Uber investors pressure CEO to revamp troubled self-driving unit, report says
SAN FRANCISCO — With deep pockets, some of the best brains in robotics and its hallmark hustle, Uber Technologies Inc. was once a serious contender in the race to build...
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Uber expands self-driving safety report after NTSB slams culture
WASHINGTON — Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash...
Watch a Japanese ‘flying car’ take a piloted test flight
TOKYO — The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc., among the myriads of “flying car”...
Hella weighs software unit sale, report says
German supplier Hella is planning a sale of its driver-assistance software unit, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Hella is working with advisers to gauge interest in the business,...
Anthony Levandowski gets 18 months in prison for stealing Google self-driving car files
OAKLAND, Calif. — A U.S. judge on Tuesday sentenced former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to 18 months in prison for stealing a trade secret from Google related to self-driving cars...
Levandowski gets 18 months in prison for stealing Google files
OAKLAND, Calif. — A U.S. judge on Tuesday sentenced former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to 18 months in prison for stealing a trade secret from Google related to self-driving cars...
Toyota expands from hardware to software
TOKYO — “One new generation, one new business” was the message drummed into Akio Toyoda as he grew up inside the family’s namesake company. Akio’s great-grandfather Sakichi founded the dynasty...
Lucid’s DreamDrive driver-assist system takes aim at Tesla’s Autopilot
Lucid Motors aims to take on Tesla not only with electric cars, but with driver-assist tech to rival Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self Driving systems. The Lucid DreamDrive system will...
Toyota launches new software company in bid to build better cars
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp., aiming to transform itself into a software company as much as it is a hardware one, is creating a new holding company that will spearhead...
Rimac using self-driving tech to develop track coaching
The Rimac C_Two battery-electric hypercar will use autonomous-driving tech to coach drivers on track days. While Rimac previously mentioned the tech, this video provides more detail on just how it...