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Tag Archives: Self-driving cars

06Sep/17

U.S. House unanimously approves sweeping self-driving car measure

September 6, 2017TransportAlphabet Inc., Automation, Autonomous car, Companies, Control engineering, Emerging technologies, General Motors, General Motors Co, Google, Motor vehicles, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Technology, Technology/Internet, Transport, United States, Vehicular automation, Washington, DC, Waymo, Xsmbale

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 6, 2017) (HOUSE TV) – The U.S. House unanimously approved on Wednesday (September 6) a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles. Continue reading →

15May/17

Lyft partners with Waymo

May 15, 2017TransportAlphabet Inc., Autonomous car, Business/Finance, California, Car sharing, Commuting, Companies, Company: LYFT, Company: Waymo, Emerging technologies, Google, Irvine, Location-based software, Lyft, Lyft Inc, Phoenix, Self-driving cars, Skype, Software, Sustainable transport, Technology/Internet, The New York Times, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uber Technologies Inc, United States, Waymo, Xsmbale

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 15, 2017) (REUTERS VIA SKYPE) – U.S. ride services company Lyft Inc and Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit Waymo have launched a self-driving vehicle partnership, bringing together two rivals to dominant ride-sharing service Uber Technologies Inc.
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24Feb/17

Google’s Waze to compete with Uber – WSJ

February 24, 2017InnovationAlphabet Inc., Companies, Crowdsourcing, Fred Katayama, Google, Israel, Location-based software, Lyft, PAUL LIENERT, Route planning software, Self-driving cars, Software, Transport, Uber, United States, Waymo, Waze, WAZE-TVsmbale

Google’s carpool service Waze plans to expand onto Uber’s territory, according to The Wall Street Journal. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

20Aug/16

Uber to roll out driverless car service in Pittsburgh

August 20, 2016TransportAutomation, Business/Finance, Car sharing, City: Pittsburgh, Detroit, Emerging technologies, Ford Motor Company, Google, Location-based software, Motor vehicles, Pittsburgh, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Taxicabs of the United States, Technology, Technology/Internet, Tesla, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uber protests and legal actions, Uberisation, Vehicular automation, Volvo XCsmbale

Uber is launching a self-driving car service later this month in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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16Mar/16

Google's driverless cars take lawmakers for a spin

Google’s driverless cars take lawmakers for a spin

March 16, 2016InnovationAlphabet Inc., Automation, Automobile safety, Autonomous car, BILL NELSON, Car, Chris Urmson, Company: Google, Disaster/Accident, Emerging technologies, Gavino Garay, Google, Google self-driving car, Robotics, Science and technology, Self-driving cars, Technology, Technology/Internet, Transport, U . S . Transportation, U.S. Congress, Waymo, Xsmbale

Executives behind Google’s driverless car program push U.S. Congress to grant national auto safety regulators new authority to get driverless cars on the roads. Gavino Garay reports. Continue reading →

06Jan/16

Ford's automated Fusion hybrid test vehicle.

Ford boosts self-driving fleet

January 6, 2016TransportAutomation, Autonomous car, Car, Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Dearborn Michigan, Emerging technologies, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Google, Google Ford, Hayley Platt, Henry Ford, LIDAR, Mark Fields, MICHAEL JELLEN, Motor vehicles, Robotics, Science and technology, Self-driving cars, Technologysmbale

Ford has demonstrated its commitment to developing autonomous cars, saying it plans to triple to 30 the size of its fleet of self-driving test cars. But as Hayley Platt reports, its CEO was keeping quiet at the Consumer Electronics Show about rumours of a deal with Google Continue reading →

05Jan/16

Lyft’s vision for an on-demand network of self-driving cars will mean fewer cars on the road

January 5, 2016TransportAutomation, Autonomous car, Car, E-hailing, Emerging technologies, General Motors, GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, John Zimmer, Location-based software, Logan Green, Lyft, Motor vehicles, NEXT MEDIA, Ridesharing company, Road transport, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Sustainable transport, Technology, Transport, Transportation network companies, United States, Vehicular automationsmbale

Lyft, an American ride-hailing service, announced on Monday that General Motors has invested $500 million in the company, and the companies together plan to develop a network of autonomous vehicles.
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20Jul/15

Google self-driving car was rear-ended early July, causing injuries

July 20, 2015TechnologyAlphabet Inc., Austin, Automation, Autonomous car, Business/Finance, Chris Urmson, Disaster/Accident, Google, Google driverless car, GOOGLE INC., Land transport, Lexus, Motor vehicles, Mountain View, Road transport, Science and technology, Self-driving cars, Technology, Technology/Internet, Toyota, Traffic collision, Transport, Vehicular automation, Waymo, Xsmbale

A Google self-driving vehicle was involved in another rear-end collision, bringing the accident count to 14 since 2009.

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