Mayflower, the autonomous ship, forced to return to port due to mechanical issue

• News
• 6/21/2021

Should the MAS eventually make it, it'll be the largest autonomous vessel to cross the world's second-largest ocean

Ford and Hermes study reactions to self-driving cars – by hiding the driver

• News
• 6/21/2021

The unusual 'self-driving service simulation' trial is set to take place in Oxford, the UK

AI-powered insurance specialist Tractable secures $60m in Series D funding

• News
• 6/18/2021

Sets sights on home insurance as well as buying and selling used cars

Alphabet's self-driving car company Waymo raises another $2.5 billion

• News
• 6/17/2021

Despite a recent flood of executive departures

FedEx partners with Nuro for autonomous deliveries

• News
• 6/16/2021

Trialing compact autonomous delivery vehicles in Houston

Cruise launches San Francisco's first fully autonomous taxi service

• News
• 6/7/2021

Especially tempting, since the company cannot charge for rides

Why it’s time the shipping industry fully embraces AI

• Partner Perspectives
• 6/7/2021

The fallout of the Ever Given blockage in the Suez Canal and the backlog of deliveries highlighting the need to rapidly change the approach towards navigation and collision avoidance

Oxbotica and Transport Research Laboratory publish code of practice for off-road autonomous vehicles

• News
• 6/2/2021

The document outlines how to plan for, and prevent, potential off-road issues

Germany poised to legalize autonomous driving on public roads

• News
• 5/25/2021

With no human at the wheel

Toyota recruits Mobileye and ZF to develop safety tech for autonomous vehicles

• News
• 5/21/2021

Mobileye’s EyeQ4 SoC and ZF’s Gen21 mid-range radar to be deployed in Toyota cars and trucks within five years

Waymo car filmed as it gets confused by cones, escapes its own support team

• News
• 5/19/2021

Contact center team appear unable to control the rogue AI system in a viral video

Las Vegas is getting a smart road system for the city's medical district

• News
• 5/13/2021

Including autonomous passenger shuttles

Volkswagen promises hands-free vans on the road by 2025

• News
• 5/13/2021

Prototypes of Level 4 autonomous vehicles are already running on a test track in Munich

Pony.ai partners with Luminar as it plans to expand robotaxi fleet

• News
• 5/13/2021

The collaboration will see the Iris sensor suite integrated into Pony.ai’s upcoming vehicle fleet

Alibaba-backed AutoX celebrates 100 days of robotaxi service in Shenzhen

• News
• 5/10/2021

Upgrades to sensor hardware and imaging radars to follow

Oxbotica and Navtech unveil all-weather radar for off-road autonomy

• News
• 5/10/2021

Sensor can work in the rain, fog, snow, and complete darkness at speeds up to 75mph

AI chipmaker Kneron acquires Vatics, gets more funding

• News
• 5/7/2021

Former Vatics executives to lead Kneron's surveillance and security camera division

Driverless truck startup Plus considers SPAC merger with Hennessy, valued at over $3bn

• News
• 5/5/2021

The California-based business has close ties to China

Baidu launches Beijing’s first robotaxi service

• News
• 5/4/2021

Chinese tech giant plans to expand the service to 30 more cities in the next three years

French autonomous vehicle maker EasyMile secures $64 million in funding

• News
• 4/30/2021

After deploying its first driverless cars in Korea, the company is looking to expand even further

UK Government set to allow more vehicle autonomy, but research groups urge caution

• News
• 4/28/2021

Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) to be permitted in slow-moving traffic

Toyota to acquire Lyft’s self-driving unit for $550m

• News
• 4/28/2021

First Uber bails on autonomous cars, now Lyft does the same

General Motors licenses AI software developed at Oak Ridge

• News
• 4/27/2021

MENNDL is “an evolutionary algorithm” that leverages a large number of compute nodes

Potential US legislation could greenlight safety standard exemptions for autonomous vehicles

