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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://bit.ly/29Sxlux RENO, Nev. July 22, 2016 – 7‑Eleven, the world’s largest convenience retailer, and Flirtey, a leading independent drone delivery service, announced they have completed the first fully autonomous drone delivery to a customer’s residence to advance research toward integrating drones into the National Airspace System. This delivery is the first time a U.S.Read more

Original Source: http://tcrn.ch/2aeVGf6 Posted yesterday by Gené Teare, Joanna Glasner Gené Teare CRUNCH NETWORK CONTRIBUTOR  Gené Teare is the Head of Content atCrunchBase. Joanna Glasner CRUNCH NETWORK CONTRIBUTOR  Joanna Glasner is a reporter for CrunchBase.   U.S. venture investors tapped the brakes but did not carry out a sharp slowdown in Series A and B deal-making in theRead 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

Original Source: http://engt.co/2abMNAh You can pick one up from Kickstarter for €5,000. Andrew Tarantola , @terrortola 07.19.16 in Security The manufacture, dissemination and use of anti-personnel mines were effectively banned in the late 1990s when 133 nations signed the Ottawa Treaty. But despite that international agreement, an estimated 100 million mines remain buried beneath former warRead 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://www.zdnet.com/article/google-government-requests-for-user-data-hit-all-time-high-in-second-half-of-2015/ Governments from around the globe made 40,677 requests for user data from Google during the last half of 2015. Stephanie Condon By Stephanie Condon for Between the Lines | July 19, 2016 — 00:44 GMT (17:44 PDT) | Topic: Government Government requests for user data from Google hit an all-time high in theRead more

Original Source: http://on.wsj.com/2a50vYb German tech company has created 100 startups, many of which remain unprofitable Rocket co-founder and Chief Executive Oliver Samwer once was hailed as Europe’s great hope at rivaling the startup prowess of Silicon Valley. These days, the 43-year-old and his executives are explaining why Rocket isn’t another tech-bubble bust. PHOTO: BRITTA PEDERSEN/DPA/ZUMA PRESSRead 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