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Waymo hands over documents in NHTSA’s child collision probe
Waymo has responded to questions from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as part of the regulator’s investigation into…
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US government lab is probing Chinese lidar for security vulnerabilities
A Department of Energy lab is investigating whether Chinese lidar sensors might pose a security risk if they become widely…
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Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it
Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — more than 30 autonomous vehicle companies…
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Feds demand autonomous vehicle companies stop interfering with first responders
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Jonathan Morrison issued a directive Wednesday to autonomous vehicle (AV) developers, stating that…
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Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix
Waymo robotaxis are no longer available on Uber’s ride-hail app in Phoenix, Arizona, ending a nearly three-year partnership in the…
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Robotaxis drive miles just to get cleaned and charged; this new startup wants to fix that
Take a stroll around San Francisco and it won’t take long to spot an empty autonomous vehicle cruising the city’s…
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Mobileye’s US robotaxi launch will put it on both sides of the AV business
Mobileye has pitched itself as an autonomous vehicle technology supplier. Now it wants the operator label, too. The Intel subsidiary…
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Self-driving tech supplier Mobileye wants to be part of the robotaxi revolution — again
Mobileye has pitched itself as an autonomous vehicle technology supplier. Now, it wants the operator label, too. The Intel subsidiary…
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Uber, Wayve and Waymo are headed towards a robotaxi showdown in London
Uber customers in the U.K. can now join an interest list to increase their chances of being matched with a…
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Uber to put 500 data-collection vehicles on the road this year
Uber revealed on Wednesday a prototype car that it plans to use to scoop up real-world driving data for its…
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Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis
For the past 10 years, Uber’s annual Lost & Found Index has provided a rather quirky anthropological snapshot of its…
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Defense tech darling Mach Industries hits $1.8B valuation, a 4x jump in a year
Mach Industries, the three-year-old defense tech startup run by 22-year-old founder and CEO Ethan Thornton, has raised a $300 million…
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