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Today’s Pickup: Waymo to run self-driving trucks in Texas, New Mexico
Waymo is now testing self-driving trucks on highways in Texas and New Mexico, plus Rhode Island budgets shortfall in truck toll revenue and House committee…
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Today’s Pickup: Logistics solutions boost CBD pet products market
Plus: Waymo goes to Paris; 12% of Americans responsible for two-thirds of all airline emissions.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Central figure charged with theft in autonomous vehicle trade secrets case
Anthony Levandowski, a star engineer at Google and Uber, is charged with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday,…
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Last Mile
Walmart tests autonomous delivery vans for ‘middle-mile’ solution
Pilot in partnership with Gatik will run robovans on a two-mile route between a distribution center and retail store in Arkansas.
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Nikola secures Gold and Silver Project of the Year award
Area Development magazine has named trucking startup Nikola Motor one of its Gold & Silver Shovel 2019 projects of the year. The annual awards recognize…
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New Tech
Fiat Chrysler US to partner with Aurora Innovation
The news comes days after its parent company nixed a partnership with Groupe Renault.
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Lyft eyes broader stake in consumer transportation market
The partnership between ride-sharing company Lyft (NYSE: LYFT) and Google-affiliated, self-driving car technology company Waymo is just one initiative in Lyft’s strategy to stake a…
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Waymo is setting up a production facility in Detroit to manufacture self-driving cars
Waymo is setting up the world’s first production facility in Detroit that manufactures Level 4 autonomous vehicles.
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Autonomous Vehicles
Uber and Waymo seeking outside funding for autonomous tech
Uber and Waymo are admitting they don’t want to commit the resources necessary for autonomous tech to be commercially viable.
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Today’s Pickup: Companies are splurging on self-driving technology with no commercial deployment at sight
Uber spends over $1 billion every year on Waymo; Lyft is nearing its IPO; Fiat recalling 863,000 cars due to emissions issues.
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