Self Driving Vehicle news and trends

Autonomous Fleet Startup TuSimple Tops Up Funding Round
B2B Payments // September 18, 2019

TuSimple, a U.S.-based startup developing self-driving trucking technology for the fleet and long-haul trucking sector, has announced a top-up of its oversubscribed funding round. Investors placed an additional $120 million with the company, Reuters said Tuesday (Sept. 17), with backers coming from China’s CDH Investments,...

Testing The Boundaries Of Autonomous Tech In Fleet Payments
B2B Payments // September 10, 2019

Smart cars and connected vehicles could be on their way to addressing road congestion, reducing accident risks and promoting overall convenience for drivers no longer at the wheel. Those are significant propositions for the fleet industry, with giants like Amazon and Uber Freight investing in...

Segway-Ninebot To Show Off Autonomous Delivery Bot At CES
Innovation // January 03, 2019

Segway, the unit of Ninebot, is gearing up to launch a self-driving delivery robot aimed at the last mile of delivery. According to a report in Engadget, Segway-Ninebot is expected to announce the delivery robot during CES 2019, the consumer electronics trade show held in...

Udelv Autonomous Vehicles Take On Grocery Delivery’s Last Mile
Retail // October 04, 2018

It’s not uncommon to hear about self-driving vehicles delivering groceries and other items in California and Arizona, but udelv is bringing its technology to an area that isn’t usually known for self-driving vehicles. The company recently signed a deal to supply multiple brands of supermarkets...

Interviews & Exclusives
What Happens When a Tech Company Builds Cars? Ask Tesla About Dojo

July 20, 2023
Tesla is famously not just a car company — it’s a software company.  And a key, promised part of that software vision is the realization of autonomous, fully self-driving (FSD) vehicles.  This, as the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer let investors on its second quarter 2023 earnings call know that the far-away dream of a driverless future is […]

Quick Reads
Segway-Ninebot To Show Off Autonomous Delivery Bot At CES

January 03, 2019
Segway, the unit of Ninebot, is gearing up to launch a self-driving delivery robot aimed at the last mile of delivery. According to a report in Engadget, Segway-Ninebot is expected to announce the delivery robot during CES 2019, the consumer electronics trade show held in Las Vegas every year. Dubbed the Loomo Delivery robot, it relies […]