Autonomous Truck Startup Outrider Raises $62 Million
Colorado-based autonomous truck provider Outrider has raised $62 million in an oversubscribed Series D financing round. The round, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, raises the amount of...
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🏛 U.S. Probes Tesla's Full Self-Driving Software in 2.4 Million Cars After Fatal Crash. “The opened an investigation into 2.4 million Tesla TSLA 3.08%↑ vehicles equipped...
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🚗 Uber Eyes Cybercab Partnership as Autonomous Vehicle Market Stalls. “Following the Cybercab’s lackluster unveiling last week, Uber UBER 0.24%↑ CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says he’d like to partner with Tesla in the robotaxi game. Khosrowshahi...
Industry Reacts To Elon Musk’s Robotax Reveal
Industry lukewarm about announcement, Apple cancels autonomous vehicle program altogether
In a much-anticipated announcement, Tesla TSLA 0.00%↑ honcho Elon Musk last week rolled out two autonomous vehicle models, the Robovan and the Cybercab. At...
California Vetoes Intelligent Speed Assistance Legislation
California Vetoes Intelligent Speed Assistance Legislation
ISA, which uses mapping and other location technologies, will be delayed for years in the United States as a...
Waymo Chooses Hyundai Ioniq 5
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🙂 Google’s Waymo Chooses Hyundai Ioniq 5 for Autonomous Driving Fleet. “Waymo plans to integrate the Ioniq 5 into its Waymo One fleet, which currently operates in select...
Uber and Avride Announce Autonomous Delivery and Mobility Partnership
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🏛 GM's Cruise Self-Driving Unit To Pay $1.5 Million Fine Over Crash Disclosure. “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on that General Motors' GM 0.16%↑ self-driving car...
U.S. Government Seeks to Ban Chinese, Russian Connected Car Tech
The U.S. government, specifically Department of Commerce regulators, are issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would prohibit the sale or import of connected vehicles equipped with...
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🚗 Waymo's Driverless Cars Are Coming to These Cities Next. “The Georgia and Texas Waymo experiences, set to launch early next year, will be...
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😠 Chinese Cars as Military Threats? It’s Not Science Fiction. “Gaming out what Chinese-manufactured cars can do on U.S. soil—for a government that makes...