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Cruise to begin testing Origin robotaxis in Austin in coming weeks
Cruise, the self-driving unit under GM, is rolling out its custom-built Origin robotaxi on Austin’s public streets in the next several weeks, CEO Kyle Vogt said while onstage at SXSW. The Origin
Researchers are building robots that can build themselves
Researchers at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms are working on an ambitious project, designing robots that effectively self-assemble. The team admits that the goal of an autonomous self-building robo
Trigo raises $100M to expand its Amazon-style cashier-free store technology
Amazon has become the pacemaker in commerce, and today a startup that’s been building technology to help retailers keep up with it in the world of physical stores is announcing some funding to e
Building control startup PassiveLogic inks partnership with Nvidia, secures $15M
About five months after raising $15 million, PassiveLogic, which provides a platform to autonomously control building systems, has secured an additional $15 million in an “off-round” strat
Arena raises money from Peter Thiel and David Petraeus for its decision-making AI
Can AI automate enterprise decision-making? It’s an exceptionally broad and challenging task — assuming it’s within the realm of possibility. But that’s what startup Arena clai
Volkswagen planning ‘big moves’ and hiring spree in China
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said the company is planning “big moves” in China. The world’s second-largest automaker is beefing up operations in its largest market to keep pace with fast-growing
Waymo’s driverless taxi service can now be accessed on Google Maps
Waymo One, the ride-hailing service that uses driverless vehicles in the suburbs of Phoenix, can now be accessed and booked through Google Maps. This will be the first fully autonomous ride-hailing op
Five, the self-driving startup, raises $41M and pivots into B2B, away from building its own fleet
We are still years away from a time when fully-autonomous cars will be able to drive us from A to B, and the complexity of getting to that point is likely going to need hundreds of billions of dollars
Defining micromobility and its potential to be bigger than autonomous vehicles
Micromobility has taken off over the last couple of years. Between electric bike-share and scooter-share, these vehicles have made their way all over the world. Meanwhile, some of these companies, lik
Crunch Report | A Telegram ICO Would Be Huge
Telegram is planning a multi-billion-dollar ICO, Uber taps Nvidia for self-driving chips and DraftKings launches single-game NFL fantasy contests. All this on Crunch Report.
Crunch Report | The $199 Oculus Go Standalone Headset
The new $199 Oculus Go, the California DMV is changing rules for self-driving cars, Amazon's new way to have your teens shopping and a new waterproof kindle from Amazon. All this on Crunch Report!
Now is the time to plan for the autonomous vehicle future
Here in Seattle, we are proposing to convert Interstate-5 between Seattle and Vancouver, over a number of years, into an autonomous vehicle-only highway. Seattle and Vancouver are vibrant cities, bu
Rolls-Royce planning autonomous naval ship for patrol, surveillance and mine detection
Rolls-Royce is designing an autonomous naval ship capable of patrol, surveillance, mine detection and fleet screening. The latest version of the ship is 60m long and capable of traveling for 100 day
Crunch Report | David Letterman Is Coming to Netflix
David Letterman is coming to Netflix, Didi Chuxing backs Careem in the Middle East, Crusie is running an autonomous ride-hailing service and Andrew Ng launches Deeplearning.ai. All this on Crunch Repo
Momenta raises $46M Series B for its self-driving car software
Beijing-based Momenta announced this morning that it raised a $46 million Series B round led by NIO Capital. Momenta produces self-driving car software that applies deep learning to mapping, path pla
Crunch Report | Y Combinator Wants In On The 3-Comma Club
Lyft launches new self-driving division, Shyp is having some issues and Y Combinator wants in on the 3-comma club. All this on Crunch Report.
Crunch Report | NBC Launches News Broadcast for Snapchat
NBC launches news broadcast for Snapchat, Tim Draper invests in an Iron Man suit and SoftBank invests massively in three startups. All this on Crunch Report!
Crunch Report | The First Production Tesla Model 3 Rolls Off the Line
The first production Tesla Model 3 rolls off the line, mobile operators told to ban VPNs in China, Google backs news bots and Lucid Electric car hits 235 miles per hour. All this on Crunch Report.
Crunch Report | Vantiv Buys Worldpay for $10 Billion
Dave McClure steps down from 500 Startups, Vantiv buys Worldpay for $10 billion, Baidu's self-driving platform and Baidu teams up with Nvidia. All this on Crunch Report.
Crunch Report | Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Resigns
The CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, resigns from the company, Tesla gets a new lead, Andrej Karpathy, for their autopilot program, University of Michigan students get driverless shuttles and Snapchat in