self-driving cars

Lyft will begin running autonomous vehicles within its rideshare network before the end of 2021 through a partnership with Ford and Argo AI. The three companies announced an agreement Wednesday morning that will place self-driving ride-hailing vehicles on Miami city streets later this year and on...

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F), Lyft Inc (NASDAQ: LYFT), and Argo AI have entered into a partnership to commercialize autonomous ride-hailing at scale. Lyft will receive 2.5% of the common equity of Argo AI as part of the licensing and data access agreements. The collaboration brings together...

Love him or hate him, Elon Musk is a lightning rod for analysts. His efforts have been both praised for their visionary approach (Tesla electric automobiles; Boring Co.) and derided as distractions (Tesla Semi, SolarCity). Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) analysts believe Musk should, and will, add...

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The accelerating pace of electrification and autonomous trucking requires a scorecard to keep up. FreightWaves assembled many of the major players in both technologies to offer perspectives during this Wednesday's virtual Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit. The summit kicks off with a keynote...

All the previous forecasts of when we will be enjoying autonomous cars appear to be incorrect. Elon Musk and his Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) missed their initial prediction for 2018), and then their second as well for 2020. Even the Guardian saw us as permanent backseat drivers by 2020, and that was...

Self-driving ride-hailing and autonomous trucking software startup Waymo raised $2.5 billion of new funding from original investors and newcomer Tiger Global. The subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has grown from the original Google self-driving car program to include autonomous ride-...

As vehicles become more like super devices, exciting tech developments are on the horizon that promise to revolutionize the transportation system. Reports about even Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) getting in the automobile industry continue to grow with innovative companies such as the Canadian-based...

Oxbotica, a United Kingdom-based developer of autonomous vehicle software, has raised $47 million in a Series B funding round, Reuters reports. The self-driving tech company intends to focus on industrial applications. What Happened: Oxbotica is an Oxford University spin-out, ...

Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) is looking to sell its self-driving unit, TechCrunch has reported. What Happened: Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group has been negotiating the sale with Aurora Innovation, a self-driving technology startup. According to three people involved in...

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN)-backed electric vehicle company Rivian will place its hands-free driver assistance system “Driver+” as standard in every vehicle it sells. What Happened: The Plymouth, Michigan-based automaker said that the driver assistance system will automatically steer...

The Japanese government awarded Honda Motor Co Ltd (NYSE: HMC) a safety certification to the automaker’s “Traffic Jam Pilot” self-driving technology, Reuters reports. What Happened: Honda plans to launch its luxury sedan (Honda Legend) sales with the...

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is planning to announce major investments that will lead to an expansion in the production of electric vehicles at its plant at Spring Hill, Tennessee plant and elsewhere, Reuters reported Monday. What Happened: The investment announcements will come on Tuesday at...

General Motors Company’s (NYSE: GM) autonomous vehicle manufacturing subsidiary Cruise LLC, has received the permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to begin testing its electric self-driving vehicles in San Francisco. The company plans to begin on-...