Levandowski from Uber Technologies, the company is aiming to protect itself from Waymo’s lawsuit which revolves arounds Levandowski illegally downloading 14,000 documents, Waymo’s trade secrets, before he left his job at Waymo…. Read More ›
Lyft enters into a joint collaboration with Google’s Waymo
This has implication for Uber, currently the world’s largest ride sharing company. The New York Times has reported, Waymo and Lyft Inc have signed a collaboration agreement to bring autonomous vehicle technology into the mainstream. The collaboration between the U.S…. 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 ›
Alphabet’s Waymo’s case against Uber is unprecedented
“I’ve never seen a record this strong in 42 years,” – U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Waymo’s case against Uber Technologies. In the high-profile case which is likely to have a major bearing on Uber Technologies, a U.S. judge… Read More ›