Eric Walz
Originally from New Jersey, Eric is a automotive & technology reporter covering the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley. Eric has over 15 years of automotive experience and a bachelors degree in computer science. These skills, combined with technical writing and news reporting, allows him to fully understand and identify new and innovative technologies in the auto industry and beyond. He has worked at Uber on self-driving cars and as a technical writer, helping people to understand and work with technology. Outside of work, Eric likes to travel to new places, play guitar, and explore the outdoors.
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Uber Launches Electric Bike Service in London with JUMP
May 24, 2019 11:39 AM WSTUber customers in London will be able to rent an electric bike right from the Uber app. The ride-hailing company is running a pilot program making 350 e-bikes available to rent in the city.
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Autonomous Driving Startup Aurora to Acquire Lidar Company Blackmore
May 23, 2019 6:19 PM WSTAurora, a well-funded Silicon Valley-based autonomous driving startup, announced that it is acquiring lidar company Blackmore. Aurora said that it chose Blackmore because of its pioneering work in Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) lidar, a next generation lidar technology that can improve the perception capabilities of self-driving vehicles.
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GM Faces Pushback From U.S. Regulators in its Effort to Deploy Self-Driving Cars
May 22, 2019 5:03 PM WSTGM requested that U.S. regulators waive some automobile safety standards, including deploying autonomous vehicles without a steering wheel or pedals, to make it possible to deploy a ride-sharing fleet of driverless cars.
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Consumer Reports Says Tesla’s Autopilot Performs Worse Than a Human Driver
May 22, 2019 12:22 PM WSTConsumer watchdog organization Consumer Reports (CR) recently conducted its own test of Tesla’s new “Navigate on Autopilot” update and concluded that it doesn’t work as well as Musk claims. In fact, using it could be a potential safety risks for drivers.
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The U.S. Postal Service is Testing Mail Delivery Using Self-Driving Trucks From TuSimple
May 21, 2019 3:09 PM WSTThe U.S. Postal Service (USPS) began a two-week trial on Tuesday transporting mail across three Southwestern states using self-driving trucks in a partnership with San Diego-based TuSimple. The pilot program will test the driverless truck technology to see how it might improve delivery times and operating costs.
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GM Says its Vehicle Lineup Will Be Capable of Receiving OTA Updates Beginning in 2023
May 20, 2019 12:12 PM WSTFollowing the footsteps of electric automaker Tesla, General Motors said on Monday that all of its future models will be able to receive over-the-air updates by 2023.
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Air Taxi Startup Lilium Tests its Prototype 5-Passenger VTOL Electric Jet
May 17, 2019 12:55 PM WSTGerman startup Lilium and the aviation startup just staged the first successful maiden flight of a five-seater VTOL prototype that it aims to bring into service by 2025.
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Hyundai Develops a ‘Smart Air Purification’ System That Uses a Laser-based Sensor to Monitor Air Quality
May 15, 2019 5:00 PM WSTHyundai Motor Group announced it developed an intelligent “Smart Air Purification” system that monitors interior air quality and automatically filters the air inside the vehicle's cabin using a laser-based sensor.
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U.S. Lawmakers Are Supporting a Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Policy to Help Secure Raw Materials for EV Batteries
May 15, 2019 10:00 AM WSTAs more electric vehicles enter the market from global automakers, there are concerns about securing an ample supply of raw materials, including cobalt and lithium used in EV battery cell production. On Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers moved closer to developing a national electric vehicle supply chain policy, with senators voicing bipartisan support for legislation designed to counter China's dominance in metals production and EV battery manufacturing.
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FCC Will Reconsider Opening the 5.9 GHz Band for Wi-Fi & Connected Cars
May 14, 2019 2:08 PM WSTThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote next month on launching a new review of a key band of the 5.9 Ghz spectrum that has been reserved for automakers that could boost Wi-Fi use, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. According to the FCC, the increase in spectrum will allow automakers to improve advanced driver assist systems.
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