• News
• 4/27/2021

Increasing from 2,500 per manufacturer to 15,000 – and then 80,000 in three years

Toyota Industries combines autonomous vehicle tech under new T-Hive brand

• News
• 4/22/2021

Based in Holland and dedicated to control systems for automated forklifts and AMRs

France’s largest auto insurer is using AI to assess vehicle damage

• News
• 4/22/2021

With a system from Tractable AI that has processed over $1 billion in auto claims to date

Volvo and China’s DiDi team up on driverless robotaxis

• News
• 4/20/2021

The new XC90s will drive themselves across Shanghai – but it’s not clear when

Honda partners with AutoX to test autonomous vehicles in China

• News
• 4/20/2021

Hoping that successful tests could lead to deployments at scale

Walmart is the latest household name to invest in autonomous vehicle developer Cruise

• News
• 4/19/2021

Retailer says investment backs its sustainability and clean energy plan

Irish researchers equip e-scooters with computer vision to make them safer

• News
• 4/16/2021

E-scooters are currently ‘unlawful’ road vehicles in Ireland – the project aspires to change this

Ocado invests $14 million in autonomous driving specialist Oxbotica

• News
• 4/16/2021

UK’s most valuable food retailer ‘excited’ to expand into autonomous deliveries

Volvo and Nvidia extend collaboration on driverless tech

• News
• 4/15/2021

The upcoming XC90 SUV will be powered by DRIVE Orin hardware

AI Business Podcast 24: The killer feature is killing

• Podcasts
• 4/12/2021

Augmented reality is all grown up – plus What’s The News With Wodecki

Autonomous vehicle mapping insufficient for Australia’s roads, researcher warns

• News
• 4/9/2021

QUT Center for Robotics director calls for increased collaboration on autonomous mapping

Toyota Land Cruisers equipped with AI-powered X-ray to detect Tuberculosis

• News
• 4/8/2021

Yes, that headline is correct

Waymo CEO John Krafcik steps down, to be replaced by two co-CEOs

• News
• 4/7/2021

One CEO will focus on tech, the other will deal with regulators

XPeng P7 fleet completes record 3,000km self-driving marathon across China

• News
• 4/5/2021

A marketing exercise on a scale not seen before

Vietnam joins the fray with its first Level 4 autonomous vehicle

• News
• 3/30/2021

Back in ‘Nam, the cars drive themselves

Volkswagen boosts AI research with new Detroit unit

• News
• 3/29/2021

Looking to transform manufacturing, rather than refine self-driving technology

Moment AI looks to develop in-car system focused on driver health

• News
• 3/17/2021

The prototype hopes to prevent accidents caused by events like seizures, strokes, and sudden cardiac arrest

Cruise acquires rival autonomous vehicle specialist Voyage

• News
• 3/16/2021

The two nautical-themed self-driving businesses team up

Optibus receives $107 million to optimize mass transit

• News
• 3/15/2021

Algorithmic decisions could shorten billions of journey times

Honda Legend is the world’s first Level 3 certified autonomous car

• News
• 3/5/2021

Sales will be limited, with only 100 Legends being made available for lease at a price in the region of 11 million yen (around $102,000)

Robotic harvest companion ‘Carry’ wants to help farmers boost efficiency

• News
• 2/23/2021

Future Acres claims the machine pays for itself in just 80 days

EU security agencies warn AI in autonomous vehicles highly vulnerable to a wide range of attacks

• News
• 2/23/2021

Self-driving vehicles could be Waymo trouble than they’re worth

AI and Linux to fly on Mars, as robot helicopter emerges from Perseverance

• News
• 2/22/2021

Ingenuity will be man’s first object to fly on Mars

LIDAR specialist AEye to go public via SPAC, valuing it at $2bn

• News
• 2/19/2021

Joining a number of LIDAR businesses that have used SPACs instead of IPOs

Bearing.ai comes out of stealth to optimize the shipping industry

• News
• 2/18/2021

Lands large customers at sea

VW Group and Microsoft join forces to build autonomous cars

• News
• 2/15/2021

As the car maker transforms into a “digital mobility provider”

AI Business Podcast 19: The battle for a clean Internet

• Podcasts
• 2/15/2021

“There’s no customer service [number] for saying, hey, I’m not a terrorist.”

