Apr 22, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Retail, Robots
High-tech supermarket and logistics group Ocado is pushing toward a future where, from warehouse to doorstep, groceries will be handled by robots. The British group, a grocery delivery rival to online retail giant Amazon in the U.K. and joined with grocer Kroger in...
Apr 15, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured
Walmart is investing in Cruise, General Motors’ majority-owned self-driving vehicle subsidiary, as part of a new $2.75 billion funding round for the company. The decision to invest comes about five months after the companies started developing a pilot...
Apr 7, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Featured
Apple chief Tim Cook portrayed self-driving cars as an ideal match for the technology giant during an interview released Monday by the New York Times. Talk of an autonomous vehicle bearing the Apple brand has long been among rumours swirling around the iPhone...
Mar 31, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles
Volvo is partnering with self-driving startup Aurora on a new lineup of fully autonomous semi trucks, the companies announced. The trucks will be deployed in North America on highly frequented hub-to-hub routes. The deal between Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora —...
Mar 25, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Testing
Yandex, Russia’s multi-hyphenate internet giant, began testing its autonomous cars on Moscow’s icy winter roads over three years ago. The goal was to create a “universal” self-driving vehicle that could safely maneuver...
Mar 25, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business
Self-driving vehicles should ideally accomplish a few things: convenience for operators/owners of vehicles, cost reduction for commercial vehicles (no driver), and safer roads (fewer and less severe crashes). This last item, if true, will significantly lower the risks...
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