Self-driving Vehicles

Apple is moving toward acquiring self-driving vehicle startup Drive.ai, according to two individuals with knowledge of the negotiations, cited by The Information. The deal, which has been described as an "acqui-hire," would give Apple access to Drive.ai's wor…

Collaborations between established automakers and autonomous technology startups are happening everywhere you look these days. The latest one is between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Aurora, a Silicon Valley startup that’s been gaining much attention of…

Just days after breaking off merger talks with the French carmaker Renault, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has reached an agreement to source self-driving technology from a California start-up, Aurora Innovation. Founded in 2017 by former executives from Google, …

This time last year, we were under the impression that General Motors’ first attempt at an autonomous vehicle would come without pedals, a steering wheel, or any other controls traditionally associated with driving. Cruise Automation, the GM subsidiary taske…

Seeing as neither company has confirmed the negotiations, it's not entirely clear how many employees will be in Apple's payroll in the future. Drive.ai employed as many as 100 engineers as of February 2019, and one of The Information's sources said "dozens" o…

Apple is reportedly in the process of acquiring once-promising self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai in a deal that will bolster the tech giant's own autonomous vehicle initiative with seasoned engineers and segment experts. Citing people familiar with the matte…

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One year ago, Lyft launched its self-driving ride service in Las Vegas. Today, the company announced its 30-vehicle fleet has made 55,000 trips. That makes it the largest commercial program of its kind in the US. Unsurprisingly, Lyft says it's thrilled. "So f…

Daimler Trucks has formed a global autonomous driving group, dubbed the Autonomous Technology Group (ATG), to help reach its goal of having autonomous trucks on US roads by 2020. Daimler According to head of strategy Peter Vaughan Schmidt, who will lead t…

With Uber set to release its first earnings report as a publicly-traded company Thursday afternoon, expect to see some updates on the company’s troubled self-driving car program. Uber suspended the program in March 2018 following a fatal accident involving o…