Hyundai’s autonomous TIGER concept sets sights on the moon

• News
• 2/12/2021

The robo-vehicle combines legs and wheels

Dendra Systems’ ‘sky tractors’ rely on computer vision to restore degraded land

• News
• 2/10/2021

Aerial seeding drones can plant up to 300,000 trees a day

BP celebrates successful oil refinery self-driving trial

• News
• 2/9/2021

Next, it plans for a permanent robo-vehicle deployment

Autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai raises another $100 million

• News
• 2/9/2021

Few autonomous vehicle companies can rival Pony.ai’s funding to date

Ford signs up Google as cloud and AI partner

• News
• 2/4/2021

“We plan to disrupt,” says VP for strategy and partnerships

Autonomous drone and air taxi port ‘Air One’ set to open in the UK

• News
• 2/1/2021

Its creators hope to eventually operate hundreds of similar sites

Hartford taps Tractable’s computer vision to speed up auto claims

• News
• 1/28/2021

The AI system is claimed to be year, make, and model-agnostic

Hyundai introduces robot to Korean showrooms

• News
• 1/28/2021

DAL-e has been designed with customer service in mind, and tweaked to serve in the pandemic

Chinese self-driving startup Uisee raises $150m from state-backed fund

• News
• 1/26/2021

Company focuses on autonomous logistics and delivery vehicles

AI Business Podcast 16: Crimes in AI, better manufacturing, and a new Intel

• Podcasts
• 1/25/2021

Machine learning has its sinners, and its saints

Microsoft invests in Cruise, enters partnership on driverless technology

• News
• 1/21/2021

Now that’s the play we have been waiting for

China’s autonomous driving hopeful WeRide raises $310 million

• News
• 1/18/2021

Trials of a ‘Mini Robobus’ are expected later this month

Volvo is building an autonomous car testing hub in Gothenburg

• News
• 1/14/2021

Integrating robotaxis, electrical charging and geo-fencing

CES 2021: Panasonic reveals advanced HUD system for driver info

• News
• 1/13/2021

Holograms and lasers for driver and passenger safety – and the system should fit any car

NIO and Nvidia team up on a fully autonomous Tesla Model S rival

• News
• 1/12/2021

Luxury features at a reasonable price – and it might be coming to Europe

Mercedes teases AI functionality in its all-electric flagship

• News
• 1/11/2021

The new EQS promises a car that adopts to the driver – and a dashboard unlike anything we’ve seen before

$47 million funding boost for autonomous vehicle software developer Oxbotica

• News
• 1/8/2021

The firm claims to deliver ‘universal autonomy’

Uber sells self-driving car business in a $4 billion deal

• News
• 12/14/2020

In exchange, the company will get a 26 percent stake in Aurora

Gatik announces Canada’s first autonomous delivery fleet and $25m in funding

• News
• 11/25/2020

Canadian supermarket giant Loblaw signs up for five vehicles

Jaguar Land Rover is building a smart city hub in Ireland to test driverless cars

• News
• 11/19/2020

Featuring smart junctions, connected roads, autonomous parking and electric vehicle charging

Level 3 self-driving Hondas will be on sale by the end of March

• News
• 11/16/2020

As Japan outlines conditions for autonomous driving

Hyundai and Nvidia to deliver AI-enabled, connected cars as standard in 2022

• News
• 11/16/2020

The deal includes all Kia and Genesis models too

Robo-delivery startup Nuro raises $500 million

• News
• 11/16/2020

After discovering new applications for its product during the pandemic

FLIR introduces AI-enabled traffic cameras to help deal with congestion

• News
• 11/11/2020

TrafiCam AI and ThermiCam AI enable predictive traffic management, help avoid accidents

