dankeelan | Global Auto Mobility

Cruise to Test AVs in San Francisco

Oct 22, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Testing

Cruise, the self-driving car subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Honda and T. Rowe Price & Associates, has been issued a permit from California regulators that will allow it to test driverless vehicles on public roads in...

Airbus Using Drones to Spot Refugees Crossing the Mediterranean

Oct 22, 2020 | Drones

Airbus and two Israeli arms companies will be paid €100m (£91m) to operate unmanned drones to spot refugees and migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean sea to Europe, according to EU contracts. Drone operations over the Mediterranean will start next year, after...

Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Software Rolling Out to Select Customers

Oct 22, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Testing

Tesla sent out the first “Full Self-Driving” beta software update to a select group of customers this week, CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday. On an earnings call Wednesday, Musk said more Tesla owners would get the update as the weeks progress, with the goal of a “wide...

Robots to Feed Students, Staff at Oregon State University

Oct 22, 2020 | Robots

Robots with bright orange flags will soon roam Oregon State University’s more than 500-acre campus in Corvallis. The fleet of 20 delivery robots will bring food to students, staff, and faculty members, carrying up to 20 pounds of grub per trip. The university...

Rural North Carolina Residents Get Drone-delivered Meds

Oct 22, 2020 | Drones, Healthcare

Drones have already shown that they can reliably deliver vital shipments of blood across Rwanda, drop off prescriptions to senior citizens in Florida, and help quarantining families stay safe with contactless deliveries. Now they’re going to be...