Self Driving Cars
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Techie takes a bite out of Apple's self-driving car secrets, fools US sleuths, decamps to China
A former Apple engineer stole Apple Car's self driving data and sold it to a company in China. Before he could be arrested, the engineer flew off to China. If he ever returns to the US, he will face up to 10 years in prison for corporate espionage.
Watch: Amazon tests their robotaxi on public roads among traffic, with employees as passengers
Amazon recently tested Zoox, their robotaxi on public roads. The driverless cab even had Amazon's employees sitting in it as passengers. Amazon plans to use Zoox on their own campuses and lease it out to cab companies like Uber for public use.
Foxconn and Nvidia join forces to build self-driving vehicles, ECUs based on Nvidia's DRIVE Orin chip
This collaboration between Nvidia and Foxconn will help automakers keep their costs low and ramp up production and do research in a meaningful way to help develop better autonomous driving solutions.
Global markets remain volatile but here are the emerging investing themes for next decade
It is important for investors to analyse and notice long-term trends instead of specific companies or sectors
Apple is close to a deal with Hyundai to produce its own autonomous vehicles: Report
Apple might make the announcement about it deal with Hyundai to build its autonomous vehicle as soon as this month.
Volvo Cars and Waymo partner to develop a self-driving electric vehicle
Waymo said it will continue working with Fiat Chrysler, Jaguar Land Rover and the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance.
Self-driving cars, trucks, and robots get in on the delivery scene amid COVID-19
Although self-driving car companies have paused on-road testing in the US, pivoting to deliveries allows them back on the road to gather more data.
Uber to test its self-driving cars with human control, in Washington DC starting this Friday
Uber is operating self-driving cars in autonomous mode in Pittsburgh with safety drivers behind the wheel.
CES 2020: Use of Lidar laser-sensing tech in self-driving cars, monitoring cattle and more
Alternative uses and customers are needed to keep revenue flowing at lidar startups waiting for the expected boom.
Argo plans to share its revenue and technology with companies like Ford that focus on self-driving
Ford and VW each own just under 40 percent, with Argo's management team holding just over 20 percent.
Uber reportedly in talks to acquire self-driving car simulation startup, Foresight
Uber's simulation software has trouble predicting how its self-driving car prototypes will handle the real world.
Uber test self-driving cars were involved in 37 crashes in the past 18 months
Between September 2016 and March 2018, there were 37 crashes of Uber vehicles in autonomous mode at the time.
Self-driving tech company Aurora partners with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms
Aurora already has partnerships with Volkswagen AG, Hyundai Motor Co and China’s Byton to develop and test self-driving systems
Apple to buy Drive.ai to add on more self-driving vehicle talent to its team: Report
The price at which Apple is acquiring Drive.ai is not known, but speculations hint at a figure under $200 mn.
SEBI's Circular: The black box conundrum and misrepresentation in AI-based Mutual Funds
The primary future concerns expressed by SEBI, are with the black box nature of AI/ML systems.
Uber nears investment deal for self-driving car unit: WSJ
Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving car unit could be valued at $7.25 billion.
Apple is reportedly looking for LiDAR sensor suppliers for self-driving cars
The sensor effort means Apple wants to develop an entire chain of hardware to guide autonomous vehicles.
AI pioneers win tech industry's version of Nobel Prize for developing neural networks
Some people are worried that the results of the researchers’ efforts might spiral out of control.
Apple to lay off 190 employees working in its self-driving car division Project Titan
In terms of mileage logged also, Project Titan is far behind its competitors such as Waymo, Tesla and others
Amazon invests in self-driving car startup founded by former Google, Tesla execs
Aurora develops the tech for self-driving vehicles, but leaves the making of cars to other companies.