Google's self-driving car project to become independent entity called Waymo
8 years, 3 months ago

Google's self-driving car project to become independent entity called Waymo

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I mAlphabet Inc’s Google self-driving car project will become an independent entity within the technology company called Waymo, executives said on Tuesday, signalling a willingness to finally monetize its valuable research amid fierce competition from rivals. “We can imagine our self-driving tech being used in all sorts of areas.” Until now, the program has been part of secretive research unit Google X. Waymo stands for “A new way forward in mobility,” according to Krafcik. “We can imagine our self-driving technology being used in lots of different areas - ride-sharing business, in transportation, trucking, logistics, even personal use vehicles and licensing with automakers,” Krafcik said. Fiat Chrysler, Google’s first partner, teamed up with the tech company in May to work together to integrate Google’s self-driving system with the carmaker’s minivans.

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Waymo’s New Agreement With Hyundai Raises Questions About China
55 years, 2 months ago

Waymo’s New Agreement With Hyundai Raises Questions About China

Wired  

Soon you could see Waymo self-driving tech in Hyundai cars. The autonomous driving tech developer Waymo said this week that it would partner with the Korean automaker Hyundai to equip a fleet of its electric vehicles with self-driving technology. “We are actively exploring additional opportunities for collaboration,” he said—opening up the possibility that Waymo self-driving tech could one day be …

Self-driving vehicles: The UK is ready to join the global race
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Self-driving vehicles: The UK is ready to join the global race

Live Mint  

The market for driverless cars has been through a reckoning. The funding mostly came from existing investors including Microsoft, Nvidia and Softbank, and it came just days before the UK also passed a comprehensive law that will let driverless cars onto British roads by 2026. The UK’s Automated Vehicles Act has a section titled, “Communications likely to confuse as to …

Mercedes-Benz cars to have 'supercomputers', unveils Google partnership
2 years, 1 month ago

Mercedes-Benz cars to have 'supercomputers', unveils Google partnership

The Hindu  

Mercedes-Benz said on Wednesday it has teamed up with Google on navigation and will offer "super computer-like performance" in every car with automated driving sensors as it seeks to compete with Tesla and Chinese newcomers. The German carmaker agreed to share revenue with semiconductor maker Nvidia Corp, its partner on automated driving software since 2020, to bring down the upfront …

Chinese Automaker Geely Partners with Waymo to Develop Electric Robotaxis
3 years, 2 months ago

Chinese Automaker Geely Partners with Waymo to Develop Electric Robotaxis

News 18  

Google’s self-driving unit Waymo has partnered with Chinese automaker Geely to create a fleet of all-electric, self-driving robotaxis. The ride-hailing cars would be designed and developed by Zeekr, Geely’s electric mobility brand, at a facility in Sweden using “a new proprietary and open-source mobility architecture." “We are committed to expanding access to sustainable transportation, and deploying these fully autonomous, electric …

Honda to integrate Google's in-vehicle connected service in future models
3 years, 5 months ago

Honda to integrate Google's in-vehicle connected service in future models

India Today  

Honda and Google announced that the two companies have agreed to integrate Google’s in-vehicle connected service into an all-new model that will come to market in the second half of 2022 in North America. Satoshi Takami, Operating Executive, Honda Motor Co., Ltd said, “It is our great pleasure to be able to offer new value for mobility and people’s daily …

Google self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San Francisco
3 years, 7 months ago

Google self-driving spinoff Waymo begins testing with public in San Francisco

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc's Waymo has started taking a few San Franciscans on rides in its self-driving sport utility vehicles and hopes to open the robotaxis to anyone in the city in less than the three years it took to launch in its only other market. Waymo's announcement on Tuesday of its status and plans in San Francisco, a small peninsula of …

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road
3 years, 9 months ago

Apple’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road

LA Times  

At first glance, the forays Apple Inc., Google and other technology giants are making into the world of cars don’t appear to be particularly lucrative. “Each of these companies, including Facebook, want to be a part of or even control and dominate every part of citizens’ lives,” said professor Raj Rajkumar, who leads the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. …

