What’s Happening: Waymo, the autonomous vehicle division of Alphabet, is upgrading its entire Waymo One ride-hailing fleet in the Phoenix East Valley to fully electric Jaguar I-PACE vehicles equipped with its fifth-generation Waymo Driver. The fleet update is scheduled for…
What’s Happening: Kia’s first three-row seat electric flagship SUV, the EV9, boasts a range of impressive features, including the Highway Driving Pilot (HDP) system, which enables conditional Level 3 autonomous driving in selected markets. The HDP system uses advanced sensors…
What’s Happening: Oxbotica, the British autonomous vehicle software developer, has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate the deployment of its autonomous software platform to customers worldwide. The collaboration aims to create scalable, safe, and reliable autonomous driving solutions for businesses…
What’s Happening: TomTom, a geolocation technology specialist, has reached a new milestone in its advanced maps for automated driving (AD) by powering over 10 million automated vehicles (AV) sold by carmakers in North America and Europe with its advanced driver…
What’s Happening: Autonomous logistics company Venti Technologies has secured $28.8 million in a Series A financing round. LG Technology Ventures led the round, joined by Safar Partners, UOB Venture Management, and existing investors Alpha JWC and LDV Partners. The funds…
What’s Happening: May Mobility and Stantec announced a partnership to develop innovative transportation solutions through AV microtransit. The companies will collaborate on infrastructure developments and pursue opportunities to implement AVs across commercial and municipal locations globally. Why It Matters: The…
What’s Happening: Cruise, a self-driving car company owned by General Motors, has released its latest software update for its driverless fleet in San Francisco. The new update includes expanded capabilities such as new right turn maneuvers, additional pick-up and drop-off…
What’s Happening: A proposed class of Tesla owners is suing the company, asking a California federal judge to force CEO Elon Musk and his auto company to deactivate “full self-driving” on all its vehicles and bar him from making “false…
What’s Happening: The State of Israel’s Ministry of Education has announced that Prof. Amnon Shashua, Mobileye‘s founder, president, and CEO, will be awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement, the country’s most prestigious civilian honor. The award, in its 70th…
What’s Happening: Cruise, a self-driving car company, has released its 2022 Impact Report, outlining its progress in four key areas: providing a more trusted mobility solution, offering cleaner, more sustainable travel, redefining accessible design, and connecting with the communities it…