Intelligent tech on new Ford Kuga prevents blind spot collisions

• News
• 11/6/2020

Hoping to make AI less susceptible to confusion caused by anomalous data

Mercedes drops out of the autonomous taxi race

• News
• 11/6/2020

"We don't compete in any race that we can no longer win," a spokesperson said

Locomation successfully completes ‘autonomous relay convoy’ trucking pilot

• News
• 11/2/2020

The trial was designed to show regulators the technology is fit for on-road deployment

Waymo partners with Daimler for self-driving trucks

• News
• 11/2/2020

Autonomous freight delivery gets one step closer

British self-driving trials go live in Oxford

• News
• 10/23/2020

To develop both tech and the model of engagement with local governments

Ford and Argo AI unveil their latest self-driving test vehicle

• News
• 10/22/2020

All-new LiDAR, higher resolution cameras, and more capable radar sensors

BMW launches a code of ethics for AI

• News
• 10/12/2020

Seven principles for better AI applications

AI Summit Silicon Valley: Ford embraces artificial intelligence

• Analysis
• 10/1/2020

And not just for self-driving cars

Omdia: AI to help drive robotics revenue to $286bn by 2026

• News
• 9/29/2020

With agricultural robots expected to emerge as the largest market category

IBM and ProMare launch Mayflower, the autonomous research ship

• News
• 9/23/2020

Testing the system ahead of a transatlantic voyage next year

Autonomous drone delivery company Volansi raises $50m

• News
• 9/17/2020

Focusing on heavy-duty delivery for the military and enterprise

Toyota’s new $800 million fund will support mobility-focused AI companies

• News
• 9/15/2020

The fund is the latest move in Toyota’s Woven Planet endeavor

AI Business Podcast 8: Back with a vengeance

• Podcasts
• 9/15/2020

“Keep this podcast on ice,” he said

Tokyo Expressway simulator to speed up car AI development

• News
• 9/10/2020

If it can navigate the Shuto Expressway, it can drive anywhere

Russia’s Yandex to spin off self-driving joint venture with Uber, invest $150m

• News
• 9/9/2020

It will still own most of the business

New Mercedes S-Class showcases self-driving tech

• News
• 9/7/2020

The first time Level 3 and Level 4 self-driving capabilities have been fitted to a production Mercedes

AI Summit London: How McLaren Racing used its expertise to fight COVID-19

• Analysis
• 9/4/2020

CEO Zak Brown talks about the importance of speed when designing prototype cars – and medical ventilators

Ford and Bosch showcase automated valet parking in Detroit

• News
• 8/31/2020

Featuring sensors built into garage infrastructure

Aurrigo’s self-driving shuttle aces it at European Tour golf event

• News
• 8/24/2020

First autonomous vehicle to ferry athletes at a major sporting event, redesigned with Coronavirus guidelines in mind

Alphabet's Sidewalk spawns Cavnue to build roads for autonomous vehicles

• News
• 8/21/2020

Starting with a 40-mile corridor between Detroit and Ann Arbor

Ford is using AI to develop predictive road safety tool

• News
• 8/20/2020

“We see this as an opportunity to reduce road traffic incidents and save lives”

Chinese startup AutoX launches self-driving taxi service in Shanghai

• News
• 8/17/2020

Autonomous vehicles can be summoned through Alibaba’s navigation app

Former Waymo engineer and AI church founder sentenced for stealing self-driving car secrets

• News
• 8/5/2020

God programs in mysterious ways

Continental and Nvidia launch car industry's fastest supercomputer

• News
• 8/5/2020

The machine will be used for deep learning, simulation and virtual data generation

Self-driving startup Argo AI is now worth $7.5 billion

• News
• 8/4/2020

The tech company has equal backing from Ford and VW

Fiat Chrysler and Waymo to develop a self-driving van

• News
• 7/27/2020

Alphabet’s subsidiary chosen as the exclusive strategic technology partner for the maker of Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati and Ram

