Driverless Cars news and trends

Japanese Truck Designs Aim For New Delivery Frontiers
Retail // October 25, 2019

With a design that would let vehicles be customized for parcel delivery or serve as mini-hotels, trucks are being designed in Japan for a driverless future, with interchangeable container areas and no cabins. The innovation comes as higher demand for same-day deliveries and massive growth...

China’s Pony.ai Launches Self-Driving Taxi App Under The Radar
Innovation // January 15, 2019

Pony.ai, the Chinese driverless car startup, rolled out a new app that lets users get a ride from a self-driving taxi. According to a report in CNBC, the app rolled out in December, enabling users to hail a driverless taxi from a location in Nansha,...

Carmakers Pump The Brakes On Driverless Technology
Innovation // January 09, 2019

Many carmakers have softened their stances on driverless technology because they’re not sure if the tech is quite ready for the mainstream. Financial Times reported that the mood about driverless cars has been noticeably different at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas,...

Driverless Cars Coming To UK In Next Three To Four Years
Innovation // October 01, 2018

Driverless vehicles are coming to the U.K. in the next three to four years, the country’s Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said on Monday (Oct. 1). According to a report in Reuters, citing comments made at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Grayling said that even...

Quick Reads
Amazon Reportedly Adding Driverless Car Maker Zoox To Its Portfolio For $1.2B 

June 26, 2020
Amazon will pay more than $1.2 billion to acquire Zoox, the Foster City, Calif., self-driving technology company, the Financial Times (FT) reported.  While the purchase could fuel Amazon’s delivery fleet, a source familiar with the deal told the newspaper it could signal the eCommerce giant’s entry into ride-hailing. The source said Amazon would collaborate with Zoox […]

Japanese Truck Designs Aim For New Delivery Frontiers

October 25, 2019
With a design that would let vehicles be customized for parcel delivery or serve as mini-hotels, trucks are being designed in Japan for a driverless future, with interchangeable container areas...

China’s Pony.ai Launches Self-Driving Taxi App Under The Radar

January 15, 2019
Pony.ai, the Chinese driverless car startup, rolled out a new app that lets users get a ride from a self-driving taxi. According to a report in CNBC, the app rolled...

Carmakers Pump The Brakes On Driverless Technology

January 09, 2019
Many carmakers have softened their stances on driverless technology because they’re not sure if the tech is quite ready for the mainstream. Financial Times reported that the mood about driverless...