😮 Tesla’s Robotaxi Geofence in Austin Grows, and Its Shape Is Hard To Ignore. “The expansion stayed true to Elon Musk’s rather lighthearted and juvenile humor at the same time.”
🚘 Ford May Use Waymo L4 ADAS Technology. “Ford Pro F 0.36%↑ CFO Navin Kumar has publicly stated that Ford could use Waymo for L4 ADAS. This comes after Ford CEO Jim Farley praised Waymo’s extensive use of LiDAR, contrasting it with Tesla’s camera-only approach.”
👌 Trump’s NHTSA Pick Promises Rapid Self-Driving Deployment.
💰 MOTOR AI Gets $20 Million for Autonomous Driving Software. “MOTOR Ai announced a $20 million seed funding round led by Segenia Capital and eCAPITAL, with participation of German HNWI’s.”
🚜 AV startup Pronto.ai Acquires Off-Road Autonomous Vehicle Rival SafeAI. “The San Francisco-based startup, which has developed a self-driving system designed for haulage trucks and other off-road vehicles used at construction and mining sites, has acquired competitor SafeAI, TechCrunch has learned.”
🎖 Google Places Quietly Rolls into Hyundai Infotainment Systems. “Hyundai’s infotainment system now integrates Google Places, offering data on over 250 million global locations.”
🏛 Nokia Launches Actions Against Geely at the UPC and Regional Court Munich. “The Finnish mobile communications company is suing Chinese car manufacturer Geely over four patents relevant to 4G and 5G standards used in connected cars.”
🔥 Maryland Sees Steady Growth in Telematics Use but Concerns Over Transparency Persist – Report. “Auto insurers in Maryland are expanding their use of telematics programs, but regulators say a lack of transparency continues to raise questions about how these tools affect consumer premiums.”
🚗 Lucid Updates its DreamDrive Pro Suite of ADAS. “Lucid Group LCID -1.65%↓ has announced an update to its DreamDrive Pro suite of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) to deliver Hands-Free Drive Assist and Hands-Free Lane Change Assist1 to its electric vehicles. These and other vehicle enhancements will be available as an over-the-air (OTA) update for Lucid Air owners, scheduled for July 30, and for Lucid Gravity owners later this year.”
⚡ 6G Over 5G and How Will It Benefit Connected Vehicle.
🌍 A Huge New Lab in Sweden Is Testing the 6G-Powered Future of Connected Cars and Drones.
