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GM teams up with Microsoft to accelerate rollout of self-driving cars

Microsoft's Azure cloud and edge computing platform would be used to "commercialise its unique autonomous vehicle solutions at scale."

Intel's Mobileye plans to step up use of its own radar tech by 2025

Mobileye has taken a different strategy from many of its self-driving car competitors, with a current camera-based system that helps cars with adaptive cruise control and lane change assistance

US self-driving startup Ouster nears deal to go public at $1.9 billion

Ouster, that makes lidar sensors for self-driving cars, is nearing a deal to go public at a roughly $1.9 billion valuation through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm, sources said

Uber sells self-driving unit to Aurora for $10 billion; gets 2 board seats

The price tag is a comedown for Uber, whose self-driving division, Advanced Technologies Group, raised money last year at a $7.25 billion valuation

Tesla could widen release of 'self-driving' software in two weeks

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday there will probably be a wider roll out of a new 'Full Self Driving' software update in two weeks

Uber looks to partner with other self-driving companies, says CEO

The talks have been ongoing since October though there is no certainty a deal will be reached

Tesla's 'full self-driving' cars can't drive themselves, need supervision

The company hasn't identified the drivers or said where they are located. Messages were left Thursday seeking comment from Tesla.

From GPS to LiDAR, the technologies that power Autonomous Vehicles

Also known as autonomous or 'driverless' vehicles, they bank on sensors and software to control, navigate, and drive the vehicle

Amazon agrees to buy self-driving startup Zoox for over $1 billion: Report

The report did not mention the exact purchase price and added Amazon is unlikely to disclose it when the deal is announced, likely to be on Friday

Intel buys Moovit transit app for $900 mn to develop self-driving robotaxis

Moovit will remain independent while its technology and the data it collects from more than 800 million users in 102 countries will be integrated into Intel's autonomous car unit Mobileye

Ola's self-driven car-sharing service registers sharp demand after launch

The average number of kilometers and hours pre-booked by customers has also quadrupled for the upcoming holiday season

From self-drive cars to IoT, these next-wave techs will rule 2020s decade

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Self-drive car sharing service 'Ola Drive' launched: All you should know

SoftBank-backed Ola intends to host a fleet of 20,000 cars by 2020

Ex-Google engineer charged with taking stolen self-driving car tech to Uber

Anthony Levandowski's prosecution is one of Silicon Valley's highest-profile trade secret theft cases, as engineers race to develop self-driving cars, which experts view as a $1-trn market opportunity

Ford, Volkswagen are set to cooperate on self-driving and electric cars

Volkswagen sold more vehicles than any other carmaker in the world last year

Honda, Hino to join SoftBank, Toyota's self-driving car service venture

Japanese tech and telecoms conglomerate SoftBank and Toyota formed the joint venture last year. It will foray in the ride-sharing sphere that is dominated by Uber, Didi Chuxing and Lyft

Beware of cars with minds of their own that get too creative for human good

Self-driving vehicles powered by artificial intelligence might not have the same priorities as their human owners

From safety to job-losses, driverless cars come under criticism in US

The debate touches on fears ranging from eliminating jobs for drivers to ceding control over mobility to autonomous vehicles

Blow to auto firms as senators refuse to pass self-driving car bill in 2018

To win passage in the final days, the measures had to be attached to a bill introduced Wednesday to fund government operations, but they were not

Self-driving car industry needs standards, wide-reaching 5G network: JLR

JLR's Ralf Speth outlined ambitious plans to stay ahead of the rapidly changing technological changes