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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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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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Amazon’s robotaxis hit the streets of California

Ryan Daws — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:39:07 +0000

Robotaxis from Amazon’s self-driving vehicle biz Zoox are now on the streets of California. Zoox’s vehicles are purpose-built for autonomous driving and do not feature any manual controls. The company’s full-time employees are the first to take advantage of the autonomous shuttle service. Jesse Levinson, Co-Founder and CTO of Zoox, commented: “Getting to be the... Read more »

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Oxbotica raises $140M to expand its B2B autonomous vehicle platform

Ryan Daws — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:38:02 +0000

B2B autonomous vehicle platform developer Oxbotica has raised a further $140 million. The Oxford-based firm plans to use the funds to advance its goal of creating “universal autonomy” around the world. Paul Newman, CTO and a Founder of Oxbotica, said: “Oxbotica was founded eight years ago on the vision of Universal Autonomy—providing safe and sustainable... Read more »

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Uber launches hailing of Motional robotaxis in Las Vegas

Ryan Daws — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 12:57:47 +0000

Uber users in Las Vegas can now hail Motional’s robotaxis for autonomous trips around Sin City. “Today, Motional becomes the first AV company to conduct all-electric autonomous rides on the Uber network for public passengers,” said Akshay Jaising, Motional’s VP of Commercialisation. The vehicles used for the rides will be adapted Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric... Read more »

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Waymo launches 24/7 autonomous ride-hailing service in San Francisco

Ryan Daws — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:25:33 +0000

Alphabet subsidiary Waymo has launched San Francisco’s first 24/7 fully-autonomous ride-hailing service. Earlier this month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted Waymo a permit to participate in the state’s pilot initiative to provide “driverless” autonomous vehicle (AV) passenger service to the public. “We are seeing momentum build in this space and are working to... Read more »

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Intel’s self-driving firm Mobileye files for an IPO

Ryan Daws — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:42:59 +0000

Intel-owned self-driving firm Mobileye has filed for an IPO (Initial Public Offering). Mobileye was acquired by Intel for $15.3 billion in 2017 and specialises in developing chips and software for autonomous driving and driver-assistance systems. Intel reportedly expected Mobileye to be valued at $50 billion but is now anticipating somewhere around $30 billion due to... 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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Cruise offers free robotaxi trips in San Francisco without backup drivers

Ryan Daws — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 10:03:45 +0000

Self-driving vehicle service Cruise is offering free public robotaxi trips in San Francisco without backup drivers. The free trips will use Cruise’s fleet of retrofitted Chevrolet Bolt vehicles that includes Poppy and Tostada. These vehicles are ‘Level 4’ meaning they’re fully driverless and don’t require a backup driver but still feature a steering wheel, pedals,... Read more »

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