Sentences with phrase «autonomous vehicle startup»

Parallel Domain's first customer is NIO, an autonomous vehicle startup focused on the Chinese market.

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Rather than pay up, Uber got into a lengthy debate with the state in which Anthony Levandowski, vice president at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group (and founder of the self - driving startup Otto that Uber acquired) argued Uber wasn't actually testing «autonomous vehicles» because all its vehicles had human drivers aboard and would for the foreseeable future.

Growth: In 2016, the number of U.S. startups related to autonomous vehicles that landed VC deals nearly doubled to 14, and the total dollar amount invested shot up to $ 459 million from just $ 59 million the previous year, according to Pitchbook data.

Aurora Innovation, the secretive startup founded by some of best minds in self - driving cars, has landed partnerships with Volkswagen Group (vlkay) and Hyundai (hyundai - motor) to help bring fully autonomous vehicles to the masses faster.

Aurora Innovation, the secretive startup founded by autonomous vehicle veterans from Google, Tesla, and Uber, has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to start testing self - driving cars on public roads there.

Local business news outlet Globes reported Musk was specifically visiting Israel to meet with artificial - intelligence startup Cortica, which specializes in self - learning technology that can be used for autonomous vehicles.

Gonzalez also said artificial intelligence startup Plus Ai received an autonomous vehicle testing permit on Wednesday.

Ford (f) also announced its intention to make self - driving cars for commercial ride - sharing or on - demand taxi services by 2021, a target the automaker says it will reach by expanding its Silicon Valley research lab, as well as investing in or buying autonomous vehicle technology startups.

NuTonomy, a self - driving car startup spun out of MIT and based in Cambridge, Mass., will soon begin testing its autonomous vehicles in Boston.

Uber has pushed onward its goal of having a fleet of autonomous vehicles by purchasing autonomous truck startup Otto and inking a deal with Volvo to start building self - driving cars.

These partners are Mercedes - Benz, which was recently reported to be preparing to unveil a fleet of electric vehicles based on a completely new architecture; Nvidia, which just launched the artificial intelligence - powered palm - sized Drive PX 2 computer for self - driving cars; Otto, an autonomous truck startup that was acquired by Uber last month; and Didi Chuxing, which recently bought out Uber's operations in China.

Self - Driving Research: Toyota partners with startup company to improve autonomous vehicle systems

Ford is also investing in or collaborating with three other startups to enhance its autonomous vehicle development, doubling its Silicon Valley team and more than doubling its Palo Alto campus.

It's a company called Voyage, a startup that specializes in autonomous vehicles.

GM has announced it will acquire a 40 - person startup based in San Francisco named Cruise Automation, which makes autonomous vehicle technology.

A Sunnyvale - based startup chose the Mission Campus as a proving ground for its autonomous vehicle.

Other companies and startups have begun to explore the concept of modular electric and autonomous vehicles.

Now the company is back to square one, having to restart its battery engineering and vehicle platform, find a partner for its autonomous technology which is the crux of its market position, and prove to Nevada — and the rest of us — that it can actually produce some results and instill some confidence into the startup.

Google was «super not happy» about Uber's decision to start developing autonomous vehicles, the startup's co-founder Travis Kalanick testified on Wednesday.

Domingo is active in a number of ventures, including Albora Technologies, a start - up developing next - generation navigation technologies for autonomous vehicles, UAVs and drones; Sling Ventures, his personal angel - investment vehicle for startups in Spain and the Dubai Angel Investors.

When Salesky left the Google self - driving project in September, the race to deploy autonomous vehicles had already shifted into overdrive, with automakers, tech companies, and startups jockeying for a leading position — a battle that would have seemed ridiculous just three years before.