self-driving vehicles

Five At Five: Uber Tests Memberships
Five At Five: Uber Tests Memberships
October 31, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payment and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest retail program from Uber, and...

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Uber Mulls Bringing On Minority Investor For Self-Driving Unit
Uber Mulls Bringing On Minority Investor For Self-Driving Unit
October 17, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber, the ride-hailing company, is reportedly mulling bringing on a minority investor to help it bankroll its self-driving unit. Financial Times, citing two people familiar...

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Waymo Logs 10 Million Miles Driven On Public Roads
Waymo Logs 10 Million Miles Driven On Public Roads
October 10, 2018  |  Innovation

Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Alphabet, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 10) that its self-driving vehicles have surpassed 10 million miles driven on public...

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What, Now, Of The Used Car In An Autonomous Future?
What, Now, Of The Used Car In An Autonomous Future?
September 17, 2018  |  Innovation

Let us now praise the used car. Let us praise the used automobile, even as self-driving cars and trucks promise to disrupt the automotive industry...

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Baidu Eyes International Market For AI, Self-Driving Tech
Baidu Eyes International Market For AI, Self-Driving Tech
September 14, 2018  |  International

As one of the world’s biggest internet companies, Baidu is homing in on autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence (AI). The tech company has a particularly...

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Nuro’s New Idea For Autonomous Delivery
Nuro’s New Idea For Autonomous Delivery
September 06, 2018  |  Retail

Founded by two ex-Googlers, autonomous transportation firm Nuro has driven a road less traveled when figuring out how to properly create a vehicle that drives...

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Toyota Invests $500 Million In Uber As Part Of New Partnership
Toyota Invests $500 Million In Uber As Part Of New Partnership
August 28, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Toyota Motor is gearing up to invest $500 million in ride-hailing company Uber Technologies as part of a deal to work on self-driving vehicles with...

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Big Players In Connected Vehicles Pick Sides In Standards Battles
Big Players In Connected Vehicles Pick Sides In Standards Battles
August 20, 2018  |  Ecosystems

The world of connected vehicles is a fragmented one when it comes to standards regarding safety, technology and other areas, but the main players in...

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