As chief executive of FiveAI, a UK start - up looking to build a fleet of autonomous vehicles, Stan Boland sees both 5G and Wi - Fi connectivity as bonuses, but ultimately, driverless cars need to be able to navigate by themselves. ...

The report, which cites interviews with employees in Uber's Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), compares the self - driving cars project to a " science experiment,"and says that the cars" perform reliably only on limited well - mapped routes, and...

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Not so fast without missing element of criminal intent 20 years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform Hillicon Valley: House Dems subpoena full Mueller report | DOJ pushes back at ' premature ' subpoena | Dems reject offer to view report with...

Democratic presidential hopefuls are seizing on anti - corporate rhetoric and policy proposals as they look to win the support of influential labor unions and frame themselves as working - class heroes.

As Maiava closes the oven door, an off - duty Qantas captain and his wife, who have been on holiday, join him in the galley.

But Washington did win one victory over Beijing on Thursday, when the World Trade Organization sided with the United States in a dispute over China’s restrictions on American grain imports.

SAN FRANCISCO: Uber's autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp, giving the company a much - needed funding boost for its pricey self - driving ambitions on the eve of its public...

Ice cream company Ben &Jerry’s commemorated 4/20, a popular day in cannabis culture, with free ice cream and a criminal justice reform campaign calling on Congress to expunge prior marijuana convictions.

Not so fast without missing element of criminal intent 20 years after Columbine, Dems bullish on gun reform Hillicon Valley: House Dems subpoena full Mueller report | DOJ pushes back at ' premature ' subpoena | Dems reject offer to view report with...

For those who don't want to live in large metros, the report highlighted several small cities where tech jobs make up a large percentage of job listings, including Huntsville, Alabama; Boulder, Colorado; Trenton, New Jersey; Colorado Springs,...

Looking at Tesla's business in this context, we see a carmaker that has singlehandedly created an EV market in the US — Tesla's overall share of the 17 million in annual vehicle sales is about 3%, on par with Volkswagen.

Venture investors, private equity and corporations funneled $2 billion into digital health startups in the first quarter of 2019, down 19 percent from the nearly $2.5 billion invested a year ago.

Now, a new mind - set among many Generation Zers—roughly those born after 1997—is confounding parents and stumping auto makers at a time when new - vehicle sales in the U.S. are slowing.

Aarian Marshall covers autonomous vehicles, transportation policy, and urban planning for WIRED."The team at Uber ATG has made significant progress developing highly robust automated ride - sharing technology," Softbank Vision Fund CEO Rajeev Misra...

For the many others, construction, maintenance and sales jobs offer some alternatives.

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Today, as the U.S. seeks to deny China access to advanced technologies — in the latest move, U.S. legislators introduced a bill last week to ban chip sales to Chinese tech companies that defy U.S. sanctions — many talk glibly of a tech Cold War, as...

Musk and Tesla settled with the SEC without admitting wrongdoing and Tesla agreed to pay a $20 million fine; Musk had to agree to step down as Tesla chairman for a period of at least three years; the company had to appoint two independent directors...

ATG chief Eric Meyhofer Uber Compare that track record to Waymo, the self - driving car company spun out from Google, that pioneered the field and is considered the market leader.

Scaringe noted in the interview that tens of thousands of people have laid down a $1,000 deposit for Rivian's EVs, just over half of which are for the R1T.That pickup and the R1S SUV are scheduled to go on sale next year. amazon, electric vehicle,...

The Japanese companies said Friday that Toyota Motor Corp. and Denso Corp. will together invest US$667-million and SoftBank Corp.’s Vision Fund will contribute $333-million in Uber Technologies Inc.’s new entity, Advanced Technologies Group, or...

As part of the investment, Uber will establish the self - driving - car unit as its own corporate entity—with six board seats controlled by Uber, and one apiece for Toyota and SoftBank, according to a person familiar with the structure.

