Waymo takes step toward deploying autonomous vehicles in Chicago

The company, a subsidiary of Google’s parent Alphabet, said Wednesday that human drivers would use its vehicles to map the city "to lay the early groundwork for operations in Chicago." ...

Self-driving tech startup Wayve raises $1.2B from Nvidia, Uber, and three automakers

Wayve provides what founder and CEO Alex Kendall calls the “contrarian” option in automated driving — contrarian both in its approach to tech and its business model, he told TechCrunch in an interview ...

Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion

The deal values London-based Wayve at $8.6 billion. The $1.2 billion funding, which could grow to $1.5 billion if Wayve meets ...

I Drove a Citroën Ami Quadricycle Through the Rainy Streets of Paris and Lived to Tell the Tale!

A microcar in France is known as a voiture sans permis (VSP) or voiturette. The Ami is a lightweight two-seater limited to 45 ...

Uber ‘Autonomous Solutions’ Reveals Their Strategy, Is It Enough?

Uber wants to provide all the many other ingredients of self-driving beyond the vehicle, including of course the ride hail ...
Houston Public Media

Waymo is officially giving rides to Houstonians in fully self-driving cars

The autonomous vehicle company is expanding its ride-hailing services to Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. Select riders will ...

Uber unveils new services as it prepares to bring robotaxis to L.A. soon

Uber is planning to bring shared, autonomous taxis to Los Angeles later this year through a partnership with Volkswagen. The ...

Uber wants to be a Swiss Army Knife for robotaxis

Uber Autonomous Solutions will see the company selling both software and services for all the tasks associated with operating a robotaxi, self-driving truck, or sidewalk delivery robot business.
Fast Company

Waymo is hiring gig workers to close car doors, revealing how autonomous tech quietly relies on human labor

From AI tools to self-driving cars, new technologies regularly tout themselves as being autonomous. Yet, their companies often have to recruit us humans for help in unexpected ways. The most recent ...
The Verge

Aurora says it will ‘triple’ its driverless truck network

The company is adding new routes throughout the Southern US, including longer routes that normally require breaks for human drivers. The company is adding new routes throughout the Southern US, ...
IEEE

A Novel Constrained Car-Following Control System for Autonomous Vehicles with Only Relative Distance and Angle Measurements

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel coordinated car-following controller for two connected Ackermann steering vehicles subjected to actuator saturation, model uncertainties, limited filed-of-view, ...
Fox News

Congress moves to set national rules for self-driving cars, overriding states

Lawmakers led by Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, teed up consideration of how Congress approaches the future of autonomous vehicles (AVs) Tuesday, pressing the case for national safety standards that, if ...