Exclusive: GM CEO Mary Barra on the race to be first with self-driving cars
A plan to deploy a robotaxi fleet by the end of 2019 already seems in jeopardy.
Month: June 2019
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-16/mobileye-expects-to-see-self-driving-cabs-hit-the-road-in-2020
The Strange Mating Rituals of Self-Driving Car Companies
The autonomous vehicle industry is looking a lot like a middle-school dance. Monday, Aurora and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced they would work together to put the startup’s self-driving tech, called Aurora Driver, into FCA’s commercial vehicles, including cargo vans and Ram pickup trucks.
The Auto Industry Is Nowhere Near The On-Ramp For Self-Driving Cars
Despite Elon Musk’s bullishness, the truth is the global auto industry is years away from developing a fully-autonomous vehicle, and I don’t think we will such cars on the road until the end of the next decade at the earliest.
Aptiv’s self-driving BMWs have made more than 50,000 rides on the Lyft app in Las Vegas
A little more than a year ago, self-driving software company Aptiv and Lyft launched a pilot project to test a robotaxi service – with human safety drivers still behind the wheel – in Las Vegas during the week of CES. That one-week pilot never ended. And now, the companies say they’ve given m…
Waymo’s self-driving cars are now available on Lyft’s app in Phoenix
Lyft riders in the Phoenix area will soon be able to summon one of Waymo’s self-driving minivans for a ride, the companies said Tuesday. It’s the culmination of a partnership that was first announced almost two years ago exactly. To start out, just 10 vehicles will be available on Lyft’s app in the handful of towns around Phoenix.
https://www.fleetforward.com/333752/av-b2b-delivery-startup-partners-with-walmart
GM’s Mary Barra stands by Cruise’s cautious strategy amid Tesla’s full self-driving push
A recent interview with GM CEO Mary Barra from Axios has provided some of the executive’s insights about full self-driving solutions, competition from Tesla, and the Detroit-based company’s strategy for the deployment of its autonomous driving tech. Barra proved conservative, emphasizing that GM will not deploy its full self-driving suite until it is safer than …
Domino’s serves up self-driving pizza delivery pilot in Houston
Domino’s really emphasizes its commitment to ‘innovation,’ but even if it’s a marketing tactic, the global pizza brand does indeed walk the walk. Case in point: It’s launching a new pilot for self-driving pizza delivery in Houston in partnership with Nuro. Autonomous d…