Six years after launching its autonomous-truck program, Waymo has said it’s decided to focus more on developing its ridesharing ambitions using its self-driving cars and minivans.\nCustomers involved in the program can use an app to call a Waymo driverless car in the same way they would book an Uber.\nWaymo will continue its partnership with Daimler Truck North America with the aim of advancing the technical development of an autonomous truck platform, the pair confirmed.\nThe company is continuing to work on developing Waymo Driver — the autonomous software and hardware that powers the Waymo vehicles — with improvements carried across to its pared-down trucking efforts.\nWaymo began tests of its hands-free Class 8 big rig in Arizona in 2017 before continuing trials in Atlanta, Georgia, the following year.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Car: Waymo prefers robotaxis to self-driving trucks News","slug":"car-waymo-prefers-robotaxis-to-self-driving-trucks-news","publishDate":"2023-07-26 04:35:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-27 14:30:35.066374","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Google sister company Waymo is shelving the development of self-driving trucks and focusing on robotaxis.\nOne still sees business opportunities for the truck business, Waymo emphasized in a blog entry on Thursday night.\nThe car giant General Motors is also active in the first two of these with its robot car subsidiary Cruise.\nCruise and Waymo have so far pioneered the commercial use of self-driving cars as taxis.\nWaymo had been working on self-driving trucks for several years.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Car: Waymo prefers robotaxis to self-driving trucks News","slug":"car-waymo-prefers-robotaxis-to-self-driving-trucks-news","publishDate":"2023-07-26 04:31:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-27 14:30:34.164918","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Google sister company Waymo is shelving the development of self-driving trucks and focusing on robotaxis.\nOne still sees business opportunities for the truck business, Waymo emphasized in a blog entry on Thursday night.\nThe car giant General Motors is also active in the first two of these with its robot car subsidiary Cruise.\nCruise and Waymo have so far pioneered the commercial use of self-driving cars as taxis.\nWaymo had been working on self-driving trucks for several years.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Waymo Via Shifts Focus from Autonomous Trucking to Robot-Driven Passenger Vehicles","slug":"waymo-via-shifts-focus-from-autonomous-trucking-to-robot-driven-passenger-vehicles","publishDate":"2023-07-27 05:06:18+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-27 14:30:31.304944","feedName":"Autonomous Trucks","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Alphabet Inc’s Waymo Via autonomous trucking unit has indefinitely delayed most of its work on self-driving trucks to concentrate on developing robot-driven passenger cars for ride-hailing services.\nThis move positions Waymo Via among the shrinking number of players in the autonomous trucking industry.\nSpeculations about Waymo’s future in autonomous trucking had been circulating since the company laid off 12,000 employees in January.\nDespite the shift in focus, Waymo will still continue its collaboration with Daimler Truck to develop a redundant chassis for the Waymo Driver system.\nOverall, Waymo’s strategic shift reflects the evolving landscape of autonomous driving technology, where the focus is increasingly shifting towards passenger vehicles for ride-hailing services rather than long-haul trucking.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Car IQ Partners With Visa to Offer Vehicle Payment Technology","slug":"car-iq-partners-with-visa-to-offer-vehicle-payment-technology","publishDate":"2023-07-25 15:51:58+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-26 14:31:26.492661","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Vehicle payment startup Car IQ and digital payments giant Visa have teamed up to enable Car IQ’s in-dash vehicle wallet for purchases of fuel, tolls, parking, insurance, service, and repairs from merchants on the Visa network.\nCar IQ created the fully-automated vehicle payment system using its patented machine identity verification process, Know Your Machine.\nThe system tracks spending, cross references and authenticates purchases, Car IQ said in a statement.\nSign upThrough the partnership, the companies will be able to reach a large share of the connected vehicle payment market, which is expected to reach $600 billion by 2030, according to Ptolemus Consulting Group.\nCar IQ is currently accepted at more than 25,000 fueling locations nationwide at retailers including Shell, Sunoco, Circle K, Kum & Go, and Sinclair.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Is Automated & Shared Vehicle Tech a Benefit to Humanity?","slug":"is-automated-shared-vehicle-tech-a-benefit-to-humanity","publishDate":"2023-07-25 16:33:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-26 14:31:25.992515","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"In today’s featured video, Dr. Jay Richards interviews Bryan Mistele, Co-founder, President and CEO of INRIX, about the future of autonomous, connected, electric, shared (ACES) vehicle transportation systems at the 2019 COSM conference.\nBryan Mistele is the co-founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of INRIX, a leading provider of connected car services and transportation analytics.\nINRIX is at the forefront of connecting cars to smarter cities in more than 88 countries worldwide.\nBryan is co-founder of ACES Northwest – a group committed to the adoption of Autonomous, Connected, Electric, and Shared vehicles.\nThere you’ll find several lectures, interviews, and panels dealing with issues that range from economics, Big Tech, and artificial intelligence.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Patents signal: Batteries and electrification lead as tech sectors for auto industry patents","slug":"patents-signal-batteries-and-electrification-lead-as-tech-sectors-for-auto-industry-patents","publishDate":"2023-07-25 10:56:04+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-07-26 14:31:25.451868","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"This new, thematic patents coverage is powered by our underlying Disruptor data which tracks all major deals, patents, company filings, hiring patterns and social media buzz across our sectors.\nAutomobile battery patents and electrification patents led auto industry patent applications in the second quarter of this year, according to GlobalData’s patent analytics database.\nThe total number of patents applications in batteries – the top tech sector for all patents applications in automotive – in Q2 was 25,283 with electrification technologies at 18,115.\nThe domination of batteries and electrification technologies reflects efforts by major companies’ R&D departments to develop emerging technologies and processes that will facilitate improvements to future electrified products and vehicle systems.\nIn batteries, the leading company assignees of patents – again over the Q2 period – were LG Corp and CATL.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"PODCAST: Selly's Zach Klempf on independent dealers, text messaging & the Oakland A's | Auto Remarketing","slug":"podcast-selly-s-zach-klempf-on-independent-dealers-text-messaging-the-oakland-a-s-auto-remarketing","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-07-26 14:31:17.615134","feedName":"Connected Car","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"At the NIADA Convention last month, Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby connected with Selly Automotive founder and CEO Zach Klempf for a conversation about Selly’s merger with AutoManager last year, observations on the independent dealer landscape and much more.\nPlus, Klempf discusses his experience throwing out the first pitch at an Oakland A’s baseball game.\nListen to the episode below and stay tuned for more from NIADA.
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