Pete Bigelow Pete Bigelow covers mobility issues for Automotive News. [email protected] See All Staff Page Recent Stories BMW, Toyota, Bosch bet big on hydrogen driven future Toyota, BMW, Daimler Trucks and many others are bullish on hydrogen fuel cells as a means to decarbonize transportation. German startup Quantron lays global groundwork for a hydrogen rollout German E-mobility specialist Quantron sees hydrogen fuel cells as best powertrain path toward achieving decarbonization. Cruise scales back ambitions to single city; GM says Origin robotaxi won't be produced in 2024 Neither prototypes nor production models will be built in 2024 of the Cruise Origin, the ground-up robotaxi designed and built by General Motors. GM Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt resigns from self-driving unit amid safety probe Kyle Vogt's departure is the latest fallout from a safety crisis at GM's self-driving subsidiary. China set to become worldwide leader in automated driving market volume by 2035 Amid a more tepid global outlook for autonomy, Chinese companies are emerging with the necessary formula to lead the world in market volume, according to S&P Global Mobility. BMW throws weight into hydrogen-powered cars Hydrogen provides an alternate and complementary path toward decarbonization, BMW's Juergen Guldner said. He provided a status report on the company's iX5 hydrogen vehicle pilot during IAA Mobility show in Munich. Groundswell of opposition to self-driving vehicles comes amid Big Tech backlash Protesters in San Francisco say they will continue to cone self-driving vehicles as the number of AVs on city streets grows in the wake of a controversial vote. Assembly Ventures closes $76 million fund focused on next-generation transportation tech Assembly Ventures' closing of its inaugural fund is a bright spot amid headwinds in the overall global venture market. Robotaxi ventures making slow but sure progress The demise of self-driving startup Argo AI has overshadowed the ongoing efforts of others who are pushing for wider deployment of robotaxi networks. Waymo, Cruise and Baidu already have commercial operations. Level 3 presents a complicated, 'mushy middle' in automated driving Can motorists read a book while using Mercedes-Benz's new Level 3 automated driving system? Text friends? Watch TV? Level 3 brings many questions and legal risks, experts say. Toyota unleashes generative AI to meld vehicle design with engineering principles Toyota Research Institute executives have developed a generative AI technique that ensures early design sketches incorporate engineering parameters. Nvidia's latest collaboration pushes further on software-defined vehicles A new collaboration between computing powerhouses could further enhance the way motorists interact with their vehicles. Ford establishes Latitude AI unit to develop automated driving tech Latitude AI's formation underscores the company's focus on automated technologies that support human drivers in personally owned vehicles. Mercedes, Luminar ink ‘multibillion-dollar deal' for lidar sensors The deal is the first time Mercedes has scheduled production of cars equipped with lidar following a yearslong development partnership with Luminar. Zoox's purpose-built robotaxi reaches public roads in California Zoox carried dozens of employees in its purpose-built robotaxi during multiple trips on public roads that link two of the company's offices in Foster City, California. Load More
Pete Bigelow Pete Bigelow covers mobility issues for Automotive News. [email protected] See All Staff Page