Driverless Report

Photo:  Waymo's fleet (Waymo). Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 😮 Amazon's Zoox Robotaxi Unit Issues Software Recall After Recent Las Vegas Crash. Amazon’s AMZN 1.53%↑ Zoox issued a software recall for 270...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said last week that it will change its autonomous vehicle rules to make it easier for companies to roll out...

Mobilisights has partnered with fleet management company Zubie to leverage Mobilisights' access to embedded telematics data from millions of Stellantis vehicles in the United States. Zubie will use...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 👍 Waymo Partners With Toyota. See our analysis for paid subscribers below… 🤔 Uber and May Mobility Announce Strategic Partnership to Scale Autonomous Vehicles. “Uber...

Expanding its footprint in China’s automotive sector, HERE Technologies said it is partnering with ECARX to launch an in-car navigation system this week at Auto Shanghai 2025. HERE’s AI-driven...

Google GOOG 6.19%↑ has once again requested permission to export South Korea's high-precision map data, citing the need to enhance its Google Maps service to support tourism growth. However, experts...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 🙂 VW Will Deploy 'Thousands' of Robotaxis on Uber's Platform in the US. “Volkswagen isn’t typically mentioned in conversations about robotaxis, but the...

Autonomous truck developer Kodiak Robotics announced this week that it will go public via a merger with Ares Acquisition Corporation II AACT 0.09%↑, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)....

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 😮 Musk’s DOGE Purges NHTSA Experts On Self-Driving Risks, Guess Who Benefits? “News about recent firings by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has raised...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 😮 Autonomous Driving Startup Nuro Raises $106M At $6B Valuation. “Nuro, a developer of autonomous driving technology and software, raised $106 million in...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 🏛 GM and Cruise Sued by Investors for Misrepresenting AV Advancements. “On the financial side, the lawsuit claims that GM GM -1.35%↓ asserted its AV subsidiary and...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 👍 Caterpillar Taps Luminar's Lidar for Self-Driving Construction Equipment. “Caterpillar CAT -0.24%↓ is adding lidar to its heavy-duty construction equipment after striking a deal with Luminar LAZR 7.75%↑ which...

Coming out of stealth, Tera AI has announced that it has raised $7.8 million in a seed round to develop software known as zero-shot navigation for autonomous...

Photo:  Gatik. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 😮 GM Taps Nvidia to Boost Its Embattled Self-Driving Projects. “The automaker will use the deep-pocketed tech giant’s chips and software...

Waymo has won a 30-day permit to map roads at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). While the company won’t be allowed to carry public...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 🙂 Waymo Expands its Robotaxi Service Across Silicon Valley. “The Waymo vehicles will be available around-the-clock, and the new territories add to the 55 square...

Trimble TRMB -2.59%↓ said it is collaborating with STMicroelectronics to deliver precise positioning solutions for automotive and IoT applications. Specifically, the company’s ProPoint Go, will work with the STMicroelectronics’ new Teseo VI GNSS...

While artificial intelligence, for the second year in a row, dominated many sessions at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, location technology as an...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 🚗 Hyundai and Avride Team to Develop Robotaxi Fleet. “The collaboration will focus on the development of autonomous vehicles equipped with Avride’s driving...

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: 🤔 Elon Musk's DOGE Comes for Agency That Regulates Autonomous Vehicles. “Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is firing nearly half...