Cruise, GM partner with Microsoft to ramp up self-driving vehicles
4 years, 2 months ago

Cruise, GM partner with Microsoft to ramp up self-driving vehicles

The Hindu  

Self-driving car maker Cruise and majority shareholder General Motors Co said on Tuesday they would partner with Microsoft Corp to accelerate the commercialization of driverless vehicles. Microsoft will join GM, Honda Motor Co and institutional investors in a combined new equity investment of more than $2 billion in Cruise, bringing the post-money valuation of the San Francisco-based startup to $30 …

GM to run robot cars without human backups
4 years, 5 months ago

GM to run robot cars without human backups

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy General Motors' Cruise autonomous …

Michigan plans to redesign road for self-driving cars
4 years, 7 months ago

Michigan plans to redesign road for self-driving cars

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN — Michigan announced Thursday that it’s teaming with tech and auto companies to attempt to retrofit a roughly 40-mile stretch of two roads outside Detroit exclusively for self-driving vehicles. Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners would pay the still-to-be-determined initial costs to install the new infrastructure, and Michigan is open to the possibility of paying for maintenance costs if the …

Waymo, Fiat Chrysler Expand Autonomous Vehicle Partnership, to Enter Commercial Vehicle Segment
4 years, 8 months ago

Waymo, Fiat Chrysler Expand Autonomous Vehicle Partnership, to Enter Commercial Vehicle Segment

News 18  

Self-driving Car Company Waymo LLC and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV are expanding their autonomous vehicle partnership to commercial vehicles, and Fiat Chrysler will develop fully self-driving vehicles exclusively with Waymo going forward, the companies said. Waymo, a unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, and Fiat Chrysler said they will work together to develop autonomous light commercial vehicles for moving goods, …

Fiat Chrysler, Waymo deepen partnership to develop self-driving trucks
4 years, 8 months ago

Fiat Chrysler, Waymo deepen partnership to develop self-driving trucks

The Hindu  

Automaker Fiat Chrysler and driver-less technology developer Waymo are deepening their ties to build self-driving trucks. The expansion deal will make Waymo FCA’s exclusive partner in developing L4 fully self-driving technology across the automaker’s full product portfolio, including light commercial vehicles. In the past four years, Waymo has integrated its software with Chrysler’s Pacifica Hybrid minivans, making it L4 ready, …

Volvo Cars and Waymo partner to develop a self-driving electric vehicle
4 years, 9 months ago

Volvo Cars and Waymo partner to develop a self-driving electric vehicle

Firstpost  

Waymo said it will continue working with Fiat Chrysler, Jaguar Land Rover and the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance. Waymo and the Volvo Cars Group have agreed to develop a self-driving electric vehicle designed for ride-hailing use, as part of a new global partnership, the companies said on Thursday. Waymo, a unit of Silicon Valley’s Alphabet Inc, said it will be …

Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case
5 years, 6 months ago

Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case

Associated Press  

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing self-driving car technology from the company shortly before he joined Uber’s efforts to catch up in the high-stakes race to build robotic vehicles. “This case rehashes claims already discredited in a civil case that settled more than a year.” Prosecutors say the probe is ongoing, but they …

Google spin-out Waymo rules out building its own self-driving cars
5 years, 7 months ago

Google spin-out Waymo rules out building its own self-driving cars

The Telegraph  

Google's spin-off self-driving firm Waymo has said it won't build a self-driving car from the ground up again because it's a "distraction". Speaking as the company prepared to open a Detroit factory which will be used to fit Chrysler and Jaguar cars with its self-driving software, Patrick Cadariu, its head of vehicle supply chain operations, said making cars was "really …

Self-driving tech company Aurora partners with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms
5 years, 9 months ago

Self-driving tech company Aurora partners with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms

