In 2025, Waymo will start testing autonomous vehicles in Tokyo, its first international experiment in driverless technology.
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California's Attorney General is investigating Tesla's Autopilot safety claim advertisements for being false and misleading. He collected customer complaints from FTC filings via the online database.
The CEOs of Waymo, Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov, said that their company will now be primarily focused on ride-hailing services, and will be investing their efforts and resources accordingly.
Samsung is partnering up with Ambarella, an AI semiconductor company, that will utilize Samsung's 5nm process chip technology for its latest AI based central domain controller chip.
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Australia's National Transport Commission is aiming to roll out a national regulatory framework by 2020 to help drive adoption of autonomous vehicles and clarify vehicle operation responsibilities.
Alphabet has accused Uber of using stolen technology to develop its own autonomous car project. Alphabet's Waymo claims former executive, Levandowski, stole trade secrets in excess of 14,000 files.
After moving its self-driving pilot scheme out of the state of California last year, Uber is now offering autonomous rides to users of the program in the city of Tempe, Arizona.
The car manufacturer together with the US' second largest ride sharing service are looking to get an edge over rivals by testing out the biggest fleet of autonomous vehicles ever, starting next year.
It has been revealed that members of Google's self-driving project had a special pay system that enabled them to secure huge payments over the years and leave the company. to pursue new ventures.
Waymo unveiled its new driverless cars at the end of last year, saying they'd hit roads sometime in 2017. The company is now launching the new vehicles on public roads before the end of the month.
At CES today, Nvidia has further expanded its reach in the auto market, as it announced a long-term partnership with Audi. The two will bring fully autonomous vehicles to market based on Nvidia DRIVE.
Samsung and Tesla have reportedly agreed to work together for the long-term, with the South Korean company building custom chips and processors for the automaker's upcoming self-driving vehicles.
Intel's CEO took the stage at a big auto show yesterday to announce the company's plans for self-driving cars. Intel wants to develop new technology and push the market with a $250 million investment.
Elon Musk is unofficially declaring this the age of the self-driving car, as his company has announced that all new Teslas will have that capability. The system is expected to save lives on the road.
Apple wanted to launch its own self-driving, electric car by early 2020, but the company was forced to scale back its ambitions among in-fighting, market pressure and a "failure of leadership".
Google's head of self-driving technology explained that the company isn't looking to build its own line of cars. Instead, Google wants to power cars from all manufacturers, by building the software.
Security researchers have proven they can hack into and control some Tesla cars. They were able to open the car's doors, turn on some of its systems and even stop it in the middle of the road.
It looks like Apple is rethinking its self-driving car project and as a result has laid off many employees. The project doesn't appear to be dead, but it's unknown what the new direction will be.
If you're in Pittsburgh and want to see what it's like to be driven around by a robot, Uber is letting you do that for free. The ride-sharing company is testing autonomous vehicles around town.
Ford has set itself the ambitious goal of delivering fully autonomous self-driving cars by the year 2021. The company will use them to target Uber rather than focus on selling them to customers.
Dozens of companies, including Orange, BMW, Vodafone and VW are begging the EU for money to test out self-driving cars across Europe's roads and borders. The tests are crucial for the future of AVs.
Autonomous vehicles, after millions of miles on the road, have had their first fatality. The driver of a Tesla Model S whose Autopilot mode was engaged died after the car crashed into another vehicle.
Microsoft has come out and said that the company is not looking to build its own self-driving car. Instead the company will be responsible for the software and services behind such vehicles.
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A number of high-profile companies, including Google, Ford and Uber have come together to form a lobbying and advocacy group, in an effort to speed up regulation and adoption of self-driving cars.
One of Google's self driving cars was involved in a collision with a bus on February 14. It is the first collision in which the self-driving car was suspected to be at fault.
In an important decision, a branch of the US government has declared that the definition of a 'driver' needs to be changed and legal car requirements altered to make room for self-driving cars.
Daimler CEO and head of Mercedes-Benz, Dieter Zetsche, said he came away impressed after a recent meeting with Silicon Valley companies. What impressed him? Apple and Google's cars.
Microsoft has been working with auto engineering company IAV to develop a self-driving car system that can talk to your smartphone or other connected devices, to ensure passenger and road safety.
NVIDIA started off this CES by unveiling the company's new car 'supercomputer', the DRIVE PX 2. This is aimed at self-driving and autonomous cars to help them recognize the world around the car.
Apple's self-driving car appears to be moving right along, with a new report claiming that the company is seeking a secret location to test their ongoing automotive development efforts.
California officials have publicly released information regarding accidents involving Google's self-driving cars. The new report seemingly corroborates earlier data that Google had previously shared.
A minivan, reportedly leased to Apple, has been making the rounds in a small town in California spurring speculation that the company might be looking into developing self-driving cars.
The prototypes are now complete as Google shows the world the first completed self-driving car on Google+. The vehicle is expected to start cruising the streets of California early next year.
The UK will be host to a number of project aimed at testing out how self-driving cars fit into our lives. The projects are backed by auto manufacturers, insurance companies and regulatory bodies.
