Hyundai opts to test at Willow Run in Detroit
Carmaker Hyundai plans to test its self-driving car at Willow Run, a test site being developed near Detroit, Michigan. The site will be ready in 2017 and companies can pay per time they use the...Read more
Nvidia launches mobile processor for autonomous vehicle
Nvidia launched a new mobile processor for the next generation of autonomous vehicles, called Parker. The company reveiled the architecture and underlying technology of this processor at the Hot Chips conference in Cupertino, California. According...Read more
First self-driving taxi available in Singapore
NuTonomy has launched the first-ever public trial of a robo-taxi service. The trial, which will continue on an on-going basis, is being held within Singapore’s one-north business district, where nuTonomy has been conducting daily autonomous...Read more
Quanergy raises 90 million for self-driving car sensors
Quanergy Systems, a company that makes light detection and ranging sensors used in self-driving cars, has raised 90 million dollar (80 million euros) from investors. According to the company this illutrates their growing interest in...Read more
VW committed to fully automated driverless vehicles
Volkswagen is planning further acquisitions in the market for new transportation technologies and services as it seeks to make up ground after its emissions scandal. Europe’s largest automaker, which had been reluctant to commit to new...Read more
Volvo Cars and Uber jointly develop autonomous cars
Volvo Cars and Uber are going to join forces to develop next generation autonomous cars. The two companies have signed an agreement to establish a joint project that will develop new base vehicles that will...Read more
Helsinki experiments with self-driving buses in real traffic
The Finnish city of Helsinki has started a one month trial in which two EasyMile EZ10 self-driving buses transport people trough actual traffic. After Helsinki, the same experiment will take place in Espoo and Tampere. The...Read more
Ford plans to have a autonomous car fleet in 2021
Ford is going to build a fully autonomous car without a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. The vehicle is expected to be in commercial operation in 2021. The company will collaborate with four...Read more
Self-driving BMW’s on Chinese market in 2021
BMW is planning to release its self-driving vehicles on the Chinese market five years from now. Recently, the German car manufacturer announced it will work together with Intel and Mobileye to bring solutions for highly...Read more
‘Tesla autopilot will be safer with more sensors’
The next generation of the autopilot of car producer Tesla will be powered by more radar and a new triple camera. Some of the equipment is already in production. The new sensor suite will enable...Read more