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Wayve raises $1 billion to bring Tesla-like self-driving technology to multiple automakers
Wave, a UK-born startup developing a self-learning, non-rule-based system for autonomous driving, closed $1.05 billion in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This is the…
Hyundai has agreed to spend nearly $1 billion on Motional, an investment that will give the automaker a majority stake while providing the self-driving startup with…
Inside the Autonomous Racing League event that pitted a self-driving car against a Formula 1 driver
Wander through the pits at any professional motorsport event, especially something like Formula 1, and you’ll see endless computer screens full of telemetry. Modern teams are…
The first race between four self-driving cars and one Formula 1 driver has just taken place in Abu Dhabi
Wander through the pits at any professional motorsport event, especially something like Formula 1, and you’ll see endless computer screens full of telemetry. Modern teams are…
After a few years of funding frenzy, self-driving companies in China are facing a slowdown in investment. Some companies are still raising capital, although the days…
Ford prepares for its next big fight, Waymo recalls its self-driving software, and layoffs are coming for another AV startup
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The San Francisco Giants are replacing their Cruise self-driving car uniform patch with another GM brand
The San Francisco Giants this week said goodbye to a uniform patch that touted Cruise and its robotaxi — the latest result for GM’s self-driving subsidiary…
Aurora Innovation, the autonomous vehicle technology company that aims to launch a “driverless” self-driving truck business by the end of 2024, laid off dozens of workers…
Cruise, the fighter GM’s self-driving car subsidiary is laying off 900 employees, or about 24% of its workforce, according to TechCrunch exclusively. The layoffs are part…
Foretellix is raising an additional $42 million to build and test self-driving scenarios
On their way to fully autonomous vehicles, self-driving car manufacturers face a big task: train their AIs to be able to reliably respond to all the…