Cruise Robotaxis To Be Offered on Uber’s Platform

Uber Technologies UBER 0.00%↑ and General Motors’ GM 0.00%↑ Cruise late last week announced a multiyear partnership that will bring robotaxis to the rideshare...

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Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 😮 GM's Cruise Recalls Nearly 1,200 Robotaxis to Close US Probe. “General Motors' GM 0.00%↑ Cruise unit has agreed to recall...

USDOT Releases National Deployment Plan for V2X Tech

Ambitious plan sees full highway V2X integration by 2036 Saying it will save lives, the U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) late last week announced its national...

Texas Sues GM Over Location Privacy in Connected Cars

Two major legal proceedings this week focus on location privacy… The Texas Attorney General's Office has sued GM GM 0.00%↑ over the alleged unlawful gathering and sale of location information from 1.5...

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💲 China's Autonomous Vehicle Startup WeRide Seeks Us IPO at $5 Billion Valuation. “WeRide, a Chinese autonomous vehicle company, is officially gearing up for a...

U.S. Government on Verge of Banning Chinese Software for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Level 3 automation and above software could be barred… The U.S. government, specifically the Commerce Department, plans to ban Chinese software for connected and autonomous vehicles, according...

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Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 🚍 Self-Driving Truck Startup Aurora Innovation Raises $483 Million in Share Sale Ahead of Commercial Launch. “The company, which had arranged to sell...

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✔ Uber and BYD Partner to Accelerate Global EV Transition. “Uber UBER -5.77%↓ and BYD announced a partnership designed to bring 100,000 new BYD electric vehicles onto the Uber platform across...

Alphabet To Invest $5 Billion in Waymo

Alphabet To Invest $5 Billion in Waymo Large investment comes as Waymo expands further into San Francisco So much for autonomous vehicle funding drying up. Alphabet GOOG -0.01%↓ announced this...

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Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 🙁 GM's Cruise Abandons Origin Robotaxi, Takes $583 Million Charge. “GM GM -0.05%↓ reported a financial charge of $583 million in the second quarter that is...