Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.44
February 25, 2022
…In November 2021, Motional announced plans to partner with Lyft Inc. on robotaxi service in Las Vegas by 2023. Via helps cities digitize transportation The new service will combine Via's booking, routing, and mobile app technology with Motional's autonomous vehicles, fleet management software, and in-vehicle passenger experience. Via's customers include cities, transit agencies, transport operators, school districts, universities, and corporations. The New York-based company said its software enables organizations to digitize existing transportation networks and launch new services, lowering operating costs and increasing quality of service. It said software is used in more than 500 communities in over 35 countries.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.34
January 14, 2022
…Zoox after it laid off 120 contractors. Last year, Lyft sold its self-driving division to Toyota, and delivery robot firm Nuro acquired self-driving trucking firm Ike. Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet, and Cruise, which spun out of General Motors, have pumped billions of dollars into self-driving car research and development. Cruise acquired Voyage in March 2021. Also this week, Magna International acquired the employees and assets of Boston-based Optimus Ride Inc. Former Local Motors executives expressed optimism, however, about the industry's potential. “As with most adventures, they must come to an end. Local Motors has closed its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.40
July 15, 2021
…its acquisition of Level 5, the self-driving division of Lyft Inc., for $550 million. CARMERA enables faster map updates CARMERA said it builds on vehicular crowdsourcing and remote sensing to capture street-level change at global breadth and HD depth. The company, which has offices in New York and Seattle, uses an open systems approach to working with leading automotive companies, commercial mobility operators, and mapping platforms. CARMERA said its employees come from leading geospatial, machine learning, and computer vision organizations, and it had venture backing from GV (Google Ventures), among others. Woven Planet and CARMERA said they will tap into…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.10
December 18, 2016
…physical infrastructure in the US with investments in Jet.com, Lyft and Groupon. It has encountered difficulties while doing this, including a sale last year of 11 Main, a local marketplace. Alibaba’s real competitive advantage may lie in its anticipated rapid development of the local Chinese logistics infrastructure, which could give it ownership of low origin prices for exports as well as fulfillment on shipments to China. 3. Everything as a Service One result of the Ecommerce Cold War is an attempt to expand services across the supply chain. Amazon started with online sales, before expanding to fulfillment, warehouses and then…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.92
September 29, 2021
…tell Carry to go to the farthest picker, like Lyft or warehouse robots optimizing efficiencies.” Stavros Vougioukas, an associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering at the University of California, Davis, has joined Future Acres as an advisor. He has 20 years of agricultural robotics research experience and previously worked with Sun World on a similar project. Vougioukas will help advance Future Acres’ software, particularly for localization. The Carry system as seen from above. Source: Future Acres and Sun World Reducing investor risk and crop waste “AWS asked us to join its flagship accelerator program, and we're also working with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.83
June 28, 2021
…included TuSimple's $1.1 billion IPO, Woven Planet's acquisition of Lyft's Level 5 division for $550 million, Momenta's $500 million fundraising, and DiDi Autonomous Driving's $300 million round. Xpeng said it plans to plans to use the net proceeds from its global offering to expand its product portfolio and develop more advanced technologies. It also intends to accelerate its business expansion by enhancing brand recognition, acquiring customers through omni-channel marketing strategies, and expanding its sales and service touch points both domestically and internationally. In addition, Xpeng said it will expand production capacity, upgrade facilities, and development manufacturing technologies. Some of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.29
July 31, 2021
…hail a Greycraft, much like users call for a Lyft or Uber. This opens a path for future autonomous ferry and water taxi companies such as the Future Mobility Network (FMN) to service the public, Buffalo Automation said. Autonomous water robotaxi leaving dock with Dutch passengers. Source: Buffalo Automation Officials welcome autonomous Greycraft “From its inception, Buffalo Automation's goals have been to improve safety and decarbonize the water through the use of our technology,” explained Thiru Vikram, CEO of Buffalo Automation. “This project was made possible because of like-minded local community and business leaders who are open to exploring alternative…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.69
September 16, 2022
…of data to work with. It has partnered with Lyft to offer ride-hailing services and with Walmart and Ford for autonomous deliveries of goods. “We know from our integrations with several businesses that customers want more than autonomous vehicles to feel confident in incorporating autonomy into existing services,” continued Browning. “They require corresponding tools and solutions that can be tailored to solve their day-to-day operational needs.” Argo AI explains its suite Source: Argo AI Here is the company’s breakdown of its products in its own words: Argo Connect For customers looking to kickstart autonomous operations, Argo Connect is the gateway…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.79
November 22, 2018
…another combine, Waymo/Google/Alphabet, working out kinks in the technology. Lyft and General Motors are combining efforts. And of course, Tesla and its innovative CEO Elon Musk, the peripatetic Canadian-American business magnate, investor, engineer, and inventor are bullish. The U.S. chip-making giant Intel announced Monday that it had reached a deal to acquire an Israeli company called Mobileye for $15 billion. The combination is expected to accelerate innovation for the automotive and trucking industry and position Intel as a leading technology provider for highly and fully autonomous vehicles. So What’s Happening in Trucking? Last October, a unit of Uber called Otto…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.28
March 08, 2023
…Both of them led led autonomous vehicle teams at Lyft and helped develop Street View and other technologies at Google. At Teleo, they lead a team with decades of technology and construction industry experience from companies such as Tesla, Amazon, Zoox, BAE Systems, and Topcon. Teleo is backed by UP.Partners, Trucks Venture Capital, F-Prime Capital, K9 Ventures, and YCombinator, among others. Later this year, the startup plans to launch semi-autonomous operations in addition to its remote operations offering. Contruction partners plan for more deployments Tomahawk Construction Fort Myers, Fla.-based Tomahawk Construction has partnered with Teleo to deploy its technology on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.81
October 09, 2020
…has the potential to affect about 300,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in the U.S. Replacing Truck Drivers The replacement of drivers will be one of the most dramatic, visible battlegrounds between automation and the human worker. Companies can eliminate the jobs of call center workers, retail clerks, fast-food workers, and the like with minimal violence and fuss. Truck drivers will be different. Right now, the federal government has said that it will allow autonomous vehicles in any states that permit them. One industry report noted that “the [US] Department of Transportation is throwing its full support behind the development of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.49
May 01, 2019
…account for.” On-demand mobility service providers like Uber and Lyft are interested in Level 4 and 5 autonomy. So are densely populated cities with mass transit challenges. “In that setup, I can’t foresee human drivers and autonomous cars sharing the road. The mixture is not safe. What we need are vehicles that can talk to one another, and also talk to the infrastructure, such as traffic lights. But a lot of investment has to happen before we get there,” says Macleod. Looking ahead to Level 4 and 5, Macleod believes manufacturers need to make the autonomous vehicles highly customizable. A…