Firstpost  

Aurora already has partnerships with Volkswagen AG, Hyundai Motor Co and China’s Byton to develop and test self-driving systems Self-driving car software startup Aurora said on Sunday it would partner with Fiat Chrysler to build autonomous platforms for commercial vehicles, the latest collaboration with an automaker for the fast-growing Silicon Valley company. Aurora already has partnerships with Volkswagen AG, Hyundai …

Uber's self-driving car unit is in the spotlight ahead of IPO later this year
5 years, 11 months ago

Uber's self-driving car unit is in the spotlight ahead of IPO later this year

Firstpost  

Uber, last valued at $76 bn in the private market, is seeking a valuation as high as $120 bn in its IPO. “That being said, again because Uber understands that self-driving cars at scale is not something that’s going to happen tomorrow, they understand the need for the science.” Urtasun declined to offer any guidance on what mix of human-driven …

The auto industry barely survived the Great Recession. Now it faces its biggest hurdle yet
5 years, 11 months ago

The auto industry barely survived the Great Recession. Now it faces its biggest hurdle yet

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Ten years after the US government saved automakers with a massive bailout, the industry is healthier than it has ever been. “We are on the verge of a transformation of the industry we haven’t seen since Henry Ford,” said Michelle Krebs, senior analyst with Autotrader. We are on the verge of a transformation of the …

Driverless technology: BMW and Daimler partner on autonomous cars
6 years ago

Driverless technology: BMW and Daimler partner on autonomous cars

CNN  

London CNN Business — High development costs and threats from Silicon Valley have pushed rival German carmakers BMW and Daimler to cooperate on driverless technology. “Combining the key expertise of our two companies will boost our innovative strength and speed up the spread of this technology,” BMW board member Klaus Fröhlich said in a statement. JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images Deeper cooperation …

Apple increases efforts to test self-driving cars but still lags behind Waymo: Report
6 years, 1 month ago

Apple increases efforts to test self-driving cars but still lags behind Waymo: Report

Firstpost  

Apple is a relative latecomer to the field, having only secured a permit to conduct testing in 2017. Apple Inc has sharply increased its efforts to test self-driving cars on public roads but lags far behind market leader Waymo on a key safety metric, according to data released on Wednesday by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The data was …

Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo to expand manufacturing facility
6 years, 2 months ago

Google's self-driving car spinoff Waymo to expand manufacturing facility

Firstpost  

Google’s self-driving car spinoff Waymo said Tuesday it will bring a factory to Michigan, creating up to 400 jobs at what it describes as the world’s first plant “100 percent” dedicated to the mass production of autonomous vehicles. “As we begin to commercialize our business and vehicle supply grows, we’re laying the foundation for a scalable, robust vehicle integration plan, …

Mercedes-Benz aims to be among top two players to scale up autonomous car tech
6 years, 2 months ago

Mercedes-Benz aims to be among top two players to scale up autonomous car tech

Firstpost  

Whereas, Uber, Google, General Motors, Volkswagen are vying to roll out robotaxi services. Mercedes-Benz’s is not aiming to be the first manufacturer to develop a self-driving car but it wants to be among the first two players able to scale up the technology, Mercedes-Benz executive Christoph Schroeder told German paper Welt am Sonntag. Carmakers and tech companies like Uber, Google, …

Toyota to invest $500 mn in Uber to develop self-driving cars; duo to catch up to rivals in autonomous driving business
6 years, 6 months ago

Toyota to invest $500 mn in Uber to develop self-driving cars; duo to catch up to rivals in autonomous driving business

Firstpost  

Toyota, one of the world’s largest carmakers, and Uber, the leading ride-hailing service, are widely seen as lagging the competition in developing self-driving cars. Toyota Motor Corp will invest $500 million in Uber Technologies Inc to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies said on Monday, a bid by both to catch up to rivals in the hotly competitive …

Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber for self-driving cars
6 years, 6 months ago

Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber for self-driving cars

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Toyota Motor Corp will invest $500 million in Uber Technologies Inc to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies said on Monday, a bid by both to catch up to rivals in the hotly competitive autonomous driving business. Toyota, one of the world’s largest carmakers, and Uber, the leading ride-hailing service, are widely seen as lagging the …

