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Xiaomi says its SU7 EV can outperform Porsche and has more tech than Tesla
Xiaomi's SU7 electric car apparently has a range of up to 497 miles, and it can accelerate faster than the competition.
Cruise is reportedly planning to lay off employees after weeks of crises
The news comes the same week that General Motors, Cruise’s parent company, recalled all its vehicles amid safety concerns.
Honda to test its Autonomous Work Vehicle at Toronto's Pearson Airport
Honda's electric cargo hauler, the Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV), could soon find work at airports as the robotic EV trundles towards commercial operations.
A pedestrian was pinned under a Cruise robotaxi after another car’s hit-and-run
A woman was reportedly in critical condition after being struck by a car in a hit-and-run, which flung her into the path of the driverless car.
California DMV is investigating a Cruise robotaxi's collision with a fire truck
Cruise will temporarily be deploying fewer autonomous vehicles in San Francisco while investigators are looking into "recent concerning incidents" involving its fleet
Nuro lays off 30 percent of staff, shifts focus to R&D
Autonomous delivery startup Nuro announced this week that it’s laying off 30 percent of its workforce, or around 340 employees, as reported by TechCrunch. It will now shift its focus away from commercial operations and toward R&D. It’s the company’s second round of layoffs in the last year; it let go of about 300 people in November.
Cruise’s robotaxis have driven 1 million miles with nobody behind the wheel
The company said every mile driven gave it tons of data, since San Francisco streets are complex and often chaotic.
Mercedes is the first certified Level-3-autonomy car company in the US
Mercedes on Thursday confirmed its Drive Pilot ADAS now complies with Nevada Chapter 482A, which governs the use of autonomous vehicle technology on the state's roads. That makes Drive Pilot the only legal Level 3 system in the US.
Ford CEO Farley explains the business factors behind Argo AI's shuttering
Shortly after news broke that self-driving subsidiary Argo AI will be closed, Ford CEO Jim Farley spoke during the company's Q3 earnings call about that decision.
GM's Cruise is making its own chips for self-driving vehicles to save on costs
They will power the Cruise Origin, the company's fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals.
A swarm of Cruise robotaxis blocked San Francisco traffic for hours
The GM subsidiary launched its commercial robotaxi service earlier in June.
Lyft says its future lies in a hybrid network of autonomous and driver rides
Only 5 percent of the rides will be driverless at first.
DARPA taps Intel to create simulation software for off-road autonomous vehicles
The company will work on new tools to improve autonomous combat vehicles.
GM and Honda announce plans to build 'affordable' EVs arriving in 2027
GM and Honda will co-develop a series of affordable EVs using a global architecture and GM's Ultium battery technology.
Audi's 2024 vehicle lineup will have 5G connectivity
Select models will connect to Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network
Hitting the Books: What autonomous vehicles mean for tomorrow's workforce
In "The Work of the Future," an interdisciplinary team of MIT researchers exam the disconnect between improvements in technology and the benefits derived by workers from those advancements
After 15 years, Local Motors will reportedly cease operations this Friday
Crowdsourcing automaker Local Motors will cease operations this Friday, according to employees,
Tesla will hike prices on self-driving mode, again
"Full self-driving" will soon cost $12,000. And it doesn't even buy you an actual, self-driving car.
Seoul Robotics' autonomous 'Control Tower' remotely manages self-driving vehicle fleets
Seoul Robotics has developed a mesh network that reportedly imparts Level 5 autonomy to vehicle fleets, if only for the last mile.
Cruise CEO to step down as GM accelerates self-driving car plans
General Motors announced Thursday that Dan Ammann, CEO of its self-driving vehicle division, Cruise, is leaving both his position and the company
