Autonomous shuttle service launching in New York later this year
Boston startup Optimus Ride, an MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) spin-off, will deploy an autonomous shuttle service in New York in the second quarter...
Driverless vehicles will cruise to avoid pricey parking fees
If you think our roads are currently jammed, wait until driverless vehicles decide to cruise around to avoid paying parking fees. In downtown areas of...
Next generation 5G mobile network may improve road safety
Finnish researchers say that the next generation 5G mobile network may improve road safety. By using fast data transmission solutions, we'll be able to...
Future of urban tourism could be shaped by autonomous vehicles
Researchers have carried out a study on how AVs may affect the future of urban tourism. The letters 'AVs' stand for 'autonomous vehicles.' Urban...
Addison Lee Group planning for self-driving cars in London by 2021
Taxi firm Addison Lee Group plans to have self-driving cars in London by 2021. It has agreed a wide-ranging strategic alliance with Oxbotica, a...
SoftBank investing $2.25bn in GM’s driverless car unit Cruise
Japan’s SoftBank is investing $2.25 billion in GM’s autonomous car unit Cruise in exchange for a 19.6% stake in the venture.
Cruise has been operating...
Uber shutting its self-driving operation in Arizona
Uber announced on Wednesday that it is shutting its self-driving car operation in Arizona.
The decision to pull its autonomous vehicles out of Arizona comes...
Tesla executive Matt Schwall leaves company and joins Waymo
Tesla executive Matt Schwall has left the company and joined rival Alphabet’s self-driving car unit Waymo.
Schwall served as director of field performance engineering at...
Agricultural drones market growing
The market for agricultural drones is growing, with applications ranging from fertilizer and pesticide spraying to detailed aerial mapping of farms and monitoring of...
Waymo is buying 20,000 electric Jaguar vehicles for its fleet of autonomous cars
Jaguar Land Rover is providing Waymo, the driverless subsidiary of Google’s Alphabet, with 20,000 of its all-electric I-Pace cars in a tie-up estimated to...
