Amazon acquires Zoox and Volvo partners with Waymo
E-commerce and computing services giant Amazon has announced its acquisition of Zoox, a California-based startup focused on the development of…
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BMW and Mercedes halt joint CAV development
BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz AG have announced they are putting their cooperation in the development of next-generation technology for automated…
Otto Motors raises US$29m for autonomous robots
Otto Motors has raised US$29m in Series C funding to develop its autonomous mobile robot platform (AMR). The investment was…
Audi creates dedicated AV business unit
VW Group’s Audi has signaled its intent in the AV market by establishing a dedicated AV business unit called Artemis.…
Automated with Velodyne gains another customer
Idriverplus is the latest company to join the Automated with Velodyne ecosystem. The collaboration sees Velodyne work with Idriverplus to…
Amazon looks to ramp up its AV activity
Amazon is in talks to acquire self-driving company Zoox in a move that Amazon bosses reckon could save the e-commence…
Chinese AV development gets US$500m investment
DiDi Chuxing has raised over US$500m to develop autonomous driving technology and testing. The funding was led by SoftBank Vision…
Warwick academic sets safety standards
Researchers at WMG University of Warwick will test AV safety through a UKRI Future Leader Fellowship awarded to Dr Siddartha…
EasyMile leads logistics consortium
A consortium led by EasyMile has submitted a funding application to bring autonomous vehicles to the logistics sector. The funding…
AV market to boom as acceptance grows
The autonomous vehicle market could be worth over US$200bn in 2030 according to analysis by Frost & Sullivan. The consultant’s…