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Zoox Expands Operational Speeds, Routes and Hours

Dario Deserranno

18 mars 20241 min de lecture

Zoox Expands Operational Speeds, Routes and Hours

Zoox, the autonomous technology developer owned by Amazon, has expanded its driverless robotaxi operations in California and Nevada. The...

Project 3 Mobility and Mobileye Join Forces

Dario Deserranno

13 févr. 20241 min de lecture

Project 3 Mobility and Mobileye Join Forces

It is no secret that Project 3 Mobility was looking for a technological partner to help them develop their autonomous mobility ecosystem....

Beyond Cars: CES 2024 Unveils Tech Transforming Public Bus Operations

Dario Deserranno

13 janv. 20241 min de lecture

Beyond Cars: CES 2024 Unveils Tech Transforming Public Bus Operations

CES 2024 not only showcased cutting-edge developments in autonomous driving for personal vehicles but also highlighted their...

Waymo Breaks Ground: Driverless Cars Hit Phoenix Freeways

Dario Deserranno

9 janv. 20241 min de lecture

Waymo Breaks Ground: Driverless Cars Hit Phoenix Freeways

Alphabet-owned Waymo is breaking the norm of self-driving cars avoiding freeways, announcing that its fully driverless vehicles in...

Honda, General Motors et Cruise lanceront ensemble des taxis autonomes au Japon en 2026

Guillaume Servonnat

19 oct. 20231 min de lecture

Honda, General Motors et Cruise lanceront ensemble des taxis autonomes au Japon en 2026

C'est sous un nouveau joint-venture que le constructeur automobile japonais Honda, l'américain General Motors et sa filiale Cruise ont...

Paris is testing an autonomous bus on a regular line

Xavier Tackoen

24 sept. 20231 min de lecture

Paris is testing an autonomous bus on a regular line

Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP are testing an autonomous bus with passengers on a conventional bus line for the first time in France.

May Mobility announces first California deployment on-demand autonomous microtransit

Xavier Tackoen

20 sept. 20231 min de lecture

May Mobility announces first California deployment on-demand autonomous microtransit

May Mobility announced it is working with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) to provide its microtransit service.

Guillaume Servonnat

4 sept. 20231 min de lecture

Waymo keeps 5G way in the background

The company has deliberately excluded 5G technology from its core offering, opting instead for on-board computing.

Baidu Becomes First in China to Offer Driverless Airport Rides

Guillaume Servonnat

29 août 20231 min de lecture

Baidu Becomes First in China to Offer Driverless Airport Rides

This expansion links urban and airport travel for the first time in China, and bridges city roads and highways.

Robotaxi companies are scaling up in the US

Xavier Tackoen

6 août 20231 min de lecture

Robotaxi companies are scaling up in the US

Both Cruise and Waymo are accelerating their deployment in the US cities. Now that they have demonstrated that their technology was...

ZooX start testing its Roboshuttle in Las Vegas

Xavier Tackoen

1 août 20231 min de lecture

ZooX start testing its Roboshuttle in Las Vegas

This is an important event as it is the second actor to start testing vehicles without steering wheel.

Waymo puts the brakes on autonomous trucks

Xavier Tackoen

1 août 20231 min de lecture

Waymo puts the brakes on autonomous trucks

Waymo will concentrate most of its financial efforts on the development of its autonomous ridehailing service.

Test of the Blue Cruise (GM) technology in Europe

Xavier Tackoen

12 juil. 20231 min de lecture

Test of the Blue Cruise (GM) technology in Europe

The Frandroid website had the opportunity to test the Blue Cruise technology developed by General Motors and available for over 2 years...

Waymo and Cruise defend their views on road safety

Xavier Tackoen

12 juil. 20231 min de lecture

Waymo and Cruise defend their views on road safety

As part of the ongoing debate in San Francisco between local authorities and robot taxi companies, Waymo and Cruise wanted to highlight...

Dubai announces 2 million for its 3rd World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport

Xavier Tackoen

11 juil. 20231 min de lecture

Dubai announces 2 million for its 3rd World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that field tests has started for participants in the 3rd Dubai World Challenge for...

Autonomous cars will build dynamic digital twins

Xavier Tackoen

6 juil. 20232 min de lecture

Autonomous cars will build dynamic digital twins

This article from Caradisiac highlights the impact that autonomous cars could have on urban data management in the future. In the United...

Milla is developing a range of autonomous shuttles

Xavier Tackoen

11 juin 20231 min de lecture

Milla is developing a range of autonomous shuttles

Small French company applying processes from the automotive industry to develop autonomous shuttles.

Mercedes-Benz is first to get approval to sell partially autonomous vehicles (L3) in California

Xavier Tackoen

10 juin 20231 min de lecture

Mercedes-Benz is first to get approval to sell partially autonomous vehicles (L3) in California

The Californian Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) authorizes Mercedes-Benz to sell Level-3 vehicles.

Tesla annonce la conduite autonome totale en Europe, une première

Guillaume Servonnat

10 juin 20231 min de lecture

Tesla annonce la conduite autonome totale en Europe, une première

La beta du FSD se déploie en dehors des frontières nord-américaines

Volvo Autonomous Solutions will start driverless truck operations in Texas

Xavier Tackoen

7 juin 20231 min de lecture

Volvo Autonomous Solutions will start driverless truck operations in Texas

Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) expands its footprint in North America with the establishment of an office in Texas.

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Backseat2thefuture A blog on innovative mobility solutions

Zoox Expands Operational Speeds, Routes and Hours

Project 3 Mobility and Mobileye Join Forces

Beyond Cars: CES 2024 Unveils Tech Transforming Public Bus Operations

Waymo Breaks Ground: Driverless Cars Hit Phoenix Freeways

Honda, General Motors et Cruise lanceront ensemble des taxis autonomes au Japon en 2026

Paris is testing an autonomous bus on a regular line

May Mobility announces first California deployment on-demand autonomous microtransit

Waymo keeps 5G way in the background

Baidu Becomes First in China to Offer Driverless Airport Rides

Robotaxi companies are scaling up in the US

ZooX start testing its Roboshuttle in Las Vegas

Waymo puts the brakes on autonomous trucks

Test of the Blue Cruise (GM) technology in Europe

Waymo and Cruise defend their views on road safety

Dubai announces 2 million for its 3rd World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport

Autonomous cars will build dynamic digital twins

Milla is developing a range of autonomous shuttles

Mercedes-Benz is first to get approval to sell partially autonomous vehicles (L3) in California

Tesla annonce la conduite autonome totale en Europe, une première

Volvo Autonomous Solutions will start driverless truck operations in Texas

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1050 Bruxelles

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