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Cruise enhances its robotaxis for safer emergency vehicle interactions

Ryan Daws — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:12:33 +0000

Smart mobility firm Cruise is aiming to improve safety by enhancing how its robotaxis handles interactions with emergency vehicles. Cruise has amassed a wealth of data of over five million miles of driverless journeys that it uses to demonstrate the capacity of autonomous vehicles to enhance road safety when compared to conventional human driving. However,... Read more »

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Cruise is ‘days away’ from Origin robotaxi mass production

Ryan Daws — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:34:11 +0000

General Motors’ Factory Zero in Detroit and Hamtramck are on the cusp of mass-producing the Cruise Origin, a driverless vehicle designed to transport up to six passengers. Cruise is GM’s self-driving subsidiary headquartered in San Francisco, which already operates in several cities across the US. The Cruise Origin is devoid of manual steering controls or... Read more »

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San Francisco robotaxis get the green light to operate 24/7

Ryan Daws — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:11:02 +0000

Google’s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise have both received the green light from California’s regulatory body to implement 24/7 fare-based services for fully driverless rides in San Francisco. The pivotal decision was made by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which voted 3 to 1 in favour of granting the expansion of driverless services for... Read more »

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Waymo announces Austin as its fourth major city

Ryan Daws — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:13:41 +0000

Waymo, the self-driving technology company under Google’s parent company Alphabet, has officially announced Austin as its fourth major ride-hail city. Austin will be joining the ranks of Metro Phoenix, San Francisco, and Los Angeles as Waymo continues to expand and accelerate its business. Over the past few months, Waymo’s team has been conducting extensive testing... Read more »

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DoJ charges former Apple engineer with stealing autonomous car secrets

Ryan Daws — Wed, 17 May 2023 14:27:30 +0000

A former Apple engineer has been charged by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for stealing trade secrets relating to autonomous cars. The indictment was unsealed by a federal court in California, revealing the case as part of a broader crackdown on efforts by hostile nation-states to illicitly acquire sensitive US technology for their own... Read more »

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Cruise robotaxis now run 24/7 in San Francisco

Ryan Daws — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:00:44 +0000

Cruise has announced that it’s now operating 24/7 in San Francisco, marking a significant milestone in its journey. However, the wider public is currently only able to use the service in around one-third of the city between 10pm and 5:30am. Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt has promised that this will soon change as Cruise moves closer... Read more »

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DiDi is di-veloping its own robotaxis

Ryan Daws — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:57:19 +0000

Chinese ride-hailing company DiDi Global is collaborating with Chinese carmakers to develop robotaxis. DiDi is developing the robotaxis with multiple car manufacturers, including electric vehicle makers, and is aiming to begin putting them into service by 2025. The company plans for the new vehicles to be domestically produced, with controllable supply chains and key components... Read more »

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Apple has over 200 people testing self-driving cars

Ryan Daws — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:25:56 +0000

Apple appears to be gradually accelerating its self-driving car program and now has over 200 people testing its vehicles. Data from the California DMV (via macReports) indicates that Apple has 201 people testing autonomous driving features on public roads. Apple currently has a fleet of 67 vehicles. The overall size of Apple’s self-driving fleet hasn’t... Read more »

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Cruise is expanding its robotaxi trials to Arizona and Texas

Ryan Daws — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 11:14:27 +0000

California-based autonomous driving firm Cruise has announced that it’s expanding pilots of its robotaxis to Arizona and Texas. Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, launched driverless rides in San Francisco back in February. The announcement this week marks the first expansion of Cruise’s service. Our team is going from zero footprint in Austin (no... Read more »

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Ru Roberts, Waze: On improving journeys using real-time data

Ryan Daws — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:22:44 +0000

IoT News caught up with Ru Roberts, UK Country Manager for Waze, to discuss how the popular navigation app uses real-time data from vehicles to improve journeys. As a long-term user of Waze, I’ve seen first-hand the advancements the app has made over the years. Long gone are the days of directions to go the... Read more »

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