Hyundai fuel cell car Hyundai Showcases World's First Self-driven Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle They're the first to drive at highway speeds for such a long distance. - Level 4 autonomous driving fuel cell electric vehicles self-drive 190 km from Seoul to Pyeongchang - NEXO fuel cell electric vehicle completes South Korea's longest level 4 autonomous
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Mercedes and Bosch will test self-driving taxis in a few months
Mercedes-Benz - Daimler AG – autonomous driving; Future mobility: Bosch and Daimler join forces to work on fully automated, driverless driving Their plan for autonomous ride-hailing is closer than you might think. Mercedes (or rather, its parent Daimler) and Bosch aren't far off from making their self-driving taxis a practical reality... in a manner
Profitable Daimler expects heavy spending on new tech
CEO of Daimler AG Dieter Zetsche attends the annual balance news conference in Stuttgart, Germany Frankfurt, Germany (AP) - German automaker Daimler made lots of money last year. That’s a good thing, because the company says it will need to spend heavily this year to keep up with the technological change
Airbus out ahead of Boeing’s 797 with new jet, debuts longest-range single-aisle jet
Airbus has debuted its much-anticipated A321LR, the world's longest-range jet with a single aisle currently in production. The plane took its maiden flight Wednesday from the European plane maker's factory in Hamburg, Germany. 'LR' stands for longer range. The plane can fly for 4,000 nautical miles or about eight hours of
Ford wants to patent a driverless police car that ambushes lawbreakers using artificial intelligence
What if a police officer tapping on your car window asking for your license and registration became a relic of the past? Ford has filed for a patent on an autonomous police car. While patent filings don’t always come to fruition, the mere fact that this idea is in development is mildly unnerving. The
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Lufthansa leads Series A funding for online freight platform Fleet
Lufthansa Cargo led a US$10 million Series A round of financing in Fleet, an online freight platform startup, with participation from investors, including Hunt Technology Ventures and UPS. Fleet is an online marketplace that matches customers’ demand for freight services with available capacity provided by logistics companies, offering an alternative to
Waymo starts testing its autonomous cars in Atlanta
Waymo unveils a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Waymo started offering free autonomous rides in Phoenix last April as a way to promote its self-driving cars. The Alphabet-owned company has been trying to ramp up its own ride-sharing service to
Maersk, IBM partner on logistics blockchain Joint Venture
Following the past summer’s cyber attack that hobbled operations at FedEx’s subsidiary TNT Express, blockchain technology is gaining traction as a promising way to offset security risks. Earlier this week, IBM and sea freight giant Maersk – itself a victim of a 2017 cyber attack – announced plans to extend their existing partnership
GM’s latest car gives up steering wheels, pedals — and human control
General Motors just unveiled a self-driving car with no steering wheel or pedals - or basically any other manual controls. It's called the Cruise AV The future of driving doesn’t involve driving — at all. That’s the big takeaway from a first peek inside General Motors new autonomous car, which lacks the