The three parties announced that they will form a joint venture to jointly advance the future mass production and large-scale deployment of fully driverless robotaxis.\nView the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230804774136/en/Executives from Pony.ai, Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (TMCI) and GAC Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (GTMC) held a joint venture signing ceremony on August 4, 2023.\nThe vehicles will be equipped with Pony.ai’s advanced autonomous driving technology and will run on Pony.ai’s robotaxi network platform, PonyPilot+.\nIn September 2019, the two companies joined hands to lead autonomous driving testing on public roads in China, using Toyota's Lexus RX 450h model and Pony.ai’s autonomous driving systems.\nAbout Pony.aiLeading global autonomous driving company Pony.ai, Inc. (\"Pony.ai\") is pursuing an ambitious vision for autonomous mobility.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Pony.ai and Toyota to Form Joint Venture to Advance Mass Production of L4 Autonomous Vehicles","slug":"pony-ai-and-toyota-to-form-joint-venture-to-advance-mass-production-of-l4-autonomous-vehicles","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-05 14:31:06.844909","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"The investment follows Toyota’s move to pump about $400 million into Pony back in 2020.\nIn 2021, Pony kicked off driverless-vehicle testing in California, only to see its permit suspended six months later.\nThe same year, the company seemed to shrink its autonomous trucking ambitions when it consolidated its R&D teams and shed a couple executives.\nThe next year, Pony recalled its autonomous-driving software and sued two former staffers for allegedly swiping trade secrets when they left to found a startup called Qingtian Truck.\nYet, around the same time, Pony claimed to be worth $8.5 billion (and that’s the last we’ve heard of its valuation to date).
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"The Challenges of Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco","slug":"the-challenges-of-self-driving-cars-in-san-francisco","publishDate":"2023-08-05 01:49:12+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-05 14:31:05.160163","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"San Francisco, known for its early adoption of technology, is showing hesitation towards self-driving cars.\nSan Francisco, with a population of around 800,000, has already witnessed thousands of miles of self-driving car tests, and some residents have become regular users.\nIf they succeed, San Francisco could become the testing ground for one of the first major experiments in autonomous vehicle transportation.\nWhile many believe that autonomous vehicles have the potential to be safer than human drivers, the industry has yet to fully demonstrate this.\nCruise and Waymo, determined to overcome these challenges, continue to fight for their place in San Francisco’s transportation landscape.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"The hack that challenges Tesla and activates full autonomous driving","slug":"the-hack-that-challenges-tesla-and-activates-full-autonomous-driving","publishDate":"2023-08-04 19:34:28+05:30","createdLocal":"2023-08-05 14:31:04.661119","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Activating the full autonomous driving mode is within everyone’s reach thanks to the new discovery of a group of researchers that has put Tesla in check.\nThis would not be interesting if it were not for the fact that by overcoming the barrier imposed by the company, they have managed to access the complete autonomous driving system.\nFull autonomous driving with no need to payr.\nIn fact, you can pay to, for example, make the car have an autonomous driving system.\nHack a Tesla to avoid paying for the activation of the autonomous driving systemloss of warranty.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Car transport ship's Japanese owner to investigate fire","slug":"car-transport-ship-s-japanese-owner-to-investigate-fire","publishDate":"2023-08-04 10:27:11-04:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-05 14:31:02.699409","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"TOKYO -- Japanese ship leasing company Shoei Kisen Kaisha, owner of the car carrier Fremantle Highway that caught fire off the Dutch coast last week, said on Friday it will investigate the cause of the incident in cooperation with relevant parties.\n\"K\" Line has said there were 3,783 vehicles on board the ship, including 498 battery electric vehicles.\nAmong the ship’s cargo are several hundred BMW cars, as well as about 300 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, representatives for the companies have said.\nThe Dutch company provides dredging, towage and salvage services.\n\"Having said that, I think all experts with any knowledge on this topic agree that the transportation of electric vehicles introduces additional risks,\" he said.
"}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"Waymo announces Austin as 4th city for autonomous ride-hail service expansion","slug":"waymo-announces-austin-as-4th-city-for-autonomous-ride-hail-service-expansion","publishDate":"None","createdLocal":"2023-08-05 14:31:01.921714","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":""}}}},{"node":{"postTitle":"China's top SUV maker to add ChatGPT-like bot into cars","slug":"china-s-top-suv-maker-to-add-chatgpt-like-bot-into-cars","publishDate":"2023-08-04 23:00:00+00:00","createdLocal":"2023-08-05 14:31:01.439780","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"Marking the entry of AI systems into mass-market cars, Chinese automaker Great Wall Motor (GWM) is set to integrate Baidu’s ChatGPT-like AI system, which enables conversation between driver and car.\nGMW has partnered with technology firm Baidu to produce automobiles integrated with the latter's chatbot tool, Ernie Bot, bolstering a push to make cars more intelligent and user-friendly.\nBaidu's foundational AI model, the Ernie bot, is being pitched as a Chinese rival to OpenAI's ChatGPT.\n“Several innovative features have been tested in those vehicles that are being mass-produced.\nThey will be gradually put into commercial use on a wide basis,\" said a GWM statement quoted by SCMP.
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