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NewsMarch 5, 2018

Nissan and DeNA Announce Plans to Test Self-Driving Car Service in Japan

Autonomous vehicles will be available to commuters in a 4.5 kilometer route in the Minatomirai district.

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NewsFebruary 27, 2018

Ford Begins Testing Driverless Delivery Service in Florida

Domino's has begun using a self-driving delivery test vehicle from Ford Motor Co. in south Florida to help the automaker gather data for a fully autonomous delivery service Ford plans to launch in 2021, the company announced.

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NewsFebruary 13, 2018

Feds Set Self-Driving Vehicle Summit to Gather Data

The U.S. Transportation Department will hold a summit on March 1 to identify priority federal and non-federal activities that can accelerate the safe roll-out of autonomous vehicles.

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NewsJanuary 4, 2018

Hyundai to Offer Fully Autonomous Vehicle by 2021

Hyundai and Volkswagen have signed deals with Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation to use its self-driving software in their bids to develop fully autonomous vehicles for commercial service.

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NewsJanuary 3, 2018

Global Autonomous Vehicle Sales to Reach 33M by 2040

Automakers should be able to increase global sales of fully autonomous vehicles to 33 million by 2040 from 51,000 in 2021 — the first year of significant volume, according to a forecast from IHS Markit.

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NewsNovember 20, 2017

Volvo to Supply Uber 20K+ Autonomous Vehicles

Under a framework agreement, the automaker will sell the ride-hailing company autonomous driving-compatible base vehicles from 2019 to 2021.

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NewsMarch 13, 2017

Calif. Hearing to Address Driverless Cars

The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles is taking steps to set requirements for the testing and deployment of vehicles that lack a human driver.

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NewsFebruary 10, 2017

Ford Invests $1B Toward 2021 Autonomous Vehicle

Ford will invest $1 billion in Pittsburgh-based Argo AI, a startup focusing on artificial intelligence, to develop a software platform for a fully autonomous vehicle it plans to make available for ride hailing in 2021.

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NewsDecember 13, 2016

Google Spins Off Self-Driving Unit, Prepping Ride-Hailing Service

Google has formed a mobility company called Waymo to house its development of self-driving vehicles and may be laying the groundwork to roll out a ride-hailing service as soon as late 2017 in a partnership with Fiat Chrysler, according to various reports.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2016

Ford Gives Autonomous Vehicle Update

Ford Motor Co. plans to sell a fully autonomous car to the public by the middle of the 2020 decade, after it plans to supply a fully autonomous vehicle to ride-hailing companies, the company told Automotive Fleet.

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