Zeekr will make electric vehicles for Waymo that will be deployed as fully autonomous ride-hailing vehicles across the United States. Zeekr is Geely Holding’s premium electric mobility brand, described by …
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Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, said CEO John Krafcik is stepping down after serving five and a half years at the helm. Waymo said the …
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BMW, Volvo sign up to WWF call for temporary ban on deep-sea mining
by SpeedLuxby SpeedLuxGoogle, BMW, Volvo, and Samsung SDI are the first international companies to have signed up to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a postponement on deep-sea mining, the WWF …
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Ford and Google will collaborate in offering cloud-based data services
by SpeedLuxby SpeedLuxFord Motor will tap into software, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing offered by Alphabet Inc’s Google to develop new consumer services and modernize internal operations, the companies said on Monday. …
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A former Google engineer sentenced to 18 months in prison is one of those pardoned by US President Donald Trump as he leaves office. Anthony Levandowski was convicted of stealing …
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Waymo and Fiat Chrysler expand autonomous vehicle partnership
by SpeedLuxby SpeedLuxWaymo LLC and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) are expanding their autonomous vehicle partnership to commercial vehicles, and FCA will develop wholly self-driving vehicles exclusively with Waymo going forward, the companies …
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Anthony Levandowski pleads guilty to stealing Google trade secrets
by SpeedLuxby SpeedLuxEngineer Anthony Levandowski, noted for advancing self-driving car technology in the previous decade, agreed to plead guilty last week on Thursday to taking sensitive documents from his former employer Google …
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Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, has been seeking financing from outside investors including European automakers Volkswagen, The Information reported on Monday, menitoning a person with direct knowledge of the …
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Waymo Appears to be ahead of their competitors The gap between the most advanced self-driving car firms and their competitors that have hard time to make their technology safe for …
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Waymo brings self-driving taxi service in Arizona for paying consumers
by SpeedLuxby SpeedLuxAlphabet’s Waymo on Wednesday unveiled a major development in its expensive, decade-long quest for autonomous transportation: self-driving taxis that generate fares. With little fanfare, the company has started charging passengers …
