[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic is creating many problems for the car industry, and that extends to Ford’s self-driving taxis. While discussing its quarterly earnings, the company revealed that its autonomous vehicle services have been delayed from 2021 to 2022. In a statement to TechCrunch, it said it needed to “evaluate” the effect of COVID-19 on […]
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VW’s self-driving car group will have offices in Silicon Valley and China
[ad_1] Volkswagen Autonomy’s end goal is to bring autonomous driving capabilities to VW’s cars, but former Apple engineer Alex Hitzinger calls it “the world’s best-funded start-up.” Hitzinger, Volkswagen Group’s senior vice president for autonomous driving, will be running the subsidiary. He was reportedly working on Apple’s electric car initiatives before moving onto Volkswagen. The company […]
Ford is bringing its self-driving cars to Austin, Texas
[ad_1] The automaker and partner Argo AI will start mapping downtown and east Austin in the coming months with manually driven vehicles. Ford will gradually increase the size of the coverage area and its fleet of self-driving cars, with a view towards launching an expansive autonomous taxi and delivery service in 2021. Sherif Marakby, CEO […]
Carnegie Mellon will help Ford advance its self-driving vehicle tech
[ad_1] Argo AI has pledged $15 million over five years, and the funding will support five faculty, along with a group of doctoral candidates. The center will work to advance autonomous vehicle tech as a whole, but it will also help Argo AI develop its next-generation technology and push into more cities. According to Argo, […]
Volkswagen ends deal with self-driving startup Aurora
[ad_1] The news of VW’s departure comes only a couple of days after Aurora signed with Fiat Chrysler to build platforms for self-driving vans. Along with Fiat, the Amazon-backed Aurora has partnerships with Hyundai and China’s Byton. “Volkswagen Group has been a wonderful partner to Aurora since the early days of development of the Aurora […]