Baidu introduces fully driverless robotaxi services in Beijing
The Chinese company has deployed 10 Apollo robotaxis in Shougang Park
Autonomous Vehicles
Toyota’s Woven Planet to acquire Lyft’s self-driving unit for $550m
28 Apr 21The companies have also signed commercial agreements for utilisation of the Lyft system and fleet data
Volvo Cars to provide XC90 cars for DiDi’s self-driving test fleet
19 Apr 21The XC90 cars will be integrated with the DiDi Gemini self-driving hardware platform
Self-driving car start-up Cruise secures investment from Walmart
16 Apr 21Investment is part of a funding round announced in January 2021, which takes the total capital to $2.75bn
Mobileye to provide self-driving technology for Udelv’s Transporters
14 Apr 21The Mobileye-driven Transporters ADVs are underpinned by a pre-order booked by Donlen for 1,000 vehicles
Plus raises $220m additional funding for self-driving truck technology
01 Apr 21The funds will be used for the commercial deployment plans of the company’s driver-in autonomous driving solution PlusDrive
Volvo, Aurora partner to develop on-highway autonomous trucks
31 Mar 21The partnership will focus on the integration of the Aurora Driver into Volvo’s on-highway trucks
Cognizant to buy automotive engineering R&D firm ESG Mobility
26 Mar 21Transaction to help Cognizant boost its expertise in automotive engineering, especially in connected vehicles
Samsung, Manna partner to launch drone delivery service in Ireland
24 Mar 21The South Korean company will offer the service to customers who order its latest range of Galaxy devices…
Luminar, Zenseact join forces for Sentinel full-stack autonomous solution
12 Mar 21The first launch customer of the autonomous software solution will be Volvo Cars