Connected and Autonomous Vehicles:
- NHTSA Proposes Amending Federal Brake Standards for Autonomous Vehicles.
- Waymo and Uber Quietly Part Ways in Phoenix and Waymo Cars Stranded on San Francisco Streets as Fourth of July Gridlock Drains Batteries and Waymo Starts Driverless Rides in Four More U.S. markets as Expansion Accelerates. “Waymo said it will begin offering robotaxi rides in four new U.S. cities: San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa, Florida, and Denver.”
- Tesla Rolls Out Robotaxi Service in Miami.
- Verizon’s 5G Network Drives Telematics for BMW.
- USMC Awards $20 Million Contract for First Autonomous Ground Vehicles.
- NHTSA Proposes AV Brake Standard Updates and Withdraws AV STEP Program.
- GM Hires Talent From Rivals to Solve Self-Driving Car Problem.
- CaoCao and May Mobility Announce Partnership to Pioneer Robotaxi Expansion in Europe. “Under the agreement, the two companies will conduct joint feasibility studies and commercial exploration of robotaxi deployment, and advance pilot programs in key markets, including Europe.”
- BRAVE10k Project Aims for 10,000 Autonomous Vehicles in public Transport. “The BRAVE10k research project aims to accelerate the introduction of autonomous vehicles for public transport in Germany.”
- AMD Just Scored a New Autonomous Driving Customer. It’s Aiming at Nvidia in Another Arena.
- Venti Enters Long-Term Commercial Agreement to Introduce AI-Powered Autonomous Vehicles at Major North American Railroad’s Intermodal Terminals. “Venti Technologies has announced it has been selected by a top North American intermodal railroad to bring AI-powered AV solutions to terminals across the U.S.”
- Self-Driving Taxi Company Annoyed by the Naughty Thing Passengers Keep Doing in Its Cabs. Editor’s Note: Just seeing if you were reading down this far…
