CarBlip, a new car-buying mobile application that’s aiming to compete with services like Wyper, has raised $2 million in a new round of financing. The investment was led by Nordic Eye Venture Capital with participation from the startup studio and seed investment firm, Science. CarBlip chief executive Brian Johnson, said that the company’s main purpose was […]
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Autonomous driving is coming to all Cadillac models, other GM brands
Starting in 2020, Cadillac will start to offer autonomous driving on every Cadillac model. The Super Cruise system is already available today but limited to just the full-size CT6 sedan. General Motors is also announcing today that the SuperCruise system will start hitting other GM brands — such as Chevrolet, GMC, and Buick — after […]
View More Autonomous driving is coming to all Cadillac models, other GM brandsInside the technology that helps self-driving cars “see”
Luminar wants to help autonomous cars “see.” They use LiDAR sensors to produce accurate, real time 3D map of the environment. Each color represents the different distances. Read more…More about Cars, Mashable Video, Self Driving Cars, Car, and…
View More Inside the technology that helps self-driving cars “see”This transforming robot from Japan looks like it’s straight out of ‘Transformers’
Brave Robotics, Takara Tomy, and Asratec teamed up to create the J-deite RIDE. It’s a 4-meter robot that not only functions as a moving car but also a walking robot. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Japan, Robot, Car, and Vehicle
View More This transforming robot from Japan looks like it’s straight out of ‘Transformers’Ford’s new SmartLink connected upgrade for older vehicles will be available mid-2018
Ford is finally detailing availability of its FordPass SmartLink accessory, an OBD II plug-in device with Verizon 4G LTE on board which can add connected car features to model year 2010 to 2017 Ford vehicles that don’t already have native connectivity built in. The FordPass accessory will be available across the U.S. sometime in the […]
View More Ford’s new SmartLink connected upgrade for older vehicles will be available mid-2018California to allow testing of self-driving cars without a driver present
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles established new rules announced Monday that will allow tech companies and others working on driverless vehicle systems to begin trialling their cars without a safety driver at the wheel. The new rules go into effect starting April 2. Until now, the DMV has allowed companies approved for autonomous vehicle testing to run their cars on the roads,… Read More
California to allow testing of self-driving cars without a driver present
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles established new rules announced Monday that will allow tech companies and others working on driverless vehicle systems to begin trialling their cars without a safety driver at the wheel. The new rules go into effect starting April 2. Until now, the DMV has allowed companies approved for autonomous vehicle testing to run their cars on the roads,… Read More
Nuro’s self-driving vehicle is a grocery-getter and errand-runner
Not every self-driving car has to be able to move passengers from point A to point B. Take, for example, Nuro: The startup just revealed their unique autonomous vehicle platform, which is more of a mobile small logistics platform than a self-driving car.
The company, which has been working away in stealth mode in Mountain View until now, has raised a $92 million Series A round led by Banyan… Read More
Dude with festive Christmas lights-covered car gets fined by police
‘Tis the season, except if you’re a car covered with holiday lights.
Brandon Wooden from Beaufort, South Carolina ties Christmas lights around his vehicle annually, spreading the glow as he’s done for the last five years.
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Volkswagen’s MOIA debuts its all-electric rideshare vehicle
Some carmakers are talking a lot about the potential of shared mobility services and alternatives to car ownership, but Volkswagen’s MOIA is actually going a step further, with a brand new vehicle it’s unveiling today that’s focused entirely on this new market. The all-electric car, which made its debute at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin today, is designed to provide maximally… Read More
Reddit found this dude’s stolen car in a matter of hours
Getting your car stolen is one of the worst things, but finding it can be MUCH easier than it was a decade ago.
Over Thanksgiving week, Sebastiaan de With, a freelance designer and photographer, got his Land Rover Defender stolen in the San Francisco…
Waymo racks up 4 million self-driven miles
Waymo continues to press its lead in terms of actual miles driven on roads, which is potentially the most important metric out there when it comes to building successful autonomous driving technology. The Alphabet-owned company that began life as Google’s self-driving car project around a decade ago now has 4 million miles driven autonomously on roads. Read More