Self-Driving Cars

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car, driverless car, or robotic car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Uber’s Self-Driving Unit Valued At $7.25B
Uber’s Self-Driving Unit Valued At $7.25B
April 18, 2019  |  Investments

Uber is working on an investment deal that would value its self-driving unit at $7.25 billion. Citing two people familiar with the matter, Financial Times...

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Apple In Talks With Self-Driving Car Sensor Suppliers
Apple In Talks With Self-Driving Car Sensor Suppliers
April 17, 2019  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly in talks with four or more companies about being suppliers for the next generation of self-driving sensors as part of its autonomous...

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Hyundai Denies Link-Up With Tencent For Self-Driving Software
Hyundai Denies Link-Up With Tencent For Self-Driving Software
April 08, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Hyundai Motor said late last weekend that it has not inked a deal with Tencent, the Chinese tech firm, to create software for self-driving cars....

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Boeing Crash Chills Consumer Interest In Self-Driving Cars
Boeing Crash Chills Consumer Interest In Self-Driving Cars
April 02, 2019  |  Ecosystems

There comes a point with new technology when the ideal – the science fiction or research paper’s promise of a new device – starts to...

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Waymo Seeks Funding To Boost Valuation
Waymo Seeks Funding To Boost Valuation
March 12, 2019  |  Investments

Waymo is looking to raise outside capital for the first time to boost its valuation past that of Cruise, the General Motors-owned autonomous vehicle business...

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Alphabet’s Waymo To Sell Lidar Mapping Sensors To Partners
Alphabet’s Waymo To Sell Lidar Mapping Sensors To Partners
March 06, 2019  |  Innovation

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet, said on Wednesday (March 6) that it’s going to start selling its autonomous car sensors to partners that...

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Daimler And BMW Partner On Autonomous Car Tech
Daimler And BMW Partner On Autonomous Car Tech
February 28, 2019  |  Innovation

German carmakers BMW and Daimler have teamed up to work on self-driving car technology, according to reports. The companies made the announcement on Thursday (Feb....

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Apple Laying Off Nearly 200 In Self-Driving Car Unit
Apple Laying Off Nearly 200 In Self-Driving Car Unit
February 28, 2019  |  Apple

Apple, the iPhone maker that’s been struggling with lackluster demand for its flagship product, is gearing up to slash its self-driving car workforce, letting go of...

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