Interview with Tim Johnson, NextEnergy
Driverless Report interviews Tim Johnson, Director, Transportation Initiatives, NextEnergy, timj@nextenergy.org, (313) 833-0100 x250
DC: Where does NextEnergy see the autonomous vehicle market heading? Is it too soon...
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AutoNation announces Waymo fleet repair deal, shares jump
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(Reuters) - U.S. auto retailer AutoNation Inc (AN.N) announced a multi-year partnership on Thursday to support Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Waymo self-driving car unit, including...
Gauging investment in self-driving cars
Brookings
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Introduction
A CNN story late last year declared 2016 “a tipping point for excitement in self-driving cars.” In...
Alphabet launches U.S. ad campaign to promote driverless car safety
Reuters
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Avis signs on to manage Waymo’s self-driving vehicle fleet in Phoenix
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Alphabet Launches the First Taxi Service With No Human Drivers
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Social Mobility in a Dockless, Driverless Age
Bloomberg
In a long profile of automaker Ford Motor Co.’s efforts to remake itself in a new era of mobility, Kevin Roose says that “driving...
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