On Thursday Toyota Motor Corp’s research arm said, it had acquired US based map and driverless vehicles data provider Carmera. The acquisition underscores Toyota’s push to bulk up its self-driving arsenal as traditional automakers compete with tech giants in the emerging autonomous vehicles sector. The acquisition will provide Toyota access to real-time, high-definition maps and crowdsourced…
On Friday, in a statement Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta said it has received $500 million from Toyota Motor, SAIC Motor, and Bosch; the move underscores the global auto industry’s push towards an autonomous future. Other investors in the funding round include Yunfeng Capital, Daimler AG, Tencent, Temasek, said Momenta in a statement without disclose…
In a significant development, General Motors Co said, all of its new cars, including light pickup trucks, and SUVs will have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035. The development marks a significant shift away from diesel and gasoline powered engines by the biggest U.S. automaker. GM has also said, it plans on becoming carbon neutral by…
According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, Hyundai Motor Group has agreed to acquire a 80% stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group in a deal worth around $736 million to $828 million (800 billion to 900 billion won). The development assumes significance since Hyundai can leverage the technology to expand automation…
In an interview, to Germany’s Wirtschaftswoche weekly magazine, Herbert Diess, Volkswagen’s CEO stated the carmaker expects autonomous vehicles to be ready for sale between 2025 and 2030. Improvements in artificial intelligence, as well as improvements in the performance of computer chips are speeding up the development of autonomous vehicles. “It is foreseeable that the systems…
In a significant development, self-driving carmaker Cruise stated, along with its majority shareholder General Motors Co, it is seeking U.S. regulatory approval for deploying a limited number of Cruise Origin vehicles which will not feature pedals or steering wheels. At the same time, it plans on withdrawing an exemption petition filed which it had filed…
The computing center is of strategic importance since it will provide self-driving cars the required computing power to analyze real-time data including road and traffic conditions. On Friday, BMW stated, it is partnering with China’s Tencent Holdings to launch a computing center in China which will help develop self-driving cars. The computing center is expected…
While self-driving car technology advances are solving a host of problems, the one problem that is being introduced is boredom. How do you occupy the passengers of the vehicle as the car accelerates and steers sideways? With the advent of autonomous vehicles, there will be no need for the driver to sit tight and pay…
The changes are seen as a restructuring of leadership at Project Titan. On Thursday, as per a report from CNBC which cites sources familiar with the matter at hand, Apple Inc has dismissed more than 200 employees from Project Titan, its autonomous vehicle group. The dismissals are seen, internally, as anticipated restructuring under the relatively…
A lack of airwaves is likely to result in higher prices during auctions; this will mean carriers will have to shell out more resulting in a potential fund crunch for further investments on new mobile infrastructures that are crucial to leverage the benefits of 5G technology which promises to connect everything ranging from autonomous vehicles…
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