Autonomous Driving & Vehicles News

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR) today announced it will release first quarter 2025 results after market close on May 8, 2025 and will host a business review conference call that day at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Company looks forward to providing an update on the details of Commercial Launch. The conference call will be webcast on Aurora’s investor relations website at ir.aurora.tech. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the call. A...

BLACKSBURG, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Torc, a pioneer in commercializing self-driving class 8 trucks, today announced the appointment of Steve Kenner as the company’s Chief Safety Officer. Kenner brings nearly four decades of experience in engineering and automotive safety for companies like Aurora, Kodiak, General Motors, Uber and more to Torc as the company drives toward the commercialization of autonomous trucks. In this role, Kenner will report to Torc’s CEO, Peter Vaughan Schmidt, overseeing t...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helm.ai, a leading provider of advanced AI software for high-end ADAS, autonomous driving, and robotics automation, today introduced Helm.ai Driver, a real-time deep neural network (DNN) transformer based path prediction system for highway and urban Level 2 to Level 4 autonomous driving. The company demonstrates the model’s path prediction capabilities in a closed-loop simulation environment using its proprietary generative AI foundation model, GenSim-2, t...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR), a leading global automotive technology company, today announced the formation of the Luminar Automotive Council (LAC), a new team of executive advisors to help inform Luminar’s growth strategy and advance its global mission to enhance auto safety. The LAC brings together veteran industry leaders from the automotive, governmental, and other related sectors with decades of experience leading the world’s largest OEMs and automotive manufactur...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Artificial Intelligence Triumphs in World’s Most Sophisticated Autonomous Drone Race in Abu Dhabi...

SAN FRANCISCO & HAMBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lyft, Inc. (Nasdaq: LYFT), a leading ride hailing marketplace, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FREENOW, a leading European multi-mobility app with a taxi offering at its core, from BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz Mobility for approximately €175 million or $197 million* in cash. FREENOW will continue operating as it does today, with its talented leadership team and employees in place to drive growth across 9 cou...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--indie Semiconductor (Nasdaq: INDI), an automotive solutions innovator, plans to conduct a conference call with analysts to discuss its first quarter 2025 results and business outlook on May 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. After the close of the market on May 12 and prior to the conference call, indie Semiconductor (“indie”) will issue a copy of the earnings press release via Business Wire. The press release may also be viewed on indie’s website at https...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "L3/L4 Autonomous Driving and Startups Research Report, 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Robotaxi steps towards scaling during 2026-2030, L3 Personal Vehicles Open New Commercial Opportunities The publisher categorizes L3-L4 autonomous driving into seven application scenarios based on the operational environment from 'closed, semi-closed, open' and the driving speed of autonomous vehicles: Robotaxi, L3-L4 personal vehicles, unmanned...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "OEMs and Suppliers' Embodied Artificial Intelligence (and AI Robot) Layout Trend Report, 2024-2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. From Automobiles to Embodied Artificial Intelligence (EAI): Differentiated Layout Strategy amid Industrial Correlation EAI Layout: Multiple Paths of OEMs and Suppliers In the wave of Embodied Artificial Intelligence (EAI), OEMs and suppliers in the automotive industry chain have set foot in the industry and...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Attorney and traffic safety expert Amy Witherite warns that experimental driverless trucks will reach speeds up to 75 miles per hour as they undergo further testing on routes from Dallas – Houston, Fort Worth to El Paso and Phoenix to El Paso. According to the Aurora Driverless Safety Report, the company’s driverless vehicles will cruise at 65 miles per hour. Still, they can reach speeds up to 75 miles per hour when merging with or overtaking other vehicles. Currently,...