Waymo adds 62,000 vehicles for autonomous taxi service
6 years, 9 months ago

Waymo adds 62,000 vehicles for autonomous taxi service

Daily Mail  

Google-owned Waymo is adding as many as 62,000 Fiat Chrysler minivans to its autonomous fleet in an expanded collaboration announced by the companies on Thursday. Delivery of the Chrysler Pacifica minivans was expected to begin later this year, with the automaker also exploring the potential to build Waymo technology into a self-driving car it might add to its model line-up …

Who’s winning the race to build self-driving cars?
6 years, 10 months ago

Who’s winning the race to build self-driving cars?

LA Times  

John Krafcik, the chief executive of Waymo, stands with the Jaguar I-Pace. Salesky’s experience dates back to the beginning of self-driving cars: He was senior software engineer on the winning team in the 2007 autonomous vehicle challenge funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The plan is to have self-driving cars with Level 4 capability in 2021, said Sherif …

Waymo inks a long-term deal with Jaguar; to include 20,000 I-PACE electric vehicles in its autonomous fleet
6 years, 11 months ago

Waymo inks a long-term deal with Jaguar; to include 20,000 I-PACE electric vehicles in its autonomous fleet

Firstpost  

The partnership announced ahead of the New York International Auto Show, is another step in Waymo’s plan to roll out a robo-taxi service in the US. Waymo will include up to 20,000 Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles in its upcoming autonomous fleet as part of a long-term partnership between Alphabet Inc’s self-driving unit and Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc, the two …

The Waymo v. Uber Settlement Marks a New Era for Self-Driving Cars: Reality
55 years, 2 months ago

The Waymo v. Uber Settlement Marks a New Era for Self-Driving Cars: Reality

Wired  

The sun had only just come up Friday, but the young self-driving car industry had already moved into a new era. From the bench, federal Judge William Alsup, recovering from a sore throat, called it: “This case is now ancient history.” Waymo v. Uber, the first great legal fight over autonomous vehicles, ended in a peace treaty Friday morning: Uber …

U.S. Autonomous-Car Startup Signs Deal With VW And Hyundai
7 years, 2 months ago

U.S. Autonomous-Car Startup Signs Deal With VW And Hyundai

NPR  

U.S. Autonomous-Car Startup Signs Deal With VW And Hyundai Enlarge this image toggle caption S.J.HONG/Hyundai S.J.HONG/Hyundai Aurora, a startup company led by three veterans of Google, Tesla, and Uber, has signed deals with both Volkswagen and Hyundai with the goal of putting autonomous vehicle technology on the market within three years — and doing so "quickly, broadly and safely." It's …

Indian tech start-ups, auto makers at full throttle on self-driving vehicles
7 years, 3 months ago

Indian tech start-ups, auto makers at full throttle on self-driving vehicles

Live Mint  

Gurugram/Bengaluru: One sureshot—and, perhaps, foolish—way to test autonomous, or driverless, vehicle technology is to step in front of a four-wheeler equipped with it. We are working with six to seven OEMs —like Tata Motors, Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki—for both passenger and commercial vehicles,” says Ritukar Vijay, head of autonomous technologies and business strategy, Hi-Tech Robotic. “Our imaging system for autonomous vehicles …

Alphabet's Waymo to launch its ride-hailing service in Phoenix with fully autonomous vehicles
7 years, 4 months ago

Alphabet's Waymo to launch its ride-hailing service in Phoenix with fully autonomous vehicles

Firstpost  

Alphabet Inc’s Waymo self-driving unit is launching a ride-hailing service for the general public with no human driver behind the steering wheel and has been testing such fully self-driving cars on public roads in Arizona, Chief Executive John Krafcik said on Tuesday. Waymo said that members of the public will begin riding in its fleet of Fiat Chrysler Pacifica minivans …

