Intel to build fleet of over 100 self-driving cars and start testing them this year

Intel has announced that it will start building a fleet of fully autonomous (level 4 SAE) vehicles for testing in the United States, Israel and Europe. The company is deploy the first self-driving car later this year, followed by a fleet of more than 100 automobiles.  Continue reading “Intel to build fleet of over 100 self-driving cars and start testing them this year”

Google spins off self driving car biz into a standalone company Waymo

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Google has announced that it is spinning off its self driving car business into a new standalone company Wayom. The eight year old project will now come under Alphabet umbrella. Until now self-driving cars were under X known as Google X.  Continue reading “Google spins off self driving car biz into a standalone company Waymo”

Apple drops hint about self driving car in letter to regulators

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Finally, the Cupertino giant Apple acknowledged its plans to build self-driving cars in a letter submitted to the U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Continue reading “Apple drops hint about self driving car in letter to regulators”

Intel appoints former ARM executive Tom Lantzsch as head of IoT Business, forms Automated Driving Group

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California-based chip maker, Intel is planning to create its own fleet of self-driving cars. In an attempt to expand this, the company has created a new organization called Automated Driving Group (ADG), in collaboration with two Autonomous Driving Group – Mobileye and Delphi. Continue reading “Intel appoints former ARM executive Tom Lantzsch as head of IoT Business, forms Automated Driving Group”

Apple is reportedly “rebooting” its self driving car project, layoffs dozens of employees

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It looks like Apple’s rumored self driving car project will not see the light of the day. A new report from New York Times states that Apple has shut down parts of its self-driving car project.

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GM to acquire Cruise Automation to bolster self-driving car efforts

General Motors (GM), has announced that it is acquiring sell-driving car startup, Cruise Automation to bolster it efforts even further for the autonomous car technology. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Google’s self driving car division to be a separate Alphabet company in 2016

Google has big plans for its driverless car business in 2016. The company is turning its self-driving cars unit into a standalone business under Alphabet next year, according to a latest report from Bloomberg.

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Samsung to foray into self-driving car biz, will set up a new team

Samsung is the latest tech company that has decided to join the self driving car bandwagon. The South Korean company has announced that it is launching a new division of its business that will focus on autonomous driving technology and entertainment systems..

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Google’s self driving car to hit public streets this summer

Google has been working on self driving cars for more than four years. The tech giant is now announcing that it will begin testing these self driving cars on public roads in California starting this summer.

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Google unveils self-driving car prototype without steering wheel or brake

Google has been working on the self driving car for quite some time (almost four years) now, which means we have come across several speculations. However, today the company is putting a stop on these rumors as it has revealed a prototype of the new self-driving car.

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