Self-driving Technology

Tesla's Biggest Threat Is Not Competition But This Preoccupation Of Elon Musk, Says Co-Founder Martin Eberhard
Alibaba Said To Get China License To Test Its Self-Driving Trucks On Road
Elon Musk Sees No Company Beside Tesla Solve 'Insanely Hard' FSD In Next 5 Years
Alibaba Said To Get China License To Test Its Self-Driving Trucks On Road
Elon Musk Sees No Company Beside Tesla Solve 'Insanely Hard' FSD In Next 5 Years
IIHS Flags Past Concerns With Tesla And Other Automakers' Self-Driving Systems As It Launches Automation-Focused Safety Scores
Cruise CEO Dan Ammann Fired By GM's Mary Barra Amid Differences Over IPO Plans, Company Focus: Report

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Alibaba Explores Making Self-Driving Trucks
Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE: BABA) plans to develop self-driving trucks with logistics subsidiary Cainiao, the e-commerce giant's CTO Cheng Li announced at the Global Smart Logistics Summit on Thursday.
Seegrid Introduces Upgraded Autonomous Tow Tractor
Seegrid Corp., an autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) development company, introduced Tuesday its Palion Tow Tractor Series 8, an upgraded version of its automated tow tractor to help customers increase productivity and safety within manufacturing, warehousing and distribution.
Tesla Begins Rollout Of 'Pure Vision Autopilot:' What You Need To Know
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) is abandoning the radar in favor of a camera-based Autopilot system for its vehicles.
Waymo Said To Seek $4B In External Funding As It Mulls Going Public
Alphabet Inc’s  (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) self-driving unit Waymo is in talks with outside investors to raise as much as $4 billion to fund its autonomous driving efforts,
Google Self-Driving Sister Company Waymo Loses More High-Profile Executives A Month After CEO's Exit
Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) self-driving unit Waymo is seeing the departure of two more key executives, a little over a month after CEO John Krafcik’s exit in April, Techcrunch 
Tesla Tells Regulators Elon Musk's Tweet Doesn't 'Match Engineering Reality' On Self-Driving Tech
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has privately admitted that CEO Elon Musk has been overstating the capability of the electric vehicle maker’s self-driving technology.
Lucid Names Former Waymo Executive As CFO In 'Pivotal Year'
Luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors Inc has roped in a former executive of Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) self-driving unit Waymo as its chief financial officer,
Waymo Looks Beyond Parent Google For Funding
Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) self-driving subsidiary Waymo is eyeing raising more funds from outside the parent company and making acquisitions on its own, Bloomberg 
Lyft To Sell Self-driving Car Unit To Toyota Arm For $550 Million
Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT) is selling its self-driving unit Level 5 to a Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE: TM) subsidiary Woven Planet Holdings for $550 million in cash, the companies announced on Monday — a move that is exp
Li Auto Expects To Rival Tesla In Self-Driving Tech In A Year
Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) believes its self-driving system will rival those of Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Huawei Technologies by next year, cnEV post
Elon Musk Talks Self-Driving, Batteries, Space, Neuralink, COVID-19 Vaccines, Bitcoin In Clubhouse Appearance
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk appeared on Clubhouse on early Monday morning and talked about a wide variety of subjects ranging from colonization of Mars to the latest on his companies.
BlackBerry Shares Pop Another 16.5% On Expanded Partnership With Baidu: What You Need To Know
BlackBerry Ltd. (NYSE: BB) announced late Monday it has expanded its partnership with Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) on self-driving technology.
Xpeng Begins Rolling Out Highly-Anticipated NGP Autonomous Driving Features
Xpeng Inc (NASDAQ: XPEV) began rolling out a highly anticipated over the air upgrade with Xpilot 3.0 advanced driver assistance system for its flagship P7 sedan on Tuesday, according to a CNBC
Tesla 'Not A Competitor At All' In Self-Driving Space, Says Waymo CEO
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) self-driving unit Waymo’s CEO John Krafcik dismissed Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) as a competitor in
Former Google Self-Driving Engineer Levandowski Gets Trump Pardon In Last Night Clemency Spree
Anthony Levandowski, a self-driving technology pioneer convicted of stealing trade secrets, received a full pardon from the outgoing President Donald Trump on his last day in office.
Apple Working On Self-Driving Vehicle Similar To Tesla With TSMC: Report
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working with its supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE: TSM) on a chip for an autonomous vehicle, Apple Insider
Uber To Offload Self-Driving Unit To Amazon-Backed Startup Aurora
Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) has finalized a deal to offload its self-driving unit Uber Advanced Technologies Group to Aurora Innovation.
Self-Driving Tech Startup Innoviz Talks SPAC Merger To Go Public: Report
Israeli tech startup Innoviz Technologies Ltd is reportedly deliberating a public listing in the U.S. through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company. Innoviz manufactures Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors for autonomous vehicles.
Apple Seeks Patent For Windshield Crack Detection Tech
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has filed for a patent for a system that can detect damaged windshields in a vehicle electrically and can even schedule a repair job.
Walmart Partners With GM Cruise To Test Grocery Delivery Via All-Electric Self-Driving Cars
Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) said Tuesday it is launching a pilot program with General Motor Company’s (NYSE: GM) self-driving car unit Cruise for contact-less delivery early next year in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Tesla Customer Care 'Horrendous,' Model 3 Owner Says After Butt-Dialing Autopilot Upgrade
An owner of a Model 3 vehicle made by Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) said that he accidentally purchased a $4,280 software upgrade for the sedan due to butt dialing and couldn't get the automaker to issue a refund.
Nikola Chairman In Talks To Back Self-Driving Truck Maker TuSimple: Report
Nikola Corporation’s (NASDAQ: NKLA) freshly-appointed chairman, Steve Girsky, is looking to back self-driving truck maker TuSimple, TechCrunch reported Sunday.
Former Google, Uber Self-Driving Engineer Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison, Seeks $4.1B In Earnouts
A former engineer at Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Waymo, who pleaded guilty to stealing secrets related to self-driving technology from the search engine giant and passing them on to Uber Te