S&P 500, NASDAQ and Dow Jones edge lower as Wall Street ends week with a drop: Argo Blockchain sees 201% rise, CCH Holdings plunges; check top gainers and losersWall Street experienced a pullback on Friday, December 12, 2025, with major indexes declining after reaching record highs. Stocks caught in...
13 Dec, 2025, 07.12 AM IST
General Motors to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unitGeneral Motors is pulling out of the robotaxi business and ceasing funding for its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit due to high costs and inc...
11 Dec, 2024, 06.22 AM IST
SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son pitches a new path for self-driving carsMost driverless car projects today rely on high-definition maps to help vehicles navigate, but these maps can become outdated, and vehicles...
25 Jul, 2024, 12.44 PM IST
SoftBank backs new autonomous trucking startup from founders of defunct Argo AIStack AV, which has 150 employees, marks another opportunity for the Argo AI founders to work on full self-driving technology, which remain...
07 Sep, 2023, 11.29 PM IST
Chinese autonomous vehicle tech raises concerns: US transportation chiefIn a July 17 letter to the transportation chief and secretary of commerce Gina Raimondo, a bipartisan group of four lawmakers asked for an ...
21 Jul, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Zoox headcount grows as Amazon's self-driving unit expands testing in VegasZoox's headcount has grown to about 2,200, up from 1,900 at the beginning of the year, Chief Technology Officer Jesse Levinson told Reuters.
27 Jun, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
Porsche to incorporate Mobileye automated driving and navigation softwareMobileye's "SuperVision" system allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel in certain road types and enables the car to follow naviga...
09 May, 2023, 05.20 PM IST
Microsoft to invest in autonomous trucking startup GatikMicrosoft plans to invest over $10 million in a financing round that values Gatik at more than $700 million, the sources added. As part of ...
05 Jan, 2023, 08.28 AM IST
Volkswagen says supply jams here to stay as earnings stagnateVolkswagen said supply bottlenecks were the new norm as its third quarter earnings stagnated below pre-pandemic levels, under the burden of...
28 Oct, 2022, 02.04 PM IST
Ford posts loss, takes sharp turn away from automated drivingChief Executive Jim Farley on Wednesday said Ford will shift its development focus away from fully self-driving systems developed by Argo t...
27 Oct, 2022, 08.24 AM IST
Cruise, GM partner with Microsoft to ramp up self-driving vehiclesMicrosoft will join GM, Honda and institutional investors in a combined new equity investment of more than $2 billion in Cruise, bringing t...
19 Jan, 2021, 08.54 PM IST
France to partner India on ISRO's 2025 Venus missionThe VIRAL instrument (Venus Infrared Atmospheric Gases Linker) co-developed with the Russian federal space agency Roscosmos and the LATMOS ...
01 Oct, 2020, 07.37 PM IST
For self-driving startups, revenue is elusive, but miles add upWaymo is starting to charge passengers fees. Riders of the company’s Waymo One program must pay, even though they are selected from a group...
15 Feb, 2020, 10.50 AM IST
Argo’s tie-up with Ford, VW leaves room for Asian automakerThe automakers said they will focus their autonomous efforts on “purpose-built vehicles to support the distinct people and goods movement i...
13 Jul, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
VW is said to have approached self-driving startup AuroraThe German carmaker has been scouring Silicon Valley for targets or partnerships that can help it develop self-driving cars and other mobil...
23 Aug, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
Waymo hires ex-Tesla engineer to lead self-driving hardwareJeyachandran, 38, spent nearly seven years at Tesla before leaving earlier this year.
23 Jun, 2017, 10.05 AM IST
Ford to invest $1 billion self-driving AI startupThe Pittsburgh-based artificial intelligence company Argo AI will develop the brains for the fully autonomous vehicles Ford has promised to...
11 Feb, 2017, 11.00 AM IST