Robotaxi passengers in China became stranded on busy roads after their driverless cars came to a sudden halt in heavy traffic. A “system malfunction” caused more than 100 Apollo Go vehicles to stall in the city of Wuhan, according to local police. While no injuries were reported, it did cause traffic chaos in some cases….
China’s enviable electric vehicles have made American automakers extremely nervous in recent times. But if you’re assuming that Chinese automakers are simply cruising at home, with generous subsidies and cutting-edge battery tech, you’d be mistaken. EV sales in China are starting to flatline and even BYD, the country’s dominant player in the space, is feeling…
Baidu has reached a major milestone in the race for driverless car dominance, matching US competitor Waymo with 250,000 weekly robotaxi rides as of October 31, according to a spokesperson for its autonomous driving unit, Apollo Go. The achievement puts Baidu on equal footing with Waymo, the Alphabet-owned company that reported the same number of…
Local rideshare drivers rallied against the self-driving car company Waymo on Wednesday as the company plans its rollout in the region. Members of the Washington Drivers Union called the driverless cars unsafe and said they will destroy local jobs. The protest took place in Belltown outside an event venue where representatives of Waymo were set…
As global competition in autonomous driving intensifies, Europe has emerged as the latest frontier for China’s rapidly advancing self-driving technology. Start-ups such as Pony.ai, WeRide, AutoX, DeepRoute.ai, Momenta and Baidu’s Apollo Go are expanding their trials and partnerships across European cities, transforming Europe into the next stage of technological rivalry. What began as a domestic…
An autonomous self-driving Waymo was caught on tape Monday in the Atlanta, Georgia, area, blowing past a school bus that had stopped with its red lights flashing, a move that would have landed a human driver a $1,000 ticket. Altanta police have not issued a citation in the case and told CBS News they currently…
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says autonomous cars will act as a “catalyst” for EV adoption as Uber expands its global self-driving footprint. Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Annual Summit The once-booming U.S. market for electric vehicles is slowing, but Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi isn’t fazed. Speaking today (Sept. 23) at the Concordia Summit…
By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) -Alphabet’s Waymo plans to start offering autonomous cab rides in Nashville next year in collaboration with ride-hailing firm Lyft, the two companies said. Riders in the Music City will initially be able to hail self-driving cabs through the Waymo app. As the service grows, riders will also be able to use…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has frequently expressed his opinions on LiDAR in the past, but in recent days, the EV maker’s frontman has continued to discuss the weaknesses in the technology and why his company has relied on cameras. He also mentioned the suite’s limits on Waymo’s capabilities. Tesla completely abandoned using radar alongside its…