Driverless Report

Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will roll out its own robotaxi this summer.  In an X post, the entrepreneur said he would unveil the car on Aug. 8. Musk...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: ☹ Apple Lays off 614 Workers After Ditching Self-Driving Car Project. 🚘 New York City to Allow Driverless Car Tests. “City officials said that...

Saying it plans to strengthen its autonomous operations and expand its European footprint, Honeywell HON 0.07%↑ this week announced its intention to acquire Italy-based Civitanavi Systems for about $216 million. ...

Several companies this week have touted transactions that include digital twin development.  One company, Woolpert, has acquired Ireland-based Murphy Geospatial, which provides survey, mobile and indoor mapping,...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 💲 Porsche, Lamborghini, and Bentley To Use Mobileye's Autonomous Tech. “The second largest car manufacturer in the world (after Toyota) will acquire partial and...

By Aaron Nathan First, what is dead reckoning? It has nothing to do with death or dead people For many centuries, travelers have used “Dead reckoning”...

ESA's FutureNAV program includes Genesis and LEO-PNT The European Space Agency this week awarded $253 million for three contracts that fund two satellite navigation missions.  The navigation...

Swift Navigation and Telit Cinterion have launched a joint product that integrates Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service with Telit Cinterion’s GNSS modules.  Use cases include wearables, robotic lawn mowers...

Industry veteran Michael Sheldrick passed away last week.  Sheldrick, 82, who worked not only as a journalist for Business Week, Fleet Management Weekly and other publications, was a...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: ☹ Mobileye to Close Aftermarket Unit, Lay Off 130. “Israeli advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) company Mobileye Global MBLY 2.55%↑ has announced that it is closing...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 💰 Applied Intuition Lands $6B Valuation for AI-Powered Autonomous Vehicle Software. “The eye-popping funding round is the latest example of investor fervor for...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 🚩 Biden Administration Investigating Chinese-Made 'Smart Cars' for National Security Risks. “The U.S. Commerce Department will investigate the risks associated with connected cars that incorporate...

The Federal Communications Commission has announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would allow the agency to use its authority to create protections for domestic abuse...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 😕 Robotaxis by GM's Cruise Are Getting Ready To Hit the Streets Again. “As per a report by Bloomberg, the driverless taxi company is in...

While artificial intelligence dominated the sessions at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, location technology remained a solid choice for telecom companies to track people,...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 😐 Waymo's Robotaxi Expansion Plans in California Put On Hold by Regulators. “Waymo’s plan to expand its robotaxi service in Los...

Automated driving spurs GNSS module growth--and potential revenues of $100 million starting in 2026 Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox  has announced new project awards with “major automotive customers”...

Due to flat automotive demand, TomTom  said it would see level sales this year as a backlog of auto orders expires.  The company, which reported...

LEO constellation to offer positioning and navigation capabilities... Saying it wants to provide accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles, Geely Holding Group last week launched 11 Geespace low-Earth orbit satellites....

HERE Technologies and what3words have announced an expansion of their partnership to allow its Location Services application programming interfaces (APIs) customers to use the United Kingdom-based company’s...