Waymo launches campaign to promote driverless car safety
7 years, 5 months ago

Waymo launches campaign to promote driverless car safety

Daily Mail  

Alphabet Inc's self-driving car unit Waymo and several groups are launching a campaign aimed at convincing skeptical Americans of what they say is the value and safety of driverless cars, as Congress considers how it will regulate the technology. The company said on Monday that it was teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the National Safety Council, and the …

Uber Knew Its Self-Driving Guru Had Taken Google Trade Secrets
55 years, 2 months ago

Uber Knew Its Self-Driving Guru Had Taken Google Trade Secrets

Wired  

The blockbuster legal battle between Uber and Google’s self-driving spinoff company, Waymo, hinges on two questions. One: Did former Google engineer and self–driving car whiz Anthony Levandowski swipe documents containing valuable Google intellectual property and bring them to his own startup, which would be acquired by Uber just months later for a reported $680 million? Now a hotly contested due …

Fiat Chrysler and BMW come together; to develop 'robotaxis' for pay-per-use mobility service
7 years, 7 months ago

Fiat Chrysler and BMW come together; to develop 'robotaxis' for pay-per-use mobility service

Firstpost  

Fiat Chrysler said it plans to put autonomous car technology into production by 2021, matching a timeframe shared by rival companies who are also developing self-driving cars. Fiat Chrysler said it plans to put autonomous car technology into production by 2021, matching a time frame shared by rival companies who are also developing self-driving cars. BMW and its partners Intel …

Fiat joins BMW, Intel and Mobileye for developing an autonomous driving platform
7 years, 7 months ago

Fiat joins BMW, Intel and Mobileye for developing an autonomous driving platform

Firstpost  

Fiat and other automakers are seeking alliances to share the high costs of developing self-driving vehicle technology. Fiat Chrysler is joining the self-driving alliance led by BMW Group, Intel Corp and its Mobileye subsidiary, becoming the second automaker in the year-old group to opt to partner in developing an autonomous driving platform. More automakers are seeking alliances to share the …

Industry experts have claimed that self-driving cars may not live up to the initial profit expectations
7 years, 7 months ago

Industry experts have claimed that self-driving cars may not live up to the initial profit expectations

Firstpost  

Carmakers are increasingly looking to forego outright ownership of future self-driving systems in favor of spreading the investment burden and risk. “It’s impossible for me to believe there will be 50 successful autonomous vehicle software producers,” said John Hoffecker, global vice chairman of Michigan-based consulting firm AlixPartners. In July last year, BMW became the first major carmaker to abandon its …

Apple is going to face tough competition in the self-driving car space; here's how the rivals stack up
7 years, 9 months ago

Apple is going to face tough competition in the self-driving car space; here's how the rivals stack up

Firstpost  

In level 5 autonomous vehicles, the cars are robotic taxis, only requiring passengers to feed in their destinations, and the steering wheel is optional. However, safety is the major concern here and Ford has indicated that it is not in any kind of race to be the first to have Level 5 self driving cars on the road. Toyota, Stanford …

Uber's Culture Problems Could Sink Its Self-Driving Future
7 years, 9 months ago

Uber's Culture Problems Could Sink Its Self-Driving Future

Wired  

Different people want different things from a relationship: unfailing kindness maybe, or someone tough, with a bit of an edge. Any competitor that tosses paid human drivers could undercut Uber's service with cheaper rides. “I think if you’re a car company or a tech company that needs to partner, and you have multiple choices and one of them doesn’t have …

Google's Waymo starts testing its autonomous truck
7 years, 9 months ago

Google's Waymo starts testing its autonomous truck

Firstpost  

Google Waymo’s self-driving truck was spotted in a photo and the development was later confirmed by the company. Amid the tussle with Uber on the theft of its self-driving car technology, Google’s Waymo has started testing its own autonomous truck. A spokesperson from Waymo – Google’s self-driving car arm – said that it took “eight years of experience in building …

Of Course Waymo Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks
7 years, 9 months ago

