Tag: commercialization
-
Figure raises $70 million Series A to support commercialization of Figure 01 humanoid robot
A robotics startup called Figure, an AI Robotics company building general purpose humanoid robots, has raised $70 million in its Series A funding round. The company says the new funding will be used to accelerate the development of Figure 01, which is the company’s autonomous humanoid robot, build out Figure’s AI data pipeline for autonomous…
-
Neubility partners with Samsung to launch delivery robots onto golf courses
Delivery robots continue to expand their market while helping golf clubs’ technological makeover. Autonomous robot delivery platform startup Neubility has launched what it says is “the world’s first” self-driving robot service on a golf course. As part of that first start, Neubility has concluded an agreement with Korean Food Service Company, Samsung Welstory to provide…
-
Pony.ai becomes ‘first’ autonomous driving company to receive taxi license in China
Pony.ai, an autonomous driving technology company, claims it has become the “first and only autonomous driving company to obtain a taxi license in China”. Pony.ai was awarded a permit to operate 100 autonomous vehicles as traditional taxis in Nansha, Guangzhou. In May, Pony.ai will start charging fares in the entire 800 square kilometers of Nansha…
-
DeepRoute.ai unveils ‘most advanced robotaxi fleet’
DeepRoute.ai, an international autonomous driving technology company, announces a leading-edge robotaxi fleet equipped with its distinctive Level 4 autonomous driving solution, Driver 2.0. Engineered for mass production and adoption by automakers, this advancement in autonomous vehicle technology previews what’s to come in the transportation industry and the future of L4 consumer vehicles. Composed of 30…
-
Baidu Apollo to launch fully driverless ride-hailing services in Beijing
Baidu Apollo will launch fully driverless robotaxi services to the public in Beijing starting from May 2, 2021. This will be China’s first paid autonomous vehicle service where users can hail a robotaxi without a safety driver behind the steering wheel, marking a landmark step on the road to commercialization of autonomous driving. The fully…
-
South Korea looks to strengthen position in global autonomous vehicles market with billion-dollar investment
South Korea is looking to strengthen its position in the global autonomous vehicles market with an investment of 1.1 trillion South Korean won, which equates to about $1 billion. The investment calls for the development of “level 4” autonomous cars, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT, according to a report on the Korean…
-
Locomation integrates Nvidia chip into autonomous vehicle
Locomation, a provider of autonomous trucking technology, says it will use the Nvidia Drive AGX Orin autonomous vehicle computing platform for the commercialization of self-driving trucks starting in 2022. Locomation’s first commercial product in a series of planned product rollouts is Autonomous Relay Convoy (ARCTM). ARCTM allows one driver to pilot a lead truck equipped…