The vision of autonomous robo-taxis is inching closer to reality after AV leader Waymo announced a new partnership with Volvo Car Group. The two companies have entered into an exclusive agreement that will see Waymo’s self-driving technology integrated into a […]
In the future, our cars will likely be able to pick us up, drive us home, and park themselves, all with minimal input from their occupants. The thought is that by taking the (human) driver out of the driving equation, […]
As the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic reshapes the world, few sectors have been as hard hit as the mobility industry. With citizens locked indoors across the globe, demand for mobility, transport, and travel has plummeted. Combined with an economic […]
The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has been a huge shock to mobility operators of all sorts. While public transit and micromobility companies have taken an obvious hit, as there are few people left on the street to use their […]
As part of their grand prize package, the winning companies of CoMotion LA & The LA Cleantech Incubator’s 2019 LA New Mobility Challenge spent an exciting week of February in the UK. There, they met with the Department for Transport, […]
In recent months, many self-driving startups have been hitting the brakes on the idea that autonomous vehicles are right around the corner. This past Tuesday, Cruise broke from the pack by announcing Origin, an autonomous shuttle that the GM subsidiary […]
With 71% of the U.S.’s freight moved by trucks, the trucking sector is an integral part of the American economy. The U.S. trucking industry made $796 billion in revenue in 2018, up nearly 14% from 2017, capping years of steady […]
Until autonomous vehicles are better drivers than humans, we likely won’t see widespread uptake of the technology. Luckily, MIT engineers are on the case. Funded by the Toyota Research Institute, the researchers have developed a new method for effectively seeing […]
In the high-stakes race to offer a truly self-driving car, Waymo is in pole position. For months, the Alphabet subsidiary has been providing a limited autonomous taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona. Their latest development is even more impressive; the company […]
Google’s parent company Alphabet has recently seen one of its fledgling subsidiaries take flight. The drone delivery service Wing is now up and running (read: flying) in Christiansburg, Virginia. After getting government approval, Wing partnered with Walgreens and FedEx to […]
