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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