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NFI, Ryder and DHL have reserved tractors with Ike’s self-driving system.
Automated truck company goes own way

Armed with major new partnerships, autonomous trucking company Ike will begin limited testing on public roads.
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GM signals interest in air mobility, but will such projects fly?

Flying taxis may be a mere glimmer on the transportation horizon today, but GM intends to explore ways to help make them an everyday reality.
Uber safety driver charged with negligent homicide

A grand jury in Maricopa County, Ariz., charged Rafael Vasquez, the driver behind the wheel of an Uber self-driving test vehicle that struck and killed a 49-year old pedestrian in March 2018.
Self-driving startup tackles food deserts

Amid the pandemic, Nuro helped deliver fresh food to Houston residents. Now the self-driving company thinks it can help residents of food deserts get their groceries over the long term and improve public health in the process.
Auto-tech startups' alternate route to go public: The SPAC

Auto-tech startups are eschewing the traditional path of initial public offerings and are instead going public by merging with special purpose acquisitions corporations.
How pedestrians really size up approaching traffic

Eye contact is not necessarily a prerequisite for making decisions, and a Toyota researcher says safety experts need to rethink conventional wisdom on how pedestrians might interact with self-driving vehicles.
Cameras are vehicle tech's star attraction

New vehicle features that provide an extra set of eyes for drivers are highly valued, according to a new J.D. Power study that evaluates technology innovation. Other features had more mixed responses.
New cameras and radars could help keep pedestrians and bicyclists safer.
Lifesaving tech gets a wider view

U.S. roads have gotten deadlier for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. Technology advances could be a major part of the solution.
Among new vehicle tech, cameras are a big hit with consumers

New vehicle features that provide an extra set of eyes for drivers are highly valued by drivers, according to a new J.D. Power study that evaluates technology innovation. Other features had more mixed responses.
Kiwibot’s vehicles are designed to hold a 12-inch pizza. They travel 3 to 5 mph and are about the width of a human — features meant to help them mingle with people.
Delivery bot chief touts partial autonomy

Someday, self-driving vehicles. For now? Kiwibot founder Felipe Chavez foresees immediate revenue from operating partially automated delivery robots. His company deployed a fleet in San Jose, Calif., last month.
Gatik vehicles travel 10-mile fixed delivery routes. The company co-founders saw a need to connect warehouses and microfulfillment centers with retail stores and distribution centers.
Self-driving startup finds the middle ground

Gatik has narrowed its focus to the part of the AV market that lies somewhere between long-haul trucking and last-mile deliveries.
Mich. eyes dedicated lanes for autonomous, connected vehicles

The state is considering a possible corridor between Detroit and Ann Arbor that would speed deployment and enable safe movement of the high-tech vehicles.
Aurora Innovation prefers to go it alone on advanced tech

CEO Chris Urmson thinks it's better to operate free of automaker partners to get his autonomous-drive technology into the market.
Chemicals maker pivots to sanitizer

As the severity of the pandemic became apparent in March, Amanda Richie got a desperate message from friends who were physicians at the University of Michigan. Medical supplies were running low. Could anyone help?
Pilot takes off on mission to deliver PPE

Indiana's Mursix teamed up with a Detroit-area flight instructor to get vital PPE to hospitals quickly.