Blogs

Mayflower, the autonomous ship, forced to return to port due to mechanical issue

• News
• 6/21/2021

Should the MAS eventually make it, it'll be the largest autonomous vessel to cross the world's second-largest ocean

Ford and Hermes study reactions to self-driving cars – by hiding the driver

• News
• 6/21/2021

The unusual 'self-driving service simulation' trial is set to take place in Oxford, the UK

AI-powered insurance specialist Tractable secures $60m in Series D funding

• News
• 6/18/2021

Sets sights on home insurance as well as buying and selling used cars

Alphabet's self-driving car company Waymo raises another $2.5 billion

• News
• 6/17/2021

Despite a recent flood of executive departures

FedEx partners with Nuro for autonomous deliveries

• News
• 6/16/2021

Trialing compact autonomous delivery vehicles in Houston

Cruise launches San Francisco's first fully autonomous taxi service

• News
• 6/7/2021

Especially tempting, since the company cannot charge for rides

Why it’s time the shipping industry fully embraces AI

• Partner Perspectives
• 6/7/2021

The fallout of the Ever Given blockage in the Suez Canal and the backlog of deliveries highlighting the need to rapidly change the approach towards navigation and collision avoidance

Oxbotica and Transport Research Laboratory publish code of practice for off-road autonomous vehicles

• News
• 6/2/2021

The document outlines how to plan for, and prevent, potential off-road issues

Germany poised to legalize autonomous driving on public roads

• News
• 5/25/2021

With no human at the wheel

Toyota recruits Mobileye and ZF to develop safety tech for autonomous vehicles

• News
• 5/21/2021

Mobileye’s EyeQ4 SoC and ZF’s Gen21 mid-range radar to be deployed in Toyota cars and trucks within five years

Waymo car filmed as it gets confused by cones, escapes its own support team

• News
• 5/19/2021

Contact center team appear unable to control the rogue AI system in a viral video

Las Vegas is getting a smart road system for the city's medical district

• News
• 5/13/2021

Including autonomous passenger shuttles

Volkswagen promises hands-free vans on the road by 2025

• News
• 5/13/2021

Prototypes of Level 4 autonomous vehicles are already running on a test track in Munich

Pony.ai partners with Luminar as it plans to expand robotaxi fleet

• News
• 5/13/2021

The collaboration will see the Iris sensor suite integrated into Pony.ai’s upcoming vehicle fleet

Alibaba-backed AutoX celebrates 100 days of robotaxi service in Shenzhen

• News
• 5/10/2021

Upgrades to sensor hardware and imaging radars to follow

Oxbotica and Navtech unveil all-weather radar for off-road autonomy

• News
• 5/10/2021

Sensor can work in the rain, fog, snow, and complete darkness at speeds up to 75mph

AI chipmaker Kneron acquires Vatics, gets more funding

• News
• 5/7/2021

Former Vatics executives to lead Kneron's surveillance and security camera division

Driverless truck startup Plus considers SPAC merger with Hennessy, valued at over $3bn

• News
• 5/5/2021

The California-based business has close ties to China

Baidu launches Beijing’s first robotaxi service

• News
• 5/4/2021

Chinese tech giant plans to expand the service to 30 more cities in the next three years

French autonomous vehicle maker EasyMile secures $64 million in funding

• News
• 4/30/2021

After deploying its first driverless cars in Korea, the company is looking to expand even further

UK Government set to allow more vehicle autonomy, but research groups urge caution

• News
• 4/28/2021

Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS) to be permitted in slow-moving traffic

Toyota to acquire Lyft’s self-driving unit for $550m

• News
• 4/28/2021

First Uber bails on autonomous cars, now Lyft does the same

General Motors licenses AI software developed at Oak Ridge

• News
• 4/27/2021

MENNDL is “an evolutionary algorithm” that leverages a large number of compute nodes

Potential US legislation could greenlight safety standard exemptions for autonomous vehicles

