Autonomous vehicles

A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous vehicle (AV), connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV), driverless car, robo-car, or robotic car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving safely with little or no human input.

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Daimler Eyes Self-Driving Truck Market With Stake In Robotics Firm
Daimler Eyes Self-Driving Truck Market With Stake In Robotics Firm
March 29, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

German carmaker Daimler, which sells the most Class 8 tractor-trailer semi trucks, will take a majority stake in Torc Robotics, a U.S. autonomous vehicle technology...

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Kroger, Nuro Bringing Self-Driving Delivery To Houston
Kroger, Nuro Bringing Self-Driving Delivery To Houston
March 14, 2019  |  Innovation

Kroger Co., the grocery retailer, and Nuro, the SoftBank-backed robotics company, announced on Thursday (March 14) the launch of their autonomous grocery delivery service in Houston. In...

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Ford To Test Self-Driving Vehicles In Austin
Ford To Test Self-Driving Vehicles In Austin
March 14, 2019  |  Innovation

Ford is gearing up to test its self-driving vehicles in another U.S. city, according to reports stating that a testing program in Austin will launch...

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Waymo Seeks Funding To Boost Valuation
Waymo Seeks Funding To Boost Valuation
March 12, 2019  |  Investments

Waymo is looking to raise outside capital for the first time to boost its valuation past that of Cruise, the General Motors-owned autonomous vehicle business...

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How Voice Is Turbocharging The Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem
How Voice Is Turbocharging The Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem
March 04, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Allow us at PYMNTS to take a brief step back and admire the landscape — in this case, the growing, though still young, connected vehicle...

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Amazon Seen Testing Autonomous Delivery Truck
Amazon Seen Testing Autonomous Delivery Truck
February 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Just days after Amazon announced its autonomous delivery robot Scout, a Reddit user has reportedly seen an Amazon trailer being transported via an Embark autonomous...

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Alphabet’s Waymo Considered Volvo, Uber Pair-Up
Alphabet’s Waymo Considered Volvo, Uber Pair-Up
January 30, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

An internal document has revealed that Waymo, the former self-driving vehicle unit of Google, met with more than 12 carmakers, including Volvo, as it searched for manufacturing...

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Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250 Stores
Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250...
January 18, 2019  |  Retail

Grocers are using autonomous vehicles to help bring fresh food to the doorsteps of consumers, and news came this week that another retailer plans to...

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Self-Driving Tech Startup Mobileye Expands To China
Self-Driving Tech Startup Mobileye Expands To China
January 09, 2019  |  International

Self-driving tech startup Mobileye is expanding its business in China through two new partnerships. The Israeli company, which was bought by Intel in 2017 for...

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