self-driving

Tencent Gathers Autonomous Tech Team In CA
Tencent Gathers Autonomous Tech Team In CA
November 07, 2018  |  International

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings is looking to hire self-driving car engineers in Palo Alto, California. “We are building a research team for our Auto-drive...

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Ford And Baidu Kick Off Two-Year Self-Driving Vehicle Test In China
Ford And Baidu Kick Off Two-Year Self-Driving Vehicle Test In China
October 31, 2018  |  Innovation

Ford Motor Company and Baidu, the Chinese technology company, announced Wednesday (Oct. 31) the start of a two-year joint self-driving vehicle test project, under which...

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Waymo Debuts Autonomous Vehicles In CA
Waymo Debuts Autonomous Vehicles In CA
October 31, 2018  |  Google

Self-driving startup Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced that it has been awarded the first permit in California to begin driverless testing on...

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Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
October 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup that is expected to launch an initial public offering (IPO) next year, has reportedly acquired Blue Vision Labs, the London-based augmented...

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Five At Five: Apple Pay Joins eBay Ecosystem
Five At Five: Apple Pay Joins eBay Ecosystem
July 24, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes eBay entering a new relationship with...

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As Losses And Costs Rise, Alphabet Promotes Waymo’s Promise
As Losses And Costs Rise, Alphabet Promotes Waymo’s Promise
July 24, 2018  |  Google

The bets aren’t paying off, not in a general way, not yet. But the miles are adding up. And that’s officially pleasing to Google’s parent...

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Self-Driving Minibuses Coming To Japan In Early 2019
Self-Driving Minibuses Coming To Japan In Early 2019
July 05, 2018  |  International

A self-driving minibus service is coming to Japan in the early part of 2019 thanks to a partnership between Baidu and Softbank unit SB Drive...

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Uber Allegedly Used Ex-CIA To Steal Trade Secrets
Uber Allegedly Used Ex-CIA To Steal Trade Secrets
November 29, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber is getting hit with accusations that it has a secret unit that was created to steal trade secrets, according to news from The Financial Times,...

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Samsung Merges Into Self-Driving Cars Lane
Samsung Merges Into Self-Driving Cars Lane
September 01, 2017  |  Innovation

Samsung announced news that it received a permit to test self-driving vehicles in California — just four months after rival Apple received its own permit....

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