Of Course Waymo Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks

Wired  

Update: On Friday, March 9, 2018, Waymo announced that next week, it will start testing its self-driving trucks in Georgia, delivering unspecified cargo bound for its sister company Google's data centers in Atlanta. With the likes of Daimler, Volvo, and Uber working on self-driving trucks, it’s no surprise that the granddaddy of autonomous vehicles, Waymo, is getting in on the …

Waymo: Alphabet's self-driving car unit now working on self-driving trucks
7 years, 9 months ago

Waymo: Alphabet's self-driving car unit now working on self-driving trucks

The Independent  

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Uber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer accused of stealing trade secrets
7 years, 10 months ago

Uber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer accused of stealing trade secrets

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Uber has threatened to fire …

Lyft partners with Google's Waymo to launch self-driving cars and challenge Uber
7 years, 10 months ago

Lyft partners with Google's Waymo to launch self-driving cars and challenge Uber

The Independent  

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The Biggest Threats to Uber's Future, Ranked
7 years, 10 months ago

The Biggest Threats to Uber's Future, Ranked

Wired  

Editor's Note: This story was originally published on May 9, 2017. It has been updated to reflect developments including Uber's firing of 20 employees following an internal investigation into its corporate culture, as well as self-driving engineer Anthony Levandowski. A few days later, Google autonomous driving spinoff Waymo filed a lawsuit alleging Uber boosted its self-driving program by stealing Waymo's …

US court to decide if Uber can continue work on self-driving cars
7 years, 10 months ago

US court to decide if Uber can continue work on self-driving cars

Live Mint  

San Francisco: Uber Technologies Inc. goes before a US judge on Wednesday to fight for the right to continue work on its self-driving car programme, the latest phase in a courtroom battle over trade secrets that threatens to topple a central pillar of Uber’s growth strategy. At issue on Wednesday is Waymo’s demand that US district court judge William Alsup …

Uber engineer Levandowski to stay away from self-driving vehicle project till issue with Waymo is resolved
7 years, 10 months ago

Uber engineer Levandowski to stay away from self-driving vehicle project till issue with Waymo is resolved

Firstpost  

The head of Uber Technologies Inc’s self-driving vehicles unit, Anthony Levandowski, will step aside from some of his duties The head of Uber Technologies Inc’s self-driving vehicles unit, Anthony Levandowski, will step aside from some of his duties until a lawsuit against Uber in which he is accused of stealing trade secrets is resolved, Uber said on Thursday. Waymo’s lawsuit …

The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race
7 years, 11 months ago

The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race

India TV News  

Apple is joining the fiercely competitive race to design self-driving cars, raising the possibility that a company that has already re-shaped culture with its iPhone may try to transform transportation, too. Apple released that statement after Steve Kenner, a former Ford Motor executive who is now Apple's director of product integrity, notified federal regulators of the company's interest in self-driving …

The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race
7 years, 11 months ago

The iPhone of cars? Apple enters self-driving car race

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is joining the fiercely competitive race to design self-driving cars, raising the possibility that a company that has already re-shaped culture with its iPhone may try to transform transportation, too. Ending years of speculation, Apple’s late entry into a crowded field was made official Friday with the disclosure that the California Department of Motor Vehicles had …

Automakers Ford and GM Are Beating Google, Uber, and Tesla to the Self-Driving Car
7 years, 11 months ago

Automakers Ford and GM Are Beating Google, Uber, and Tesla to the Self-Driving Car

Wired  

Ford and GM both score in the low to mid 80s on the technology front; it's their old-school skills that float them to first and second place. It acquired ride-sharing service Chariot and invested in Velodyne, a company producing lidar, the laser scanning tech many argue isnecessary for self-driving cars. The Ford Motor Company Despite Uber's high-profile self-driving pilots in …

Google's parent company accuses Uber of using stolen technology to speed up its self-driving car development
8 years, 1 month ago

Google's parent company accuses Uber of using stolen technology to speed up its self-driving car development

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The race to bring self-driving …

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