Uber Spins Off Robotic Delivery Unit, Takes Stake in New Startup March 9, 2021 By Lizette Chapman Uber Technologies Inc. is spinning out Postmates’ delivery robot operation into a separate startup, marking another chapter in the ride-hailing...
Honda Unveils Its New Level 3 Technology, But How Does It Work? March 9, 2021 Honda Motor Co Ltd unveiled on Thursday a limited batch of its flagship Legend sedan this week, becoming the world’s...
Putting Autonomous Driving Back on the Road April 22, 2020 By Ira Boudway The self-driving car was a dream deferred even before the Covid-19 outbreak brought the U.S. economy to a standstill. By...
Toyota to Use Advanced Self-Driving Tech in Commercial Vehicles First December 17, 2019 Toyota Motor Corp plans to first deploy advanced self-driving features in commercial vehicles before adding them to cars meant for...
Viewpoint: Autonomous Taxis Become a Rough Ride for Europe November 18, 2019 By Leonid Bershidsky As recently as March, Daimler AG, the German carmaker, promised to put 10,000 autonomous taxis on the streets by 2021....
Self-Driving Uber in Crash Wasn’t Programmed to Spot Jaywalkers November 6, 2019 By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving test car that struck and killed a pedestrian last year wasn’t programmed to recognize and react...
GM Cruise to Delay Commercial Launch of Self-Driving Cars to Beyond 2019 July 24, 2019 By Joseph White General Motors Co’s self-driving unit, Cruise, said on Wednesday it was delaying the commercial deployment of cars past its target...
Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash September 15, 2011 By Timothy F. Kirn Last month, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. According...