Connected and Autonomous Vehicles:
😠 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 no distinction between economic, political, and military spheres—is not an exercise in fantasy but an urgent national security task.”
🚘 Uber, Waymo To Expand Autonomous Ride Hailing to Austin, Atlanta. “Through the current expansion, Uber UBER 1.99%↑ will manage and dispatch a fleet of fully autonomous, all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles that “will grow to hundreds” over time, the company said.”
🙂 GM’s Cruise To Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles in California. “Cruise will deploy several manual mapping vehicles in Sunnyvale and Mountain View.”
📌 Toyota and Mazda Are Teaming up To Protect Their Cars From Cyber Attacks. “Toyota, Mazda and Hitachi are among the companies to have signed up to safer software standards in connected cars.”
👍 Textron Systems and Kodiak Integrate RIPSAW M3 Vehicle with Self-Driving System. “With this vehicle, Textron Systems TXT 1.66%↑ and Kodiak intend to jointly explore future opportunities with both the U.S. Department of Defense and the militaries of allied nations as they look to accelerate automation into military ground vehicles.”
🤦♂️ Early Reviews Are In: SF’s Next Robotaxi Looks Like a Hot Dog Toaster. “Zoox, the Amazon-owned robotaxi company, was holding the first in a series of “open houses” around San Francisco to show off its vehicle before launching on city streets.”
👉 Where Are All the Self-Driving Cars? How Precise Positioning Can Accelerate Robotaxi and Autonomous Vehicle Deployments. “Precise positioning does not require physical features to anchor a vehicle’s location.”
