Self-driving Vehicles

Autonomous driving tech company AutoX has partnered with the Alibaba Group's Amap mobility platform to offer folks in Shanghai the option to hail a ride in an AutoX RoboTaxi.Reported to be the first time such an option has been made available through a major ride-hailing platform in China, a ride-hailer…

By Matt Posky on April 24, 2020 Way back in 1999, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside frequencies so automobiles could communicate with surrounding infrastructure. Concepts included traffic monitoring, speed mitigation, data analysis, new opportunities for law enforcement, and improved self-driving capabilities. The industry never made much use of it,…

General Motors said on Tuesday it is shutting down its Maven car-sharing unit, after suspending operations because of the novel coronavirus. The automaker said it would transfer Maven assets and resources to its Global Innovation group. Maven had never gained much traction since it was introduced in Ann Arbor, Michigan,…

Employees allege offshoring was reason behind next-day sacking of 140 staff A key maker of Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensors for self-driving cars unlawfully terminated more than 140 of its employees to shift jobs offshore, a lawsuit claims. Velodyne Lidar fired more than 33 per cent of its staff…

California, meet Nuro. Nuro Californians will soon see an odd, new vehicle motoring around local roads after the state cleared Nuro to test its self-driving delivery car in the state, the company announced on Tuesday. Keep track of the coronavirus pandemic. Crucially, it could be a big step to show…

By Matt Posky on April 8, 2020 On Tuesday, self-driving startup Nuro received a permit from the State of California to commence testing on certain public roads. Issued by the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles, the document allows its fleet of driverless delivery bots to mingle with traffic. On a…

Nuro is one of the few companies that offers fully driverless vehicles, Via EngadgetNuro’s driverless delivery vehicles just got another important approval. California’s DMV has given Nuro a permit to test completely self-driving couriers in specific parts of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, including Silicon Valley mainstays like Mountain…

Image: NuroFollowing the approval of Alphabet’s Waymo to run without a safety driver, Nuro is only the second company to be allowed totally driverless testing on California roads. Mostly because the Nuro R2 prototypes aren’t big enough to fit a driver anyhow. On Tuesday the self-driving startup was granted a…

The devastating personal and financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have required world leaders to resort to previously unimaginable tactics – including shutting down entire cities – to slow the spread. Could self-driving cars be another unconventional answer to defeating COVID-19 or preventing future pandemics? How self-driving cars could help…

Hi, and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages travel from Point A to Point B. I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. If this is your first time, hello; I’m glad you’re with us. I have started…