Jun 17, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured
General Motors’ plan back in March 2020 was to invest $20 billion over five years in electric and autonomous vehicles. That money would go toward building and equipping factories, engineering expenses, and other development costs. At the time, GM aimed to sell...
Jun 17, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Robots, Transit
FedEx says it will test package deliveries using autonomous vehicles under a new multi-year partnership with Nuro, a leading self-driving startup. Why it matters: The explosion of e-commerce has accelerated demand for reliable, autonomous transportation throughout the...
Jun 10, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles
The self-driving vehicle industry may be young, just a bit over a decade old, but already a meaningful trend is taking shape: it’s proving to be more open to women CEOs and founders–including women of color–than the broader tech industry and for U.S. companies...
Jun 10, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Featured
Volkswagen’s latest idea is to offer autonomous vehicle rides on a pay-per-use basis. Similar to robotaxis, the automotive OEM would offer the service as a new way to generate revenue from those consumers who are unwilling or unable to buy a self-driving car on their...
Jun 10, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles
More than 1,400 autonomous vehicles from more than 80 companies are being tested on U.S. roads. As they continue to make headlines, their presence raises a few questions about how they might change society. These hypotheticals range from serious to...
Jun 10, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles
It seems that many motorists enjoy driving too much or are else suspicious of self-driving cars, according to a major study. LESS than one in 10 UK motorists would feel safe in a fully self-driving vehicle, findings of a large survey suggest. And only 12 per cent...
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