• News
• 4/27/2021

Increasing from 2,500 per manufacturer to 15,000 – and then 80,000 in three years

Toyota Industries combines autonomous vehicle tech under new T-Hive brand

• News
• 4/22/2021

Based in Holland and dedicated to control systems for automated forklifts and AMRs

France’s largest auto insurer is using AI to assess vehicle damage

• News
• 4/22/2021

With a system from Tractable AI that has processed over $1 billion in auto claims to date

Volvo and China’s DiDi team up on driverless robotaxis

• News
• 4/20/2021

The new XC90s will drive themselves across Shanghai – but it’s not clear when

Honda partners with AutoX to test autonomous vehicles in China

• News
• 4/20/2021

Hoping that successful tests could lead to deployments at scale

Walmart is the latest household name to invest in autonomous vehicle developer Cruise

• News
• 4/19/2021

Retailer says investment backs its sustainability and clean energy plan

Irish researchers equip e-scooters with computer vision to make them safer

• News
• 4/16/2021

E-scooters are currently ‘unlawful’ road vehicles in Ireland – the project aspires to change this

Ocado invests $14 million in autonomous driving specialist Oxbotica

• News
• 4/16/2021

UK’s most valuable food retailer ‘excited’ to expand into autonomous deliveries

Volvo and Nvidia extend collaboration on driverless tech

• News
• 4/15/2021

The upcoming XC90 SUV will be powered by DRIVE Orin hardware

AI Business Podcast 24: The killer feature is killing

• Podcasts
• 4/12/2021

Augmented reality is all grown up – plus What’s The News With Wodecki

Autonomous vehicle mapping insufficient for Australia’s roads, researcher warns

• News
• 4/9/2021

QUT Center for Robotics director calls for increased collaboration on autonomous mapping

Toyota Land Cruisers equipped with AI-powered X-ray to detect Tuberculosis

• News
• 4/8/2021

Yes, that headline is correct

Waymo CEO John Krafcik steps down, to be replaced by two co-CEOs

• News
• 4/7/2021

One CEO will focus on tech, the other will deal with regulators

XPeng P7 fleet completes record 3,000km self-driving marathon across China

• News
• 4/5/2021

A marketing exercise on a scale not seen before

Vietnam joins the fray with its first Level 4 autonomous vehicle

• News
• 3/30/2021

Back in ‘Nam, the cars drive themselves

Volkswagen boosts AI research with new Detroit unit

• News
• 3/29/2021

Looking to transform manufacturing, rather than refine self-driving technology

Moment AI looks to develop in-car system focused on driver health

• News
• 3/17/2021

The prototype hopes to prevent accidents caused by events like seizures, strokes, and sudden cardiac arrest

Cruise acquires rival autonomous vehicle specialist Voyage

• News
• 3/16/2021

The two nautical-themed self-driving businesses team up

Optibus receives $107 million to optimize mass transit

• News
• 3/15/2021

Algorithmic decisions could shorten billions of journey times

Honda Legend is the world’s first Level 3 certified autonomous car

• News
• 3/5/2021

Sales will be limited, with only 100 Legends being made available for lease at a price in the region of 11 million yen (around $102,000)

Robotic harvest companion ‘Carry’ wants to help farmers boost efficiency

• News
• 2/23/2021

Future Acres claims the machine pays for itself in just 80 days

EU security agencies warn AI in autonomous vehicles highly vulnerable to a wide range of attacks

• News
• 2/23/2021

Self-driving vehicles could be Waymo trouble than they’re worth

AI and Linux to fly on Mars, as robot helicopter emerges from Perseverance

• News
• 2/22/2021

Ingenuity will be man’s first object to fly on Mars

LIDAR specialist AEye to go public via SPAC, valuing it at $2bn

• News
• 2/19/2021

Joining a number of LIDAR businesses that have used SPACs instead of IPOs

Bearing.ai comes out of stealth to optimize the shipping industry

• News
• 2/18/2021

Lands large customers at sea

VW Group and Microsoft join forces to build autonomous cars

• News
• 2/15/2021

As the car maker transforms into a “digital mobility provider”

AI Business Podcast 19: The battle for a clean Internet

• Podcasts
• 2/15/2021

“There’s no customer service [number] for saying, hey, I’m not a terrorist.”

