Volvo and Autoliv Form Autonomous Driving Venture Zenuity

Zenuity, the joint venture between Volvo and Autoliv has started its operations. The new company is a joint venture in the growing global market for autonomous driving software systems. At the company’s presentation at the 2017 GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California, Zenuity stated its goal is to only focus on autonomous systems that are capable of “unsupervised driving”.

Eric Walz2017-06-17 16:20 PT

A Look at Voyage Auto’s First Ever Self-Driving Car, Almost Ready for the Road

Voyage Auto Inc., a Silicon Valley based start-up which hopes to launch an autonomous taxi service soon, is getting ready to begin testing its first autonomous car. The company’s lofty goal is to launch its service with zero reliance on a safety driver. Voyage Auto’s first ever self-driving test car is almost ready for the road.

Eric Walz2017-06-10 17:52 PT

Silicon Valley Self-Driving Start-Up 'Aurora' Gears Up for Business, Posts New Website.

Silicon Valley California based autonomous start-up Aurora, whose mission is “safe efficient mobility” has a new website and many jobs posted, a sign that they are beginning operations.

Eric Walz2017-06-09 16:11 PT

Autonomous Driving Start-Up nuTonomy to Expand its Boston Self-Driving Tests

The city of Boston, Massachusetts has just granted autonomous driving start-up nuTonomy permission to expand its areas of self-driving car testing within the city. NuTonomy will now test its self-driving vehicles in two additional areas that will offer more challenges.

Eric Walz2017-06-03 11:49 PT

Apple Granted a Permit in California to Test Autonomous Vehicles

Apple revealed on Friday, April 14th (PDT) that it had been granted a permit to test autonomous vehicles on public roads in California.

Eric Walz2017-05-21 18:32 PT

GM adding 1,100 jobs at San Francisco Based Cruise Automation

California officials announce an $8 million dollar tax credit to hire 1,100 workers at San Francisco based autonomous driving start-up Cruise Automation.

Eric Walz2017-05-20 17:26 PT

Silicon Valley Start-up Luminar to Begin Production of its LiDAR

Luminar, a Silicon Valley start-up has developed an improved Lidar for self-driving cars and announced that production will begin soon. Some features of this system are highlighted.

Eric Walz2017-05-20 15:25 PT