" The U.S. still is ahead in AI development capabilities, but the gap between the U.S. and China is closing rapidly because of the significant new AI investments in China," Bart Selman, president - elect of the Association for the Advancement of...

After Musk began tweeting about Tesla's robot car plans, Brad Stertz, who heads U.S. government affairs for Audi, tweeted: " Speaking for Audi … we are going to introduce this tech responsibly and not beta test on public roads.

"Anytime a company says that none of the plans are viable, and when the president says something needs to happen before the 2020 election… It raises some doubt whether this is a good investment by the state," Hintz told Gizmodo.

Still, letting go of people whose skills are becoming obsolete remains a stock response to shifts in business strategy in part because shareholders can more readily understand a plan that calls for simultaneous layoffs and hiring rather than a...

Tesla is hosting a cleverly coined "Autonomy Investor Day" on Monday, April 22, 2019, which purportedly will showcase their new Full Self - Driving (FSD) system that serves to replace an earlier core computer in Tesla cars, and those attending will...

Here's what it means: Apple hopes to produce or acquire LiDAR sensors for its tech stack at a lower price point than is the current industry norm, but once it finalizes its plans, it will be late to the market.

In addition to the consortium’s $1bn investment, Toyota will provide up to a further $300m over three years to help fund ATG’s development of commercially available self - driving cars.

While its US competitors keep their research facilities on lockdown to prevent corporate espionage (oft allegedly by the Chinese), Huawei is inviting the world’s media into its labs and factories in an attempt to dispel the US government’s claims...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 (Reuters) - Uber’s autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp, giving the company a much - needed funding boost for its pricey self - driving ambitions on the...

The autonomous - car investment is the second major deal struck in the weeks leading up to the IPO.Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said last month that the company had agreed to acquire Middle Eastern rival Careem for $3.1 billion.

For instance, saying,"There is an intruder on your property" carries a very different connotation than "There is a person is on your property.

While aerial drones have largely been tasked with these types of duties for more than a decade, the Navy is now increasingly funding robotic ships and undersea drones to complement the work done by its crewed vessels.

Australia and New Zealand: Australia was the first country to introduce a broad ban on Huawei technology from forthcoming 5G networks because of security concerns.

" This investment and our strong partnership with the Toyota Group are a testament to the incredible work of our ATG team to date, and the exciting future ahead for this important project, alongside great partners," CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a...

The Japanese companies said Friday that Toyota Motor Corp. and Denso Corp. will together invest $667 million and SoftBank Corp.' s Vision Fund will contribute $333 million in Uber Technologies Inc.' s new entity, Advanced Technologies Group, or...

Uber announced Thursday night that its self - driving car unit received a $1 billion investment ahead of the tech giant’s upcoming debut on the stock market.

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The Japanese companies said Friday that Toyota Motor Corp. and Denso Corp. will together invest $667-million and SoftBank Corp.’s Vision Fund will contribute $333-million in Uber Technologies Inc.’s new entity, Advanced Technologies Group, or Uber...

There are many ways brands can utilize AI today to help connect the customer journey and ultimately convert leads to customers.

Audi the feature the Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA), and it promises to make catching green lights easier with recommendations on driving speeds.

Uber has raised $1bn (£769m) in funding for its autonomous vehicle division, giving the company substantial backing for continued development of its self - driving cars ahead of its listing next month.

Uber admits in the prospectus that driver dissatisfaction is likely to increase as the company slashes driver incentives to save money, invests in autonomous vehicles, and continues to classify drivers as independent contractors.

Japan’s third - largest automaker is seeking to produce around 4.6 million units, the lowest in nine years, according to the newspaper.

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The makers of this brash and blaringly noisy family animation from Malaysia give the hot - rod rookie storyline from Pixar’s Cars a hasty respray and set it off so fast they hope nobody notices the similarities.

When the DNC first purchased the Vertica technology in preparation for President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign, the idea that one central repository could hold all of the party’s data seemed revolutionary.