Mobility
The new “micromobility” company, known as Also, is launching with $105 million in funding from Rivian and venture capital firm Eclipse.
The vehicles were found to be obstructing traffic lanes, ignoring street-cleaning restrictions and occupying no-parking zones, among other violations.
The almost comedic contortions Nissan goes through to make it its driverless robotaxi a reality in Japan underscore the regulatory hurdles facing the country’s carmakers in their race to compete with global rivals in autonomous driving.
Waymo, the robotaxi business of Google parent Alphabet Inc., plans to launch service in Washington, DC, next year, a move that would effectively give U.S. lawmakers and other officials more exposure to self-driving cars as they mull a framework for federal standards.
The cooperation on future cars on the MQB platform will stop at advanced Level 2, meaning that drivers will still have to pay attention to the road. Features include hands-free highway driving and traffic-jam piloting.
This week’s Shift podcast features multiple interviews from Nvidia’s GTC.
The California-based company said it has addressed the issue by updating the ADS software on affected vehicles.
The malware that was stopped by Reynolds and Reynolds' Proton division appeared in a third-party vendor's video links on dealership websites.
Tesla Inc. was granted approval in California to begin carrying passengers in its vehicles as Elon Musk’s company takes steps toward offering ride-hailing services.
The chart in this Bloomberg story illustrates why this apparent R&D breakthrough should scare Tesla, Mercedes and other automakers that produce EVs.
