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GM Invests $300 Million in Momenta to Deliver Self-Driving Technologies in China

September 27, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

General Motors announced it will invest $300 million in Momenta to accelerate the development of next-generation self-driving technologies for future GM vehicles in China. “Customers in China are embracing electrification and advanced self-driving technology faster than anywhere else in the world, and the agreement between GM and Momenta will accelerate our deployment of next-generation solutions […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, China, General Motors

Ford, Argo AI and Walmart to Launch Autonomous Vehicle Delivery Service in Three U.S. Cities

September 15, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Motor Company, Argo AI and Walmart are working together to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami, Austin, Texas, and Washington, D.C. — Walmart’s first multi-city autonomous delivery collaboration in the U.S. The last mile delivery service will use Ford self-driving test vehicles equipped with the Argo AI Self-Driving System to deliver Walmart […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Argo AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Ford Motor Company, Walmart

Nationwide Invests in ADAS Validation Platform Provider Foretellix

September 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Nationwide, the insurance and financial services company is making a venture capital investment in Foretellix, a platform provider automating the testing, verification, and validation for automated driving systems, both ADAS and AV, and ensuring safety. The investment is part of the Israel-based company’s Series B funding round and comes from Nationwide’s $350 million venture capital […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Nationwide, Venture Capital

Argo AI and Ford to Launch Self-Driving Vehicles on Lyft Network in Miami by End of Year

July 21, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Plans to expand autonomous ride hailing to Austin, Texas in 2022. Argo AI, Lyft and Ford Motor Company are working together to commercialize autonomous ride hailing at scale. The unique collaboration brings together all of the parts necessary to create a viable autonomous ride hailing service, including the self-driving technology, vehicle fleet and transportation network […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Argo AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Florida, Ford Motor Company, Lyft, Ride-Hailing, Texas

IIHS Research Indicates Curves Problem for Driving Automation

July 8, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Curves in the road are posing a challenge to advanced driver assistance features like adaptive cruise control (ACC) and more sophisticated partial automation systems, limiting their potential safety benefits, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found. ACC and more advanced partial automation that combines ACC with lane centering are often disabled […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

NHTSA Orders Crash Reporting for ADAS and Automated Driving System Equipped Vehicles

June 30, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Agency uses authority to gather additional information necessary to increase transparency and improve safety of new and emerging in-vehicle technologies. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it exercised its authority by issuing a Standing General Order requiring manufacturers and operators of vehicles equipped with SAE Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) or […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, NHTSA, Regulations

Hyundai Acquires Robotics Firm Boston Dynamics from SoftBank

June 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hyundai Acquires Robotics Firm Boston Dynamics from SoftBank

Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics, Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp. (SoftBank), on June 21 announced the completion of the Group’s acquisition of a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank, following the receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The deal valued the mobile robot firm at $1.1 billion. Additional financial details were […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Boston Dynamics, Hyundai, Robotics

TuSimple and Liberty Mutual Insurance Partner to Study the Safety Benefits of Autonomous Trucks

May 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

TuSimple (NASDAQ:TSP), a global self-driving technology company based in San Diego, California, and Liberty Mutual Insurance, the sixth largest global property and casualty insurer, announced a partnership to assess the comparative safety of autonomous trucks. TuSimple and Liberty Mutual will work together to better understand how autonomous technologies perform in comparison to the same types […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Autonomous Vehicles, Heavy Duty Trucks, Liberty Mutual Insurance, TuSimple

Baidu Apollo Launching Fully Driverless Ride-Hailing Services in China

April 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Baidu Apollo Self-Driving Taxi

Passengers can experience a driverless autonomous driving service at Beijing’s Shougang Park. Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) will open fully driverless robotaxi services to the public in Beijing starting from May 2, that will be China’s first paid autonomous vehicle service where users can hail a robotaxi without a safety driver behind the steering wheel, marking […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asia, Autonomous Vehicles, Baidu Apollo, China

Auto Manufacturer Association Tells U.S. Senate Subcommittee AVs and Electrification Critical to Nation’s Mobility Transformation

April 28, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The association representing vehicle manufacturers said their are four key areas critical to modernizing and transforming mobility, safety and technology and unlocking American innovation and leadership. Alliance for Automotive Innovation President and CEO, John Bozzella, told the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports yesterday indentified supply chain development, electrification, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, legislation

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