Industry veteran Karl-Thomas Neumann joins opensource self-driving vehicle software stratup Apex.AI’s board

Apex.AI aims to make the Robot Operating System (ROS) more robust and failproof so that it can be deployed in commercial self-driving vehicles. Palo Alto, California-based Apex.AI, a company which strives to make open-source self-driving software reliable enough to be commercially viable has hired Karl-Thomas Neumann, an industry veteran who has been the CEO of…

Silicon Valley startup Nuro raises $92 million in a series A funding round

Nuro’s autonomous automated vehicles are targeting the goods delivery segment. Smaller in size than a conventional sedan, they can be customized to hold upto 10 shopping bags, or be configured to accomodate custom inserts, such as a dry-cleaning rack, a heating or a cooling unit. On Tuesday, Nuro, a Silicon Valley start-up firm disclosed, it…

Peugeot SA plans on launching EVs in the U.S.

Having acquired Opel from GM, Peugeot SA is now banking on the expertise of Opel’s engineers to surge back in the race of automated, autonomous self-driving vehicles. In a significant development, Carlos Tavares, the CEO of French automaker Peugeot SA disclosed that it will capitalize on Opel’s engineering know-how to develop electric vehicles and re-enter…

Nvidia’s GPUs to power cryptocurrencies, IoT devices and fully automated cars

Graphics chip makers, including AMD and Nvidia, are well placed to cater to the growing demand for smart devices, including fully automated cars. On Thursday, Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia Corp said it sees artificial intelligence enabling fully automated cars to hit the consumer market within the next four years. A prominent brand in…

Bipartisan deal paves legislation for self-driving vehicles for U.S. roads

The upcoming legislation is part of a bipartisan deal that is aimed at easing the entry of self-driving vehicles on U.S. roads. Late on Wednesday, two U.S. senators disclosed that a bipartisan deal had been hammered out on legislation aimed at easing out the hurdles for getting self-driving vehicles to the market. As per Senator…

Samsung forays into autonomous self-driving vehicles; gets permit to test its car in California

Samsung is part of a huge conglomerate that manufactures a wide range of products starting from car audio, connected-car technologies, washing machines, smartphones, to heavy machinery. On Thursday, in a significant development, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd disclosed that it has received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California. The news marks the entry of…

U.S. House Committee approves legislation for deployment of autonomous self-driving vehicles

This is going to be a landmark bill.     In a significant development, an influential U.S. House committee has overwhelmingly approved a revised bipartisan bill on a 54-0 vote that will speed the deployment of self-driving autonomous vehicles in the country and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles. The bill allows automakers to obtain…