May 21, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles
China is using autonomous vehicles in cities and hospitals across the country to combat covid-19 and advance smart cities. Countries around the world have responded to the covid-19 coronavirus with lockdowns, restrictions, and technology solutions that...
May 14, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Investment, Mobility
Even before the extra $750 million, Waymo’s funding round was among the largest, if not the largest, in multibillion-dollar investments around self-driving cars. General Motors’ Cruise unit raised $1.15 billion in May 2019, while Uber closed $1 billion from...
May 6, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Investment
In the months since the coronavirus prompted shelter-in-place orders around the world, entire companies, industries, and economies have been decimated. One market that appeared poised to escape the impact was autonomous vehicles, particularly in the case of companies...
May 6, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles
How do you disinfect a hospital from COVID-19 without putting any humans at risk? How do you get autonomous drones to help search and rescue teams find people who have gotten lost or had an accident while hiking? In pretty much the same way you automate a factory. By...
Apr 29, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Featured
Ford said Tuesday it will delay until 2022 plans to launch an autonomous vehicle service, as the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the company to rethink its go-to-market strategy. The news was shared as part of Ford’s quarterly earnings, which was released after the...
Apr 16, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured
For years, auto and tech companies have been been promising that technology will change how we get around. The future, they say, is self-driving. So far, consumers haven’t been so sure. In a J.D. Power survey from late last year, consumers reported a “low level of...
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