Hyundai’s autonomous TIGER concept sets sights on the moon

• News
• 2/12/2021

The robo-vehicle combines legs and wheels

Dendra Systems’ ‘sky tractors’ rely on computer vision to restore degraded land

• News
• 2/10/2021

Aerial seeding drones can plant up to 300,000 trees a day

BP celebrates successful oil refinery self-driving trial

• News
• 2/9/2021

Next, it plans for a permanent robo-vehicle deployment

Autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai raises another $100 million

• News
• 2/9/2021

Few autonomous vehicle companies can rival Pony.ai’s funding to date

Ford signs up Google as cloud and AI partner

• News
• 2/4/2021

“We plan to disrupt,” says VP for strategy and partnerships

Autonomous drone and air taxi port ‘Air One’ set to open in the UK

• News
• 2/1/2021

Its creators hope to eventually operate hundreds of similar sites

Hartford taps Tractable’s computer vision to speed up auto claims

• News
• 1/28/2021

The AI system is claimed to be year, make, and model-agnostic

Hyundai introduces robot to Korean showrooms

• News
• 1/28/2021

DAL-e has been designed with customer service in mind, and tweaked to serve in the pandemic

Chinese self-driving startup Uisee raises $150m from state-backed fund

• News
• 1/26/2021

Company focuses on autonomous logistics and delivery vehicles

AI Business Podcast 16: Crimes in AI, better manufacturing, and a new Intel

• Podcasts
• 1/25/2021

Machine learning has its sinners, and its saints

Microsoft invests in Cruise, enters partnership on driverless technology

• News
• 1/21/2021

Now that’s the play we have been waiting for

China’s autonomous driving hopeful WeRide raises $310 million

• News
• 1/18/2021

Trials of a ‘Mini Robobus’ are expected later this month

Volvo is building an autonomous car testing hub in Gothenburg

• News
• 1/14/2021

Integrating robotaxis, electrical charging and geo-fencing

CES 2021: Panasonic reveals advanced HUD system for driver info

• News
• 1/13/2021

Holograms and lasers for driver and passenger safety – and the system should fit any car

NIO and Nvidia team up on a fully autonomous Tesla Model S rival

• News
• 1/12/2021

Luxury features at a reasonable price – and it might be coming to Europe

Mercedes teases AI functionality in its all-electric flagship

• News
• 1/11/2021

The new EQS promises a car that adopts to the driver – and a dashboard unlike anything we’ve seen before

$47 million funding boost for autonomous vehicle software developer Oxbotica

• News
• 1/8/2021

The firm claims to deliver ‘universal autonomy’

Uber sells self-driving car business in a $4 billion deal

• News
• 12/14/2020

In exchange, the company will get a 26 percent stake in Aurora

Gatik announces Canada’s first autonomous delivery fleet and $25m in funding

• News
• 11/25/2020

Canadian supermarket giant Loblaw signs up for five vehicles

Jaguar Land Rover is building a smart city hub in Ireland to test driverless cars

• News
• 11/19/2020

Featuring smart junctions, connected roads, autonomous parking and electric vehicle charging

Level 3 self-driving Hondas will be on sale by the end of March

• News
• 11/16/2020

As Japan outlines conditions for autonomous driving

Hyundai and Nvidia to deliver AI-enabled, connected cars as standard in 2022

• News
• 11/16/2020

The deal includes all Kia and Genesis models too

Robo-delivery startup Nuro raises $500 million

• News
• 11/16/2020

After discovering new applications for its product during the pandemic

FLIR introduces AI-enabled traffic cameras to help deal with congestion

• News
• 11/11/2020

TrafiCam AI and ThermiCam AI enable predictive traffic management, help avoid accidents

