In a first, the California DMV approved Nuro to operate its autonomous delivery services in the streets of California. Nuro plans to kickstart its service in two counties with a fleet of Priuses soon.
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Gartner has announced that in 2023, the net additions of autonomous-ready vehicles will reach more than 740,000. The figure was at just 137,000 in 2018 which shows decent growth in the market.
Waymo, Alphabet's subsidiary focused on autonomous vehicles, went on stage today at Google I/O to announce that driverless autonomous cars are on the way, starting in Phoenix, Arizona.
Waymo has been approved by the Arizona Department of Transportation to start picking up and dropping off paying riders around the state using its fleet of autonomous Fiat Chrysler Pacifica minivans.
New patents have surfaced which show mock-ups of Apple's self-driving car software. It's probably not how the final software will look but does give us cues about the feature set Apple will include.
Phillip Hammond, the Chancellor of the UK, has issued the Autumn Budget which sets out what the Government plans to spend in the coming months and years. It included a heavy focus on digital.
A newly deployed driverless shuttle has been involved in a minor traffic collision with a lorry just two hours after beginning services. The police blamed the incident on the lorry driver.
Intel has announced that it will be acquiring Mobileye - a company which develops technology for autonomous vehicles - in an all-cash deal valued at $15.3 billion, priced at $63.54 per share.
Waymo unveiled its new driverless cars at the end of last year, saying they'd hit roads sometime in 2017. The company is now launching the new vehicles on public roads before the end of the month.
