Driverless
GM’s Cruise to Deploy Driverless Cars in San Francisco
General Motors' Cruise AV, an autonomous electric vehicle, on display in Detroit in January 2019. (Paul Sancya/AP)
SAN RAMON, Calif. — General Motors’ self-driving car company is sending out vehicles with nobody behind the wheel in San Francisco as it navigates its way toward launching a robotic taxi service that would compete against Uber and Lyft in the hometown of the leading ride-hailing services.
December 9, 2020Amazon Buys Driverless Startup Zoox, Cites Ride-Hailing Prowess
A Zoox self-driving car is operated outside the company's headquarters in California on May 27. (Michael Short/Bloomberg News)
Amazon.com Inc. is buying autonomous vehicle startup Zoox Inc., a move that could help the company create a formidable opponent to ride-hailing and food-delivery companies.
June 26, 2020Driverless Car Industry Gets a Nudge on Standards, Transparency
Vehicles sit in rush hour traffic at an interchange in Los Angeles. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News)
Hundreds of driverless cars have been tested in locations across the U.S. in recent years, but standards are inconsistent and in a handful of cases there have been accidents and even a death.
June 15, 2020SoftBank-Backed Nuro Gets OK for Driverless Delivery Tests in California
A Nuro delivery vehicle completes training routes in Texas in November 2019. (Annie Mulligan for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Nuro Inc. has won permission to test driverless, low-speed delivery vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area, becoming the second company allowed to operate on public roads without a driver.
April 9, 2020Driverless Cars Have Arrived, and They All Look Like Loaves of Bread
The May Mobility shuttle. (Keith Naughton/Bloomberg News)
Do automakers investing billions in the self-driving cars of tomorrow risk repeating the same mistake they made with electric cars a decade ago?
March 13, 2020Hyundai to Start Mass Production of Driverless Cars in 2024
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Group will start mass production of self-driving cars within the next five years, said Chung Euisun, the heir to the auto giant, as he made a hefty investment in a joint venture the company established with Aptiv on Sept. 23.
September 30, 2019Hyundai to Set Up $4 Billion Driverless Car Venture
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Hyundai Motor Group will spend $1.6 billion to develop autonomous vehicles with Aptiv Plc, marking one of the biggest investments yet by a traditional carmaker into the burgeoning robocar industry.
September 23, 2019With New Funding, Startup PlusAI Set to Unveil Level 2 Driverless Vehicles
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Sequoia Capital-backed PlusAI Inc. is close to raising about $200 million in new funds at a valuation of more than $1 billion to bankroll its development in autonomous trucks, according to people familiar with the matter.
August 21, 2019Loadsmart, Starsky Robotics Dispatch Autonomous Truck Automatically
In June, Starsky Robotics performed the first fully unmanned test on a public highway with real traffic. (Starsky Robotics/YouTube)
Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics said the companies have automatically dispatched an autonomous truck to haul freight.
August 12, 2019GM Cruise Robotaxi Debut Delayed
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General Motors Co.’s self-driving unit is backing off plans to deploy robotaxis by the end of this year, the latest indication of how auto and tech companies are struggling with the challenges of taking humans out from behind the wheel.
July 24, 2019