Self-driving Vehicles

Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle startup that Ford invested $1 billion in 2017, has expanded its testing to downtown Detroit with a new third-generation self-driving car. Argo AI is developing the virtual driver system and high-definition map…

Last time we checked in on General Motors Cruise autonomous-vehicle arm, it was worth a surprising $19 billion, because the dream of a self-driving world is one people are willing to dump loads of cash into, growing skepticism or not. That $19 billion, though…

Russian tech giant Yandex has been testing autonomous vehicles on public roads since December 2017, starting in Moscow and later expanding to Innopolis, Skolkovo, and Las Vegas. The program’s next phase saw cars reach Tel Aviv’s city limits, and now, after fi…

Debt-strapped millennials. Ride-sharing apps. Self-driving technology. The list continues to grow as evidence of "peak car" mounts. Now it's time to add a shift to used-car sales to the list, according to a recent report from CFRA Research. Rising prices f…

In the annals of modern engineering, mankind has achieved one stunning feat after the next. Weve put humans on the moon, and more than the once. Self-driving motor vehicles are bound to become part of everyday life before too long. The average human lifespan …

Back in 2015, EasyMile launched the EZ10 self-driving people mover, putting the shuttle to work in a Californian business park and a park in Singapore. Now the company has announced an updated version, which focuses on passenger safety and comfort. EasyMile …

Earlier this year, Aurora Innovation, a self-driving startup, raised over half a billion dollars from investors. It looks like the company is still doing okay, as Aurora announced yesterday that theyll be partnering with Fiat Chrysler to start developing auto…

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, …