Pete Bigelow Pete Bigelow covers mobility issues for Automotive News. [email protected] See All Staff Page Recent Stories Robo-racing is bound for Italy The Indy Autonomous Challenge will hold a self-driving racing competition at Italy's famed Monza F1 circuit. Indy Autonomous Challenge returns to CES for a more sophisticated sequel Autonomous race cars are getting closer to behaving like their human-driven counterparts. The next event takes place at CES in Las Vegas. BMW, Stellantis EVs underline electric emphasis at 2023 CES With the BMW and Stellantis unveilings, dueling Dutch solar vehicles, and scheduled press conferences from suppliers including Bosch, Continental and ZF Group, CES has all the makings of a European auto show. Self-driving tech firm Argo AI lays off about 150 employees VW and Ford have stakes in the self-driving tech firm, which said its business plans and partnerships remain unaffected. BMW will test advanced, long-range battery from U.S. startup ONE Battery startup Our Next Energy is integrating its range-extending Gemini battery onto a BMW iX prototype that should be finished by the end of the year. Russian self-driving company Yandex halts U.S. operations amid Ukraine invasion Self-driving tech company Yandex said it paused operation of its robotaxis in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and ended a delivery partnership with Grubhub. Waymo: Versatility key to autonomous vehicle strategy Whether Waymo, still the only company that has deployed robotaxis without human backups open to the public in the U.S., has positioned itself as the self-driving leader or spread itself too thin is arguably the most important business-related question in the industry. Mercedes looks to Luminar in new lidar deal Mercedes-Benz and Luminar have inked an agreement that calls for the lidar-tech company to supply its Iris sensors for use in automated highway-driving systems. Hyundai using Roblox to reach the next generation of buyers Hyundai's customer-experience engineers are developing virtual worlds on Roblox to reach customers of the future. A closer look at Pony.ai, the Chinese self-driving startup quietly building an international presence Self-driving startup Pony.ai received a permit for driverless testing, a milestone that provides a glimpse into where the company is headed both in the U.S. and China. With Autopilot active, study says Tesla drivers glance away from road more often When Autopilot is enabled, Tesla drivers' eyes stray from the road more frequently and for longer periods of time compared with manual driving, according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. Sony, German supplier Elektrobit reimagine in-cabin user experience As the electronics giant continues testing the safety functions in its sedan prototype, it has partnered with the German supplier to transform the cabin into a new entertainment space. Mobileye to launch robotaxis in Germany, Israel next year Intel subsidiary Moblileye plans to expand a robotaxi service across Europe by the end of the decade. Israeli tech startup receives fresh funding from Volvo Volvo and Nationwide are two notable investors in Foretellix, which provides a platform for testing and validating the performance of automated vehicles. Toyota restarts self-driving shuttle fleet following collision with Paralympian Toyota President Akio Toyoda offered an apology to the Paralympian, and then issued a stinging rebuke of autonomous-driving technology. Load More
Pete Bigelow Pete Bigelow covers mobility issues for Automotive News. [email protected] See All Staff Page