Posts Tagged ‘Driverless’
Autonomous Truck Company Aurora Innovation Delays Launch Of Driverless Semis
Aurora Innovation said it is delaying the launch of its autonomous trucks until April 2025. Aurora Innovations Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation is delaying the launch of its driverless trucks until April 2025 from an earlier announcement that it would begin by the end of this year. The Pittsburgh, Pa.-based company said it must…
Read MoreElon Musk Reveals Tesla’s Futuristic Driverless Robovan and AI Innovations at Dazzling “We, Robot” Event [Watch Video]
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Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has made waves once again by introducing the highly anticipated “Robovan” at the “We, Robot” event held at the Warner Bros. lot in California. This fully autonomous vehicle, which does not require a driver or steering wheel, can transport up to 20 passengers. Musk showcased the Robovan as a breakthrough in…
Read MoreUber to launch driverless rides with Waymo in Austin and Atlanta
Uber will exclusively manage and dispatch a new fleet of Waymo’s all-electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles Uber Technologies will be the sole supplier of driverless rides on Alphabet’s Waymo cars in Austin and Atlanta, a boost to the rideshare app’s ambitions in the autonomous vehicle arena. Beginning early next year, Uber will exclusively manage and dispatch…
Read MoreJapan plans driverless bullet trains
SHINKANSEN bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid 2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country’s demographic crisis. East Japan Railway (JR East) will first introduce trains where many of the driver’s tasks are automated – but they will remain in the cab –…
Read MoreGM’s cruise targets resumption of driverless rides this year
CRUISE, the self-driving vehicle unit majority owned by General Motors (GM), is targeting a return to running fully autonomous rides later this year and possibly charging fares by early 2025, said sources familiar with the matter. The San Francisco-based company has been trying to regain traction after grounding its fleet in October following the mishandling…
Read MoreSan Francisco’s hot tourist attraction: driverless cars
WHEN David De Clercq travelled to San Francisco last year, he had a few musts on his itinerary: Go to Alcatraz. Try new restaurants. And ride in a self-driving car. Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles or, colloquially, robotaxis, have been driving the streets of San Francisco in some form since 2009 and have…
Read MoreNissan plans 2027 driverless ride-share service for ageing Japan
NISSAN Motor is planning an autonomous vehicle ride-share service for Japan in three years to address a dearth of taxi drivers amid the nation’s greying population. The company, which will begin a trial service in Yokohama using a Serena-based vehicle, aims to have the programme running nationwide by fiscal year 2027, Kazuhiro Doi, vice-president of…
Read MoreFrom Wow To New Normal: Driverless Cars Cruise The Streets Of San Francisco
This California summer, passersby on the streets of San Francisco can be divided into two camps: blase locals who are used to a parade of moving cars with no drivers or gobsmacked tourists fumbling for their smartphones to capture this long-promised vision of the future. Katherine Allen climbs into a white Jaguar, which then pushes…
Read MoreDriverless Taxis Gain Ground In San Francisco
Driverless taxis from Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car division, can now operate at speeds as fast as 65 miles per hour (105 kilometers per hour) in San Francisco and the tech titan’s home city in Silicon Valley AFP California authorities took a major step forward Thursday in expanding driverless taxi services in San Francisco, giving the…
Read MoreUK To Roll Out First Driverless Bus Service
The driverless bus service will go into service near Edinburgh next week AFP The UK will roll out its first driverless bus network in Scotland next week with drivers on standby behind the steering wheel, ready to take control should an emergency arise. The service, which aims to carry 10,000 passengers a week over a…
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