Levandowski Urges Kalanick to Criticize Musk
Bloomberg
The former engineer at the center of Uber’s self-driving car legal troubles urged ex-Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick to criticize Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk...
Waymo Gets New Policy Chief
Axios
Alphabet's self-driving branch is getting some more Washington firepower. Waymo has hired Senate Commerce Committee staffer David Quinalty as its new Head of Federal...
Fiat Chrysler Teaming with BMW and Intel for Autonomous Vehicles
Associated Press/SF Gate
DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is teaming up with BMW and Intel to develop an autonomous-driving system.
The companies say the...
Companies Gaining Exposure to Automakers
While several of the automakers at the TU-Automotive Detroit conference in Novi, Michigan, want to partner with startups and smaller companies, a pervasive attitude...
Intel to Build 100 Self-Driving Test Cars this Year
TechCrunch
Intel is moving quickly to ramp its autonomous driving technology efforts now that it has closed its acquisition of Mobileye, the Israeli self-driving sensor...
Where is the Insurance Industry Involvement in Autonomous Vehicle Development?
While insurance companies will have a major role in autonomous vehicle development and regulation, it was puzzling to some attendees at the recent TU-Automotive Detroit meeting...
Lyft Accelerates Efforts to Develop Self-Driving Cars
Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Lyft Inc. has formed a self-driving car division, company executives said, a bold investment for the second-largest U.S. ride-services firm...
Republicans Want to Stop States from Setting Own Driverless Rules
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans expect to introduce bills later this week that would bar states from setting their own rules for self-driving...
New Information Out about Urmson’s Start-Up
New information is coming out about an autonomous vehicle startup founded by the former self-driving heads of both Google and Tesla.
Chris Urmson, who led...
Baidu partners with Ford, Nvidia, and others to boost its self-driving car platform
The Verge
Chinese search giant Baidu today announced that more than 50 companies, including big names in the auto and tech industries, have joined its...