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Original Source: http://bit.ly/2aZXPMA Ford to Make Autonomous Cars for Ride-Hailing, Ride-Sharing by 2021 By Nick Bunkley. Published on August 16, 2016. Ford fully autonomous Fusion Hybrid research vehicle on streets of Dearborn, MI. Credit: The Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Co. today said it plans to introduce an autonomous vehicle by 2021 for use in aRead more

Original Source: http://www.driverlesstransportation.com/13690-13690 July 19, 2016 Jennifer van der Kleut Ford Motor Company has joined a $6.6-million funding round for a startup company working on 3-D mapping. The company, Civil Maps, “uses spatial data to create ‘extremely accurate localization,’ explains ZDNet. Civil Maps “claims its technology is better suited to autonomous vehicles and mobile networks thanRead more

This year’s edition of AUVSI in San Francisco gathered a large crowd comprised of industry experts, OEMs, automobile suppliers, startup companies, government officials, regulators, lawyers, insurance professionals, academics and researchers.   Transportation Secretary Anthony R. Foxx addressing the conference during the opening session.                       Phil Lebeau fromRead more

Original Source: http://bloom.bg/1sZ7Xsq The secretive startup is reportedly building an Uber-like service with driverless vehicles. A funding round could value Zoox at more than $1 billion. Ellen Huet May 27, 2016 — 1:11 PM PDT Updated on May 27, 2016 — 2:04 PM PDT Zoox Inc., a secretive autonomous-driving startup in Silicon Valley, is seeking to raise as muchRead more

Original Source: http://on.wsj.com/1sZ95fJ Recent investment implies a $1 billion-plus valuation for the secretive startup By MIKE RAMSEY – michael.ramsey@wsj.com May 27, 2016 The backer of a Silicon Valley autonomous car developer called Zoox said the secretive startup raised a fresh round of capital valuing it at more than $1 billion, roughly equal to a similar company GeneralRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1WQ1zzo NuTonomy Raises $16 Million in Funding for Self-Driving Taxi Pilot May 24, 2016 Jennifer van der Kleut NuTonomy, a self-driving car startup that is backed by Ford Motor Co., announced today it has raised $16 million in funding, which it says will help them achieve their goal of having autonomous taxis on theRead more

Original Source: http://fxn.ws/25d4zv4 By Gary Gastelu Published May 11, 2016 FoxNews.com  (Nikola Motor Company) Tesla is getting into trucking. At least his first name is. The Nikola Motor Company, a Utah-based startup, has unveiled a compressed natural gas-electric hybrid semi aimed at disrupting the long-haul trucking industry the way the Tesla Model S did the carRead more

Original Source: http://bit.ly/1omzm4e Fred Lambert – 2 weeks ago @FredericLambert   CARS TESLA Last year, famous Silicon Valley venture capitalist and early Tesla investor Steve Juvertson recalled a conversation he had with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick: Travis recently told me that in 2020, if Telsas are autonomous, he’d want to buy all of them. He said all 500,000 of estimated 2020Read more

Original Source: http://on.wsj.com/1nWpIoH Move is part of Chinese tech giant’s effort to develop a commercially viable driverless vehicle by 2018 http://on.wsj.com/1R52LIc Chinese search giant Baidu will soon start testing autonomous vehicles in the U.S., according to the company’s chief scientist, who called on governments to make small infrastructure changes to accommodate robot cars. Photo: Baidu ByRead more

Original Source: http://for.tn/1U6XTb9 by Dan Primack , Kirsten Korosec    @danprimack MARCH 11, 2016, 9:36 AM EST Automaker spends big to help cars drive themselves. General Motors GM 1.27% this morning announced that it will acquire Cruise Automation, a San Francisco-based developer of autonomous vehicle technology. No financial terms were disclosed, but Fortune has learned from a sourceRead more