Connected and Autonomous Vehicles:
😮 Lyft to Go Driverless in 2026 as Company Plans to Roll out Autonomous Car. “In a social media post, the rideshare company’s CEO David Risher said the driver-less vehicles could debut in Dallas by 2026. The company joined forces with Marubeni, a Japanese company that will own the fleet of cars that feature Mobileye Drive.”
🚗 Tesla Robotaxis by June? Musk Turns to Texas for Hands-off Regulation. “Elon Musk told investors in late January that Tesla TSLA -0.46%↓ would roll out “autonomous ride-hailing for money” by June in Austin, Texas — a state where the company faces almost no regulation.”
😒 Cash Cow to Money Pit: Why GM Decided to Let Cruise Go.
😕 Zoox Robotaxi Hands On: Safe but Lagging. “The toaster-shaped vehicle made safe if conservative decisions and offered a relatively comfortable ride through Las Vegas.”
🤔 Are Waymo’s Accomplishments & Methods Being Overlooked? “It seems the detail level Waymo uses is highly overstated. The size the map required at the resolution claimed by people to cover the 315 square miles in Phoenix that Waymo covers doesn’t math out.”
🚍 Autonomous Volvo Trucks Will Use This Firm’s Tech. “Autonomous tech developer Waabi reveals new partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions, with the company’s AI tech slated to be used in the development of production SAE Level 4 trucks in the United States.”
🚘 May Mobility Offers Driverless Rides in Peachtree Corners, Georgia.
🎭 Waymo to Test Driverless Vehicles in New Orleans During Mardi Gras. “Waymo, the self-driving car division of Alphabet Inc., will launch a pilot program in New Orleans during Mardi Gras starting on Feb. 17 running for approximately three weeks. The goal of the pilot is to train Waymo’s driverless system to handle difficult road conditions and the timing of the trial to coincide with Mardi Gras is deliberate. New Orleans is already challenging, but Mardi Gras will set the bar even higher.”
👏 This New LiDAR Technology Can Recognize Your Face from a Full Kilometer Away. “This breakthrough was only possible due to an ultra-sensitive sensor called the superconducting nanowire single-photon detector that was co-developed by NASA and MIT.
👍 Motive Introduces AI Capabilities to Improve Driver Safety in Mexico
🙂 Hesai and BYD Partnership: 10+ Lidar-Equipped Models to Enter Mass Production in 2025.
