Nutonomy has launched the world’s first public trial of self-driving taxis in Singapore, beating Uber to it.
Self-driving taxis powered by Nutonomy hit the streets of Singapore today, as the first autonomous driving taxi service trial in the world. The cars used in the trial...
Volvo and Uber have entered a partnership to co-develop the next generation of self-driving cars, marking the start of a longer term industrial partnership.
While most automakers expect to have self-driving cars on the road by 2021, car-hailing service provider Uber is actually planning to let customers...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Uber and Visa have partnered to bring customers of both companies an “Olympic experience." Beginning Aug. 5, when the games started, customers who requested Uber Visa RioPOOL in select cities could share an interactive ride in special vehicles, and could even...
As self-driving cars are being tested, legislation on autonomous driving is starting to change. But, much remains to be done before driverless cars can become mainstream.
It was only a matter of time before Uber brought self-driving cars onto the streets. On Thursday, the ride-hailing company...
As self-driving cars are being tested, legislation on autonomous driving is starting to change. But, much remains to be done before driverless cars can become mainstream.
It was only a matter of time before Uber brought self-driving cars onto the streets. On Thursday, the ride-hailing company...
The autonomous driving car race is definitely on, with BMW announcing the launch date of the company's first autonomous driving car, set for 2021. The question is whether it will be a sprint or a marathon?
BMW plans to launch a flagship autonomous driving car in 2021. The...
The autonomous driving car race is definitely on, with BMW announcing the launch date of the company's first autonomous driving car, set for 2021. The question is whether it will be a sprint or a marathon?
BMW plans to launch a flagship autonomous driving car in 2021. The...
Premium car maker Volvo is swinging into high gear with the launch of the UK’s largest autonomous driving trial to date, following similar moves in Sweden and China
Volvo Cars is set to launch an autonomous driving trial in the U.K. next year, going under...
Premium car maker Volvo is swinging into high gear with the launch of the UK’s largest autonomous driving trial to date, following similar moves in Sweden and China
Volvo Cars is to launch a large autonomous driving (AD) trial in the UK next year, going...
Lyft, Volvo round out founding members of Self-Driving Coalition for Safe Streets
There aren't many details available, but a new coalition comprising technology, automotive and ride-sharing interests has formed to advocate for safer street made possible by autonomous driving.
Founding members of the Self-Driving Coalition for...
Ever think of ride-hailing services like Uber, Lyft and Airbnb as wireless companies? Well, they are. We know the wireless industry is a rapid growth engine, but if we pull the camera back we can see how it is also the spark that creates...
1. Google tapped China's Lenovo to build its first Tango smartphones. Tango uses 3-D scanning to superimpose information about a location onto the image seen when a user looks through the camera lens. It is also expected to provide navigation indoors. Lenovo bought Motorola...
Automaker partners with Lyft on go-to market strategy for autonomous vehicles
The future of autonomous vehicles is slowing approaching with advancements like Tesla’s autopilot and driverless trams, but what will it take for fully autonomous vehicles to break into the widespread consumer market?
Investment activity may...
We are a country full of busy people on the move. We’re migrating in greater numbers to urban areas, and travel more for work and pleasure. For the most part, we plan our own travel and are always on the lookout for ways to...
1. Sprint said that roughly 750 of its Educational Broadband Services licensees have moved their customers to LTE ahead of the scheduled shutdown of Sprint's WiMAX network. EBS licensees hold valuable 2.5 gigahertz spectrum that has been set aside for accredited educational institutions and nonprofit entities....
Microsoft announced it will layoff 7,800 employees as it restructures its phone business to accommodate the $7.6 billion acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services.
In an e-mail to employees, Microsoft CEO Sataya Nadella said the move was in effort to “focus our talent and investments...
Name checks Uber: 'The largest taxi company in the country doesn’t own any vehicles …'
WASHINGTON – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler late last week delivered an address to the Brookings Institution, a well known liberal-leaning Washington, D.C., think tank, highlighting the success of the...
Verizon Wireless to offer monthly discounts for Lyft drivers, embed app in Android devices
Verizon Wireless said it is partnering with ride-sharing service provider Lyft on a multiyear deal to offer monthly discounts for Lyft drivers and embed the Lyft application on new Android-powered smartphones.
The...
AUSTIN, TEXAS – The "Internet of Things" is rapidly changing everything from computing models to economic activity, Cisco EVP and CDO Pankaj Patel told attendees at the IEEE GlobeCom show in Austin, Texas on Dec. 10.
“I hope you’re ready,” Patel said, “because the journey has...