Intelligent tech on new Ford Kuga prevents blind spot collisions

• News
• 11/6/2020

Hoping to make AI less susceptible to confusion caused by anomalous data

Mercedes drops out of the autonomous taxi race

• News
• 11/6/2020

"We don't compete in any race that we can no longer win," a spokesperson said

Locomation successfully completes ‘autonomous relay convoy’ trucking pilot

• News
• 11/2/2020

The trial was designed to show regulators the technology is fit for on-road deployment

Waymo partners with Daimler for self-driving trucks

• News
• 11/2/2020

Autonomous freight delivery gets one step closer

British self-driving trials go live in Oxford

• News
• 10/23/2020

To develop both tech and the model of engagement with local governments

Ford and Argo AI unveil their latest self-driving test vehicle

• News
• 10/22/2020

All-new LiDAR, higher resolution cameras, and more capable radar sensors

BMW launches a code of ethics for AI

• News
• 10/12/2020

Seven principles for better AI applications

AI Summit Silicon Valley: Ford embraces artificial intelligence

• Analysis
• 10/1/2020

And not just for self-driving cars

Omdia: AI to help drive robotics revenue to $286bn by 2026

• News
• 9/29/2020

With agricultural robots expected to emerge as the largest market category

IBM and ProMare launch Mayflower, the autonomous research ship

• News
• 9/23/2020

Testing the system ahead of a transatlantic voyage next year

Autonomous drone delivery company Volansi raises $50m

• News
• 9/17/2020

Focusing on heavy-duty delivery for the military and enterprise

Toyota’s new $800 million fund will support mobility-focused AI companies

• News
• 9/15/2020

The fund is the latest move in Toyota’s Woven Planet endeavor

AI Business Podcast 8: Back with a vengeance

• Podcasts
• 9/15/2020

“Keep this podcast on ice,” he said

Tokyo Expressway simulator to speed up car AI development

• News
• 9/10/2020

If it can navigate the Shuto Expressway, it can drive anywhere

Russia’s Yandex to spin off self-driving joint venture with Uber, invest $150m

• News
• 9/9/2020

It will still own most of the business

New Mercedes S-Class showcases self-driving tech

• News
• 9/7/2020

The first time Level 3 and Level 4 self-driving capabilities have been fitted to a production Mercedes

AI Summit London: How McLaren Racing used its expertise to fight COVID-19

• Analysis
• 9/4/2020

CEO Zak Brown talks about the importance of speed when designing prototype cars – and medical ventilators

Ford and Bosch showcase automated valet parking in Detroit

• News
• 8/31/2020

Featuring sensors built into garage infrastructure

Aurrigo’s self-driving shuttle aces it at European Tour golf event

• News
• 8/24/2020

First autonomous vehicle to ferry athletes at a major sporting event, redesigned with Coronavirus guidelines in mind

Alphabet's Sidewalk spawns Cavnue to build roads for autonomous vehicles

• News
• 8/21/2020

Starting with a 40-mile corridor between Detroit and Ann Arbor

Ford is using AI to develop predictive road safety tool

• News
• 8/20/2020

“We see this as an opportunity to reduce road traffic incidents and save lives”

Chinese startup AutoX launches self-driving taxi service in Shanghai

• News
• 8/17/2020

Autonomous vehicles can be summoned through Alibaba’s navigation app

Former Waymo engineer and AI church founder sentenced for stealing self-driving car secrets

• News
• 8/5/2020

God programs in mysterious ways

Continental and Nvidia launch car industry's fastest supercomputer

• News
• 8/5/2020

The machine will be used for deep learning, simulation and virtual data generation

Self-driving startup Argo AI is now worth $7.5 billion

• News
• 8/4/2020

The tech company has equal backing from Ford and VW

Fiat Chrysler and Waymo to develop a self-driving van

• News
• 7/27/2020

Alphabet’s subsidiary chosen as the exclusive strategic technology partner for the maker of